Social responsibility Work environment In order to make our company even more attractive as an employer, we support flexible working models such as part-time hours and flexitime. The necessary equipment (laptop, headset and other hardware), which may be needed when working from home, is provided to Blum employees. We also operate a remote office in Vienna that offers another way to work remotely in Austria, meaning we are keeping pace with current trends such as digitalisation, but also demographic changes and the shortage of skilled workers. We know that employees who are supported as well as possible in the workplace and who are able to strike the right balance between their professional and private lives will perform better, have more motivation and also be healthier and more satisfied at work. Creating this kind of positive working environment is therefore central to our value system and one of the long-term goals that defines us as an employer and underlines just what it means to be part of the Blum team. We created our WORK ORANGE employer branding and START ORANGE apprentice branding precisely because we wanted to showcase what working at Blum is like and underline the values at the heart of the Blum workplace: respectful and equitable collaboration across all company structures and hierarchies. All employees are encouraged and expected to take responsibility for their work, and will be given opportunities to take on tasks in a challenging and exciting professional environment. Here at Blum we have zero tolerance for any form of unequal treatment or discrimination and for any form of prejudice. We are firmly committed to the equal treatment of all employees, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, world view, nationality or ethnicity. Our WORK ORANGE and START ORANGE employer branding helps us to position ourselves as an attractive employer and recruit the skilled staff we need. As a business, we want to protect ourselves against the potential risks associated with staff turnover, the emigration of skilled workers and the resulting loss of knowledge. We therefore offer our employees targeted personal development opportunities, including those defined in the Blum Path (see "Our comprehensive employee and organisational development strategy" chapter). Our commitment to training and personnel development has won multiple awards. 56 © Copyright by Blum
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