Employee satisfaction and retention
To operate successfully on the market and to remain competitive, the Zumtobel Group is dependent on motivated and dedicated employees. For this reason one of the company’s primary concerns is maintaining and continuing to improve its attractiveness as an employer. This includes aspects such as fair remuneration, individual prospects for career advancement, professional development opportunities and vocational training programmes, and support in balancing family and career.
A good relationship between employer and employee
The Zumtobel Group's Corporate Values lay the cornerstone for the relationship between employer and employee within the company. We aim to offer our employees unique opportunities to develop to their full potential and deliver outstanding performance. At the same time, the Zumtobel Group promotes an atmosphere of openness, creativity, honesty and respect for cultural diversity. We encourage the entrepreneurial spirit of our employees.
Group-wide employee survey
In the 2007/08 financial year the Zumtobel Group carried out its first Group-wide employee survey with the goal of quantifying the job satisfaction of our employees and the integration of our Corporate Values in their daily work. Sixty percent of the workforce took part in the survey, which gave employees the opportunity to evaluate aspects of their work such as customer focus and team spirit. Both of these aspects received high marks. In contrast, employees rated access to professional training and the leadership provided by management as in need of improvement. This led to the introduction of measures such as mandatory leadership training for all managers.