Culture Check

How family-friendly is your company? Take the test.

Everybody benefits from a family-friendly culture at work. Employees are able to manage their professional and family responsibilities more effectively. And the company can count on high performance from a motivated and loyal workforce. We joined forces with the Fachstelle UND, which specializes in this field, to create this culture check for our member companies.

 

This is how it works:
For each question, click on the button that represents your answer. Work through to the end and then click on "Results". You'll receive the assessment right away. We'll be happy to discuss the outcome with you!

 


  Frage No Partly Yes
 1  Does senior management support the idea of a family-conscious HR policy?
 2  Does family-friendliness already feature in a mission statement or credo?
 3  Are managers fully aware of the family circumstances of their staff?
 4  Are there discussions with staff or other platforms where the balance between career and family is addressed?
 5  Is it possible and normal for staff to adjust their working hours to their family circumstances?
 6  Do staff have a range of opportunities to raise their concerns, wishes and needs in an open atmosphere of communication and mutual respect, and to discuss these issues with key individuals in the company?
 7  Do you have a representative number of managers who are seen by your staff to balance their own family obligations with their work?
 8  Do your female employees generally return to work after maternity leave?
 9  Is it taken for granted that the majority of male employees will take unpaid paternity leave after the birth of their child(ren)?
 10  Are individual employees and teams able to structure their work and working hours flexibly, where the business permits?
 11  Are staff with family commitments actively given advice and (financial) support on childcare to complement family-based arrangements?
 12  Are men and women given the same opportunities when they are employed and in their subsequent development in the company, regardless of whether or not they are always available and flexible?
 13  Does your company conduct thorough, regular checks to ensure that it complies fully with the principle that men and woman should receive equal pay for work of equal value?