Family-friendliness as a hallmark of the German economy: this is the aim of the ‘Success Factor Family’ corporate network. The programme bundles information on the topic of family-friendly working and offers best practices, studies and guidelines on topics such as working time organisation or father-friendly personnel policy. Strategic cooperation with core partners such as the umbrella organisations of the German economy, trade unions and other industry and professional associations is intended to further promote a family-friendly working environment. This is because studies show that a good work-life balance has a positive influence on personnel recruitment.
The HNU has been committed to work-life balance since its foundation and has been certified as a family-friendly university for many years. The HNU implements numerous measures, such as the services of the Advice and Information Centre for Parents, Personal and Social Affairs (BIZEPS), the Parent-Child Office and the affiliated day-care centre ‘Kinderinsel’. There is also a children's reading corner in the library, a mobile games corner and free meals for students' children.
"The continuous development of our family-orientated corporate culture is a central concern of HNU. With our membership in the "Success Factor Family" corporate programme, we not only benefit from numerous offers, but also from the exchange with other family-friendly companies and thus continue to invest in the future," says Vice President Prof. Dr Julia Kormann.
