Vienna (OTS) – Leitbetriebe Austria focus group report shows: Through a balanced relationship between professional and private requirements, employees and employers can master the challenges of the modern working world.
Mental health is a key issue of the future for employees and employers when it comes to innovation, compatibility issues, diversity and lifelong learning: This conclusion is at the center of the new focus group report “Professional and private harmony”, which was published by Leitbetriebe Austria together with the Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien was presented as part of the “New World of Work” initiative.
The world of work is undergoing profound change. Flexibility and the integration of work and leisure are becoming increasingly important. Traditional career paths are increasingly being replaced by non-linear, individually designed professional biographies. In particular, the flexibilization of working hours and work locations contributes to this development. At the same time, the mental health of employees is becoming more and more important – both for employees and employers. The focus on balancing and integrating work and private life as well as the importance of meaningful work are increasing.
With the initiative New world of work Leitbetriebe Austria, with scientific support from the WU Vienna, devotes itself to the diverse facets of work in focus groups on various topics. Raiffeisenlandesbank took over as project partner
Lower Austria-Vienna led the focus group on the topic of “professional and private harmony” with employees from different areas of the company. „The clear aim of our initiative is to help shape current change and to proactively approach solutions and possibilities
“said Monica Rintersbacher, Managing Director of Leitbetriebe Austria, on the occasion of the presentation of the report and added: “The topic of mental health has developed into a common thread: With a view to performance in times of shortage of skilled workers, in the ‘battle for the best minds’, in maintaining top performance and throughout a fulfilling working life, attention to mental health has arrived in human resources management
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„Absolute customer focus is at the heart of everything we do. Employees are crucial to the company’s sustainable success and we want to know even better what employees will expect from us in the future. By balancing professional and private requirements, we want to create a sustainable and productive working environment in order to achieve our corporate goals
,“ Martin Hauer, board member of Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, draws the conclusion from the focus group report. Elke Berger, Head of Human Resources at Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien, also emphasizes: “The results show that awareness of mental health is increasing and mental well-being is becoming a focus. The results now give us incentive to further deepen our offerings and to put together attractive offers for everyone from apprentices to long-term employees
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Flexibility requires strength from employers and employees
Current developments in working life represent employers and…
Employees: facing new challenges: Aspects such as the primary functions of offices and office infrastructures, an ever-increasing intertwining of private and professional life, integration into culture and teams, etc. must be redeveloped or remain guaranteed. At the same time, it is important to maintain the balance between work and private life and to adapt organizational structures to the new flexibility. The current trends require full concentration and attention on the part of employers and employees in order to shape potential and solutions and support people’s well-being. “In our LifeBalanceCenter, our initiative for company health promotion, we attach great importance to looking at every person as a whole. For example, we organize a health day for our employees in October or offer lectures on the topic of mental health in the branches as preventive measures
“, reports Elke Berger.
Contemporary: Mental health as a holistic focus
The report shows that the solutions currently need to be designed in the area of organizational structure, the issue of compatibility and new role models as well as in corporate culture processes. A holistic view of people helps to transform challenges into potential and to positively shape current change. Opportunities lie in the professional design of flexible working models through to the targeted support of families and the associated further development of the corporate culture. “The focus on mental health is THE exciting change of perspective that is in tune with the times, which holistically encompasses the multitude of topics relating to harmony between private and professional life and is therefore a key factor in helping to shape change.”summarize Monica Rintersbacher and Elke Berger.
To the initiative
Die Initiative New world of work The aim is to build mutual understanding of the needs, motivations and motives of employers and employees and thus contribute to improving the working atmosphere and also productivity in Austria. To this end, Leitbetriebe Austria, together with partners, offers forums for dialogue between both sides in order to find and identify aspects of a positive positioning of the work concept. In addition to the Raiffeisenlandesbank Vienna-Lower Austria, ISS Austria, BDO Austria and café+co are part of the initiative. The initiators of the initiative are Monica Rintersbacher (Managing Director, Leitbetriebe Austria), Michaela Hebein (Partner, communications agency Kapp Hebein Partner) and Manuela Lindlbauer (Owner, LINDLPOWER Personnel Management). Other supporters of the initiative New world of work are EHL, ARS Akademie, ETC, Handelsverband, Leadersnet Austria, Kurier, MV Verlag, Kleine Zeitung, RMA, weekend and marketagent.
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