OREANDA-NEWS. November 23, 2012. Reconciling Employees' Work and Private Lives" was launched by Daimler in cooperation with the Faculty of Occupational and Organizational Psychology at the University of Heidelberg. The first results of the study and the resulting measures to be implemented by the company were presented today at the "Forum for the Future" in Wiesensteig. These include the creation of new guidelines for managers aimed at helping establish the issue of Life Balance as a key aspect of the company's leadership culture.

Wilfried Porth, Management Board Member for Human Resources and Labor Relations Director at Daimler AG: "Our world of work is facing fundamental changes. More and more employees, both men and women, want fulfillment in their careers while also being able to take care of their children or other dependents. Daimler aims to actively respond to and manage these challenges at our company."

Erich Klemm, Chairman of the General Works Council of Daimler AG: "Supporting employees to maintain an appropriate Life Balance has been an issue for us for a long time. This is illustrated by the trailblazing company agreements spearheaded by us for balancing family and career lives. The important thing now is to continue along this path and to include all employee groups along the way. It is also important to continue the development of the leadership culture in the company in order to enable employees to avail themselves of the available possibilities with active support from their managers.“

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Flegel, Chairman of the Group’s Executive Staff Representation Committee: "We as senior executives support the ‘Life Balance’ HR initiative of Daimler AG. This topic must be taken seriously and lived by the Board of Management and the entire top management. Through the improvement of our personal Life Balance we are perceived as role models by our employees and managerial staff and thus in turn contribute to the improvement of their Life Balance.“
Because of the fundamental importance of Life Balance for the performance of the workforce, Daimler decided back in 2009 to align its HR strategy with the latest scientific findings and agreed to a long-term collaboration with the University of Heidelberg.