OREANDA-NEWS. GAZPROM Germania has received audit berufundfamilie certification for its family-friendly HR policy. The certification was awarded at the 15th certification awards ceremony on 26 June 2013 by Dr Bernhard Heitzer, State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, and Dr John Feldmann, Chairman of the Hertie Foundation, a non-profit. audit berufundfamilie is a Germany-wide initiative run under the patronage of Dr Kristina Schroder, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth, and Dr Philipp Rosler, German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology.

The ceremony honoured 161 companies that are voluntarily implementing family-friendly HR policy.

“We have enabled our employees to strike the balance between their work and their family with a variety of attractive career and working time models, including special programmes for young families. This certification provides independent confirmation of our commitment. We're happy to have received this certification”, says Hans-Uve Kreher, Director of Human Resources and Security at GAZPROM Germania GmbH.

Berlin-based GAZPROM Germania recognizes the value of work-family balance. Work-family balance and work-life balance is an area of particular focus for its HR team, with special programmes for working time, childcare, health, and the care of other dependants.