“At the Continental Industry 4.0 showcase factory in Budapest, we are focused on applying the most advanced technology solutions to create the safe mobility of the future. But as a responsible employer, we are also on a mission to create the right working atmosphere for our colleagues, equal opportunities and competitive benefits. Our Continental Health Index employee survey helps us to do this by giving us a snapshot of our employees’ health, and based on the results we can take measures to help increase employee engagement.”

Zoltán Dapsy , CEO

Company:

Continental Automotive Hungary Ltd.

Implemetation Years:

2023-2025

Focus Areas:

Employment, Employee well-being, Education and training, Occupational health and safety

Program Objective:

In today’s automotive industry, the health and well-being of workers is also a major concern. For Continental, it is particularly important to develop a business solution that increases employee satisfaction and productivity while reducing absenteeism and turnover rates.

Societal changes, such as the importance of work-life balance, further reinforce the programme’s relevance and success. In this social and market environment, CHI has emerged as an innovative initiative that improves the health of employees while increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of the company and contributing to long-term business success.

Program Measures and Commitments:

CHI was launched as a pilot project in 2023, where we offer our employees more than what is required by law. By exploring opportunities for improvement, we have put together a programme plan to support the wellbeing of our employees. The evaluation of the questionnaire revealed what kind of programmes they would be interested in, helping us to focus our work and action.

Our actions:

• Relaxation related programmes: internal coach team*, Foosball*, Well-being Day, Company benefits (AYCM, Medicover, Lyra well-being), Massage.
• Mental health programmes: burnout lecture, Stress management training*, Psychosocial risk assessment.
• Healthy eating programmes: farmers’ market, Healthy menu.
• Physical activity programmes.
• Ergonomics programmes: advice on correct chair-table positioning, Ergonomics presentation, Ergonomics analysis and improvements on the production line.

Evaluation of the results identified strengths and potential for improvement. Taking into account the potential for improvement, a comprehensive action list was drawn up. We have also started to schedule the implementation of the actions, some of which have been implemented (e.g. Sports Campaign). In order to measure the effectiveness of the actions, we plan to repeat the questionnaire in 2025.

The CHI is directly aligned with our sustainability and CSR strategy in several aspects, which also encompass the objectives we wish to achieve:

• Maintaining a healthy workforce,
• Increasing employee satisfaction,
• Strengthening a positive corporate culture,
• Positive employee satisfaction, positive employee satisfaction, positive employee relations, sustainability and responsibility,
• Cost-effectiveness.

Program Impact and Results:

The results of the programme were analysed in detail using support software, which allows for a very comprehensive evaluation and allows us to identify targeted actions. These actions are currently being implemented.

The programme covers the entire Continental site in Budapest, involving around 2,500 employees.

Keywords:

health at work, wellbeing