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Continental Health Index (CHI)

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

“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

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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.

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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

09.01.2025

Inclusive employment

Employment, Equal opportunities Personal goods (retail and consumer)

“I believe that the greatest asset is the human being. That is why social responsibility is a very important commitment for our company. By employing people with disabilities, we can not only make their lives better, but also help reduce social inequalities.”
Viktória Lucenko, CEO

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Auchan Hungary

Implementation Year:

From 2010

Focus Areas:

Employment, Equal opportunities

Program Objective:

As a responsible company, we have always considered it important to promote social responsibility.

Auchan Hungary has been employing people with disabilities since 2010. The initiative was started thanks to the openness and social sensitivity of a store manager and an HR manager, and gradually became a cornerstone of the company’s HR policy.

We believe in inclusive employment, where our employees are given the opportunity to develop and fulfil their potential despite their differences.

We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to work in a way that creates value, which is why we provide hundreds of our employees with disabilities with stable and predictable jobs. They are valued and valued members of the Auchan team, which also promotes their social inclusion. In addition employing people with reduced working capacity employment support programme, we continuously create positions tailored to their needs. Through sensitisation and education training, events and mini-campaigns, we help them to integrate into the workplace and foster an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere.

Program Measures and Commitments:

We started our mission in 2010. In practice, the process started when the son of one of our staff members was hearing impaired but wanted to come to work with us. He was our “first swallow”. We then started to build a project for the employment of workers with full disability.

We set up an internal team representing each department of the store and the different levels of staff and management within it. This group started to think about how to accept people with disabilities within the organisation.

First, we looked at which positions within the company were suitable for employing people with disabilities and whether additional investment and development was needed to employ them in these positions. We also looked at work processes and created new statuses specifically for disabled workers. We also organise awareness-raising and educational training, events and campaigns.

We have also involved professional partners in our activities, working regularly with the National Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Kézenfogva and the Salva Vita Foundation, among other NGOs.

We currently have hundreds of staff with disabilities, mainly employed as cashiers, in e-commerce and in administrative jobs.

Program Impact and Results:

Giving jobs to people with disabilities helps them to integrate and reintegrate into society. It also increases tolerance for people with disabilities among our employees and customers. The tax system also supports companies employing people with disabilities. The resulting savings will be used to make improvements that will enable us to employ more people with disabilities.

Our efforts have been rewarded with several awards (CSR Hungary, Érték vagy!).

Keywords:

equal opportunities, inclusive employment, disabled people

09.01.2025

Employment of People with Disabilities

Employee well-being, Employment, Equal opportunities

“I am proud that Szerencsejáték Zrt. has one of the highest levels of public trust among domestic large corporations, and we carefully safeguard this value, as it is one of the keys to our sustainable growth. Our decades-long commitment to the integration of people with disabilities plays an important role in this. In 2021, we expanded on this commitment with a nationwide awareness campaign.”
Andrea Mager, President-CEO

Company name:

Szerencsejáték Zrt.

Implementation year:

From 2003

Focus Areas:

Employment, Equal Opportunities, Employee Well-being

Program Objective:

Based on the 2020 data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), only 27.5% of individuals with disabilities are employed, whereas for those without disabilities, this ratio stands at 77%.

As a responsible employer, Szerencsejáték Zrt. strives to set an example in achieving workplace equality. Our program employing people with disabilities aims to promote the social integration of individuals with disabilities, in turn, encouraging other companies to do the same.

Program Measures and Commitments:

In the years following the turn of the millennium, the National Lottery faced new competitive challenges. To expand market opportunities and meet the demands of players, our company began diversifying its product range and expanding its distribution network. Our lottery ticket family started to see rapid development.

As a responsible employer, our company also places great importance on participating in solving social issues. With this goal in mind, in 2003, we established a lottery ticket sales network that exclusively employs individuals with disabilities, all under competitive conditions. The process was further supported by the fact that the sector offered optimal opportunities, primarily in sales positions, for the flexible employment of individuals with disabilities.

The lottery ticket sales position created by our company holds immense significance for employees with disabilities. Through regular income and professional success, they can once again feel like valuable members of the workforce. Our team members can work as independent, responsible, and well-trained contributors, receiving substantial support from our company through professional training and programs that help them navigate the financial, healthcare, and digital realms while promoting self-care.

By maintaining this charitable lottery ticket sales network, we provide employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities who have been unable to find work for years, which has resulted in unfavourable changes in their living conditions.

The lottery ticket sales position created for individuals with disabilities is not unskilled labour; it requires general and product-specific trade knowledge. Employees continuously enhance their professional knowledge through the professional training and training sessions provided by the company. In addition, they also participate in programs that assist in financial, healthcare, and digital literacy while promoting self-care.

Program Impact and Results:

At present, more than 170 individuals with mobility impairments, deaf, hard of hearing, and those with long-term health impairments work in nearly 70 locations across 126 cities in Hungary in an accessible environment.

Our sales team comprises 18% of our workforce, while nearly 10% of our total company employees are our colleagues in the lottery ticket sales network. This level is unique among companies operating under competitive conditions. (According to GVI 2021 data, the national average is 0.8%.)

The program significantly contributes to long-term business value creation.

Keywords:

Employment of People with Disabilities, Equal Opportunities

04.10.2023

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