Equal opportunities and the reconciliation of work and family life

The focus this year was on expanding the services on offer for long-term care.

Advice: Five company long-term care guides were trained and are available in KfW’s various locations as the first port of call at work for employees on matters relating to long-term care. They guide staff through the services that KfW offers and provide support in the form of information on statutory programmes and KfW-specific services, as well as other helpful tips. But they also offer a sympathetic ear for employees who want to open up about the challenges facing them in day-to-day life as they care for their relatives.

Training: Almost 300 employees made use of the opportunity to learn about legal precautions to be taken to cover the possibility of long-term care at a series of lectures entitled “PA informiert” (Information from the HR department). This lecture series is to be continued in 2017.

Information: A practical guide, customised to meet KfW’s needs, for employees who have children with disabilities and other relatives in need of care entitled “Pflegefall – Was nun?” (In need of care - what happens next?) and an emergency folder that can be used to record all of the relevant personal details that might be needed in an emergency are available for download.

In December, Frankfurt followed in the footsteps of Berlin and Bonn by opening a parent-child office with two work­stations for parents and a generous amount of space and opportunities for play for children up the age of twelve. The office was opened at the beginning of 2017.