DLH_Balance_2016_ENG

12 // Cover story: Changing working environment Added value for employees and Company alike Diversity and equal opportunities are among the central principles of the aviation group. The employees’ diverse talents, experiences and competencies make an important contribution to expanding the Lufthansa Group’s competitive position. For this reason, HR management is always working on further improvements in the compatibility of family and work. These measures range from expanding child-care offers to supporting employees who must combine professional demands with caring for family members (see page 86, Work and family in harmony). A balance between work and private life is also served by the numerous exible working hours, part-time and sabbatical models for employees and managers. The Lufthansa Group places great emphasis on offering their employees sustainable remuneration and pension schemes (see page 88, Employment policy based on partnership). #DIVERSITY #EQUALOPPORTUNITY Think the future, meet new challenges, live out responsibility. Digitalization and demographic change lead to an evolution in the working environment from the ground up. On the other hand, the next generation of employees has its own expectations concerning the working environment (see interview on this double page). Under the motto “Think the future, meet new challenges, live out responsibility” the Lufthansa Group faces these de ning social developments with measures such as concepts for open work- space models and diverse offers concerning digitalization. The Group relies on an independent and trust-based work culture in connection with modern information technology to create an attractive and need-oriented working environment. This concept helps to secure the Lufthansa Group’s future viability and its ability to create added value. For the Company’s employees are a signi - cant factor for its success. #LHGROUP #CHANGE Fully in line with digitalization: an employee tests “smart glasses” with integrated displays.

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