Oberhausen honors companies for family -friendly working models
Oberhausen honors companies for family -friendly working models
On March 20, 2025, a significant award ceremony took place in the Oberhausen Castle: For the 18th time, the price "Company value: family" was awarded. 17 companies had applied for the award this year that Mayor Daniel Schranz presented. The ambitious initiative aims to promote companies where a family -friendly corporate culture arises and grows. This is seen as a decisive aspect for the compatibility of work and family, which is becoming increasingly important in the modern working world. Lokalklick reports that the three excellent companies in different categories provide top performance in terms of family friendliness.
The Hysalma Hygiene Sales + Marketing GmbH was awarded in the category "Companies with up to 50 employees". With just 17 employees, the company relies on flexible working hours and part -time models, which are particularly in demand today. In the category "Companies with more than 50 employees", 020-EPOS GmbH, with its team of approx. 950 employees, and WBO Wirtschaftsbetriebe Oberhausen GmbH, which employed 421 employees, were also awarded. Here, 020-EPOS GmbH promotes a family atmosphere and even houses a women's share of 75 % in its team, while the WBO attaches great importance to family coexistence.
The importance of family solutions
During the award ceremony, Mayor Daniel Schranz emphasized the immense importance that family -friendly solutions have for the compatibility of family and work. This topic is increasingly relevant not only in Oberhausen, but also at national level. An example of this is the company day "Success factor family", which took place on September 1, 2023 and was visited by Federal Minister Lisa Paus and DIHK President Peter Adrian. The goal of the family -friendliness in 2023, which is updated every four years and is carried out by the Institute of German Economy (IW Cologne), is the recording of family friendliness in the German economy.The results of this monitor show that 86 % of companies consider family -friendly measures to be significant. Over half of the companies surveyed report a pronounced family -friendly corporate culture, and in 75 % of companies that have implemented a specialist security strategy, the compatibility of family and work is actively taken into account. This illustrates how family -friendly structures not only benefit the employees, but can also minimize the fluctuation. An aspect that is of particular interest in today's world is the growing importance of compatibility for fathers - one point that HR managers are increasingly considering as important for securing skilled workers.
a competition with importance
The competition "Company value: family" is carried out by the equal opportunities of the city of Oberhausen and the OWT. The application deadline for 2024 extended from September 1st to November 15th, and a jury from representatives of the city, economy and social organizations evaluated the submitted applications based on criteria such as the support of the compatibility of work and family, flexibility, occupational health promotion and working atmosphere. These criteria are reflected in the steadily growing number of companies that actively deal with the topic and who want to position themselves as role models for others. BMFSFJ of the shortage of skilled workers.
Overall, the competition not only shows the recognition of the best companies, but also contributes to the creation and promotion of a positive narrative about family friendliness within the corporate landscape in Germany.
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