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Embracing equal opportunity
Our most important principles include equal opportunity for all employees at Bayer. In October 2006 in Warsaw, Poland, the leadership of the Bayer European Forum adopted the “Declaration on Diversity at Bayer,” in which all participants once again pledged their commitment to actively promote equal opportunity. The document thus once again underscores the principles of the Social Charter of 2002 and the Values and Leadership Principles of Bayer AG: The selection and advancement of our employees are determined solely according to their specialist qualifications, development potential and individual performance. The principle of fair and equal treatment for all employees is also an integral element of the new “Bayer Human Rights Position.”
Our special joint employer-employee committee, in which representatives of the company and the workforce from all German sites and subgroups participate, also provides important impulses for equal opportunity
. The effectiveness of this and other equal opportunity initiatives is demonstrated by accolades such as the award presented by the organization “Total E-Quality.” In October 2006 – as in 1997, 2000 and 2003 – Bayer was once again honored by this independent organization for its efforts to promote equal opportunity at the workplace for women and men. The jury was particularly impressed with the company’s gender-specific analysis of performance evaluations and its offer of flexible worktime models.
The German Equal Opportunity Act (AGG) came into force in August 2006. We took this as an opportunity to offer web-based training on this matter to all managerial staff in Germany.
In the United States, Working Mother magazine each year publishes an analysis of how companies help employees to balance career and family demands. In October 2006, our U.S. subsidiary for the fourth time placed among the country’s top 100 employers for working mothers. Bayer Corporation received top marks for childcare and in the categories “Family-Friendly Programs” and “Corporate Culture.” The wide range of services offered by Bayer in the United States to employees with children include childcare and learning aids, as well as teleworking and part-time employment models.
The President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience’s U.S. subsidiary was personally honored for his efforts to promote equal opportunity for the disabled: In February 2007, Greg Babe received the Tony Coelho Award, which is presented by Bender Consulting each year in the United States to a person from industry or politics who displays a particular commitment on behalf of people with disabilities.
Despite numerous acknowledged achievements and strict internal Bayer Group standards, we aim to improve further in the future. The last two managerial employee surveys provided us with valuable information about existing deficiencies and with proposals for change. We therefore are once again planning to carry out a survey of our more than 10,000 managerial staff worldwide in 2007.
Our special joint employer-employee committee, in which representatives of the company and the workforce from all German sites and subgroups participate, also provides important impulses for equal opportunity
. The effectiveness of this and other equal opportunity initiatives is demonstrated by accolades such as the award presented by the organization “Total E-Quality.” In October 2006 – as in 1997, 2000 and 2003 – Bayer was once again honored by this independent organization for its efforts to promote equal opportunity at the workplace for women and men. The jury was particularly impressed with the company’s gender-specific analysis of performance evaluations and its offer of flexible worktime models.The German Equal Opportunity Act (AGG) came into force in August 2006. We took this as an opportunity to offer web-based training on this matter to all managerial staff in Germany.
In the United States, Working Mother magazine each year publishes an analysis of how companies help employees to balance career and family demands. In October 2006, our U.S. subsidiary for the fourth time placed among the country’s top 100 employers for working mothers. Bayer Corporation received top marks for childcare and in the categories “Family-Friendly Programs” and “Corporate Culture.” The wide range of services offered by Bayer in the United States to employees with children include childcare and learning aids, as well as teleworking and part-time employment models.
The President and CEO of Bayer MaterialScience’s U.S. subsidiary was personally honored for his efforts to promote equal opportunity for the disabled: In February 2007, Greg Babe received the Tony Coelho Award, which is presented by Bender Consulting each year in the United States to a person from industry or politics who displays a particular commitment on behalf of people with disabilities.
Despite numerous acknowledged achievements and strict internal Bayer Group standards, we aim to improve further in the future. The last two managerial employee surveys provided us with valuable information about existing deficiencies and with proposals for change. We therefore are once again planning to carry out a survey of our more than 10,000 managerial staff worldwide in 2007.
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