Human resources activities and initiatives
The most important activities and initiatives continued or initiated by the human resources department in 2013/14 include:
- Group HR Day
- Full workforce survey on mental stress on the job in Austria
- Programme to stimulate the internal job market
- Roll-out of idea management in Macedonia
- Children’s programme Holidays@EVN
- Parent-and-child office
- EVN SUN Academy (in cooperation with the Danube University Krems)
- Various trainee programmes
- EVN apprentice support programme
- Group-wide know-how transfer and dialogue
- Management support programme
- Employee survey in Macedonia
Diverse ideas from diverse employees
How many ideas does a company need to successfully manage its future? At EVN, the answer is clear: “as many as possible!“ The wide-ranging diversity of backgrounds, nationalities and cultures that make up the EVN workforce represent not only a wealth of different viewpoints, but also a wealth of ideas. This potential can now be used more effectively with EVN’s Intranet idea management, which was rolled out in Macedonia in the reporting period and therefore now also covers the two main business locations in South Eastern Europe. Successfully implemented ideas are rewarded with bonuses. A total of 140 ideas were submitted by more than 8% of the employees in 2013/14 – ranging from technological innovations in the electricity network to social ideas for the “EVN for Lower Austria” campaign to smaller and larger opportunities for cost savings. A special focus in South Eastern Europe was on ideas to further improve service quality.
- For information on employee commitment for social causes, also see EC8.
