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Unilever’s approach of

Unilever’s approach of. Work-Life Balance. Content. Facts of Unilever Role of people at Unilever Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach Understanding of Work-Life Balance New policy Business benefits. The Unilever Brand Wagon. 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home,

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Unilever’s approach of

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  1. Unilever’s approach of Work-Life Balance Lisa Hahn

  2. Content • Facts of Unilever • Role of people at Unilever • Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach • Understanding of Work-Life Balance • New policy • Business benefits

  3. The Unilever Brand Wagon 400 brands spanning 14 categories of home, personal care and foods products 160 million times a day, in 170 countries, people use Unilever products at key moments of their day

  4. Unilever at a Glar Strategy to succeed: • Winning with Brands and Innovation • Winning in the Market Place • Winning through Continuous Improvement • Winning with People

  5. Problems with the Work-Life Balance approach (2003) • Work-Life Balance initiatives for many years • Targets: • Fulfill requests and desires of employees • Innovative working conditions • Higher employee satisfaction • Problem: • Initiatives did not reach all employees • Employees did not access offerings Promotion and communication

  6. Understandig of WLB “Juggling the demands of life outside work and career ambitions” • WLB as an important issue • Help by solving the problem • Shared responsibility of employer and employee • Programmes for all employees Harmony of company’s requirements and employee’s demand

  7. New policy • Flexible working options • Part-time working • Home working • Job shares • Flexible hours

  8. New Policy • Leave options • Maternity, paternity and adoptive leave policies • Career break scheme • Employer support • Childcare support • On-site gyms • Occupational health and dental services

  9. Business Benefits • 90% return from maternity leave • Retaining female employees • Retaining managers working part-time • Reduced absenteeism • Employees can control working hours • Particular evident in manufacturing sites • Increased productivity • Managers working part-time rate the performance of part-time working staff • Higher commitment, delivering results of flexi-time workers

  10. Business Benefits • Higher Employee satisfaction • “can do” attitude: • support from managers and • Team members Employee satisfaction Employer satisfaction Work-Life Balance Customer satisfaction Business benefits

  11. Best employer South Africa 2010/2011 Britain’s top 100 employers recruiting graduates 2010/2011 FORTUNE "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" FORTUNE “100 Most Desirable MBA Employers” NATIONAL BUSINESS GROUP ON HEALTH “Best Employers for a Healthy Lifestyle Award” Unilever: an “employer of choice”

  12. Thank you for your attention Lisa Hahn

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