WORK AND FAMILY certified INTERSPAR Austria for the second time in its mission to build family-friendly workspaces and maintain a balanced working life for all employees. The ‘berufundfamilie’ (Work and Family) state quality mark awarded this year to the company validates its position as an organization that actively supports employee health. The eight bakeries and eighty catering outlets of INTERSPAR achieved this distinction for the first time in their operation. The 70 INTERSPAR Hypermarkets along with SPAR Austria’s head office,s received a double recognition of the quality mark that extends their established record of promoting employee work-life balance initiatives.
InterSPAR follows a long history of building its work culture through SPAR Austria, which remains a major private employer in the country while emphasizing family values. SPAR Austria has operated as a family-run company for more than 70 years, providing an understanding of employee family-workplace balance struggles. Organizations receiving the ‘berufundfamilie’ certification demonstrate their dedication to family-friendly policies, which strongly support part-time employees, especially women who carry most household responsibilities.
Commitment To A Family-Friendly Work Environment
Employee satisfaction and productivity grow best when INTERSPAR supports its team members with a favorable working atmosphere. The organization adopts a complete strategy to address various employee requirements so its staff members can balance job roles with personal commitments. INTERSPAR formed a specific project group which included representatives from the work council with employees along with members of management and an outside auditor.
A unified team comprising employees and works council representatives developed specific family-oriented initiatives that accommodated various workforce life stages.
INTERSPAR implemented various measures to support its family-oriented initiative, which included:
- The company provides flexible work time options for employees to organize their professional requirements with their personal responsibilities.
- The company implements active parental leave management which supports workers who have maternity or paternity leave through smooth reintegration into work.
- INTERSPAR broadens its employee education programs to let staff increase their competence while supporting family needs.
Workers obtain essential help because at INTERSPAR, members of the organization, along with supervisor,s maintain a workplace culture that recognizes employee work-life balance needs including provision of important support during difficult times.
Real Stories Of Work-Life Balance At Interspar
Evidence for how INTERSPAR’s family-friendly policies benefit employees appears through employee testimonies. Several members of staff have demonstrated through personal accounts that the company’s approach supports their work-life balance effectiveness.
Michaela Scalzotto: A Career That Adapts To Family Life
As a member of INTERSPAR’s staff since 2005 Michaela Scalzotto took on different administrative positions in her time at the company. The return of this employee to work after her second child was born in 2017 resulted in INTERSPAR creating specific initiatives to address her changing requirements. The regional director, together with her manager, helped her find a suitable position that combined her skills with her responsibilities as a mother. The customized work design allowed Michaela to maintain her professional occupation besides vital family events. The supportive approach that INTERSPAR provides to working parents represents their dedication to fostering such flexibility.
Bálint Rostási Provides Caregiving Assistance To Families In An Area Where Government Child Support Programs Do Not Exist.
Bálint Rostási and his wife encountered special obstacles when they relocated from Hungary to Austria because of childcare demands. Care responsibilities become manageable for this couple because they depend on consistent work hours while there is no local family support nearby. Bálint Rostási works at Café Cappuccino inside EUROPARK Salzburg shopping center with reliable working hours which enable him and his wife to effectively arrange childcare arrangements. Unforeseen circumstances bring support from Bálint’s colleagues, who join forces with his understanding manager to help him out. The organization’s supportive culture enables staff members, including Bálint to handle work responsibilities together with family duties through a stress-free environment.
Alexander Matzer: Fixed Hours For Quality Family Time
At INTERSPAR restaurant in EUROPARK Salzburg where he works as a chef Alexander Matzer strongly appreciates the set work schedule. The regular hours at work Alexander Matzer receives gives him the opportunity to align childcare responsibilities with his wife. These clear work hours allow him to provide quality time for his child regardless of his professional responsibilities. The workplace culture supported by management creates an environment where he can properly manage his professional and family responsibilities. The situation shows why scheduled systems should be essential when employees work unusual shifts in their careers.
Spar Austria’s Legacy Of Employee Support
The dedication to family-oriented policies at INTERSPAR originates within the fundamental beliefs of SPAR Austria. The company was originally founded in 1954 before it transformed into SPAR Austria AG in 1970 through the partnership of founding families with additional regional wholesalers to create a unified organization. Since its origination in 1954 SPAR Austria has developed into a fully private Austrian company which runs stores throughout Slovenia Hungary Croatia and Northern Italy through its international investment ASPIAG (Austria SPAR International AG).
Employee satisfaction alongside worker well-being functions as a primary factor behind SPAR Austria’s business achievement because the company holds the status of a main employer. The company achieves higher staff life quality and builds more motivated employees through continuous progress in family-friendly initiatives. SPAR Austria demonstrates its commitment to worker success both at work and home through its multiple awards from the ‘berufundfamilie’ state quality mark.
A Model For Other Employers
Through its dedicated work-life balance commitment, INTERSPAR offers important guidance to other organizations seeking to develop supportive workplaces for their employees. INTERSPAR provides evidence that maintaining operational excellence does not require sacrifices to flexibility-based workplace policies since employees receive benefits from both work attitudes.
The dedication of INTERSPAR to enhance employee well-being drives both higher employer standing in Austria and contributes to general changes in working culture toward healthier and more satisfying work lives. SPAR Austria aims to sustain its business success through ongoing dedication to maintaining family-friendly work environments in the future.
Source: SPAR Austria
