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Whether it’s digitalisation or increasing globalisation: The constant changes in the world of work demand a modern and forward-looking corporate culture. As a fair employer we see ourselves as partners and focus on the wellbeing of every single member of staff.

When it comes to health and safety, we at PORR go one step further: “Safety First” is merely the foundation on which numerous other measures rest. After all, the mental and physical wellbeing of our PORRians is a prerequisite for our success.

The Group-wide Safety Check Card (last-minute risk analysis) serves as to raise  awareness and strengthening personal responsibility as well as the perception of hazards in the workplace. In future, PORR intends to increasingly digitalise safety inspections and precautionary measures on the construction site.

A workplace health promotion system has already been implemented in Austria for the purpose of improving the wellbeing of staff members, preventing sickness at work and contributing to a working environment that sustainably promotes good health; this is being rolled out successively to the other markets. The programme is targeted at both salaried employees and waged workers at PORR and includes:

• Support for sport and movement: A range of services tailored to site-specific needs – e.g. training rooms and sports courses (PORR headquarters in Vienna), discounted gym memberships (PORR Suisse & PORR Deutschland), seminars on back health
• Information and coaching: Mental health and conflict resolution, regular talks and workshops on topics like burnout, smoking cessation, therapeutic diet
• Training and education: Health classes as part of apprenticeship, interactive training on health on the construction site, First Aid courses
• Group-wide Health Day
• Group-wide training plans: With alternating focal points to promote good health

You can find out more about our goals and measures in our Sustainability Strategy and in the following video:

Our employees and workers secure PORR’s success. That is why we are committed to ongoing HR development and nurturing individual strengths and competencies.

The Group-wide PORR Academy is home to all further education and training offered by PORR. The training offers range from the basics of communication and intercultural training to aspects of occupational safety and legal topics. Digital media such as webinars, e-learning etc. are increasingly used. In addition, language courses, training on digitalisation, in the area of personality development or on special topics such as "empowerment for women" are also very popular. Our goal is to expand the range of training offered throughout the group and, above all, in a needs-oriented manner.

The PORR Campus in Vienna Simmering offers a wide range of training for blue-collar workers, apprentices and salaried employees. With light-flooded classrooms, a vast workshop, a machine pool and fleet, a modern dormitory, and ample facilities for sport and leisure, we have succeeded in providing the optimal conditions for the successful education and training of our workforce. Why such a training and development center is unique is explained in a portrait by the head of the PORR Campus:

At PORR identifying and nurturing individual strengths begins right at the recruitment stage. An array of HR marketing measures gives potential employees their first insight into the world of PORR. These range from events for schoolchildren through to taking part in the “Young Talents Day” work experience fair at the Vienna University of Technology.

PORR is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest initiative for doing business sustainably. With this, PORR has committed to actively implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the Group along with all of the basic human rights laid out in the UN Charter. PORR is committed to fair pay, based on the principle of equal opportunities regardless of gender, prizes non-discrimination, does not tolerate child labour or forced labour at its construction sites or within its sphere of influence, and guarantees its workforce the freedom of association and the right to engage in collective agreements. In the supply chain as well, we pay attention to fair work practices and upholding human rights. The Code of Conduct for staff members, valid across the Group, coupled with the Code of Conduct for business partners and our compliance management system all help us achieve these goals.

With around 20,000 staff members from over 80 nations, diversity is a clear success factor at PORR. Everyone who works with us should have equal opportunities to blossom professionally – regardless of gender, age, family background, sexual orientation or disability. By signing the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP) by the United Nations, we actively promote empowerment of women in the company.

The “We@PORR” measures aim to improve the work/life balance and include the following country-specific options in addition to the PORR Baby Box, which is available throughout the entire Group:

• Home Office (working from home)
• Sabbaticals
• Family and care services such as the “Kids-Week”, the “Adventure Camp”, the “Parent-Child Office” for childcare emergencies, the “PORR Nursing Care Leave” and the “PORR Care+ Insurance”