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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
EMPLOYEES
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In 2014, AUDI BRUSSELS S.A./N.V., Brussels (Belgium), also
won an award for its human resources work and good pro-
gress in the human resources area, capturing the title “HR
Ambassador of the Year.” The award is presented each year by
the Belgian network “D.E.N.K.-HR.” Its panel of experts brings
together representatives of federations, universities and trade
magazines (www.hr-gala.be/actua/detail.phtml?id=94).
For the first time ever, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.,
Sant’Agata Bolognese, topped the prestigious Italian
“Employer of Choice” study conducted by the Fondazione
Emblema foundation. The traditional supercar manufacturer
is the employer of choice for young Italian academics
(http://article.wn.com/view/2014/05/05/Audi_subsidiary_
Lamborghini_is_the_Employer_of_Choice_Volksw/). The Com-
pany was also voted “Top Employer Italia 2014” by the Top
Employers Institute (www.conceptcarz.com/a6125/
AUTOMOBILI-LAMBORGHINI-EARNS-TOP-EMPLOYER-ITALIA-
2014-CERTIFICATION.aspx).
Within the context of the international development of the
Audi Group, we also take on social responsibility locally and
support trainee programs.
Following the successful launch of the “StartUp Europe” pro-
gram in Spain in 2012, we also introduced it in Italy in April
2014. Under the two-year training program, job-seeking
engineers who have recently completed their degree can
obtain initial professional experience. The aim is to train and
develop them in preparation for possible long-term employ-
ment. The “StartUp Europe” program is run jointly by Audi
and Volkswagen. Some 7,500 university graduates have al-
ready applied to take part since it started over two years ago.
/ TRAINING AND ADVANCEMENT
Around 725 young people commenced training at AUDI AG in
the past fiscal year in one of the 22 vocations we offer. As of
the end of the 2014 fiscal year, a total of 2,486 apprentices
and dual system students were employed at the Company. Of
this total, 178 young people are completing a dual vocational
training program which will qualify them for admission to a
university of applied science.
In 2014, 33 young employees took the opportunity to work in
another European country. These apprentices were assigned
to nine different locations throughout the Volkswagen Group.
AUDI AG also offers this opportunity to apprentices from
other Group companies. For example, 16 apprentices from
four international Group locations came to work at Audi in
Ingolstadt.
The successful German model of “dual vocational training,”
in other words combining classes at a vocational college with
in-company training, is being methodically introduced at other
international locations and further rolled out. So far, over
1,400 young people have completed vocational training at our
Hungarian location GyƉr – this model has been recognized as
dual training since 2011. The model has also been successfully
introduced at our Brussels site.
In addition, 80 apprentices a year will pass through the new
Training Center in San José Chiapa (Mexico). In the future, the
20,000 square-meter building will be the venue for over
1,500 training courses a year for employees.
In Italy, the first 42 apprentices embarked on their dual voca-
tional training at the Ducati and Lamborghini brands in the
year under review.
Alongside training, the further development of our employees’
areas of expertise is a very high priority. Our employees took
advantage of advancement options by attending around
13,000 seminars, amounting to some 245,000 participant
days, during the year under review.
/ HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Preserving and promoting the health of all employees is the
main objective of occupational health management. This spans
a variety of task areas – from topics such as prevention, work-
place design and advice on health-appropriate deployment to
gradual reintegration after a lengthy illness – and is also con-
sidered a management task. Important links in the occupa-
tional health management chain are individual managers, the
Health Care, Human Resources and Industrial Safety depart-
ments as well as the Works Council, the representatives of
disabled employees and social care coordinators. They have the
task of providing active assistance on matters concerning work
and health. There are also Company-backed health activities
and fitness programs on offer, to sensitize the workforce to
issues such as an active lifestyle, a healthy diet and mental
well-being. Various seminars and workshops help improve the
health literacy of each individual employee.