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Work-family balance is an essential aspect of what makes us an attractive employer.
We succeed in meeting the needs of our employees by oering exible working hour
models and consistently improved childcare options.
. Work-family balance
1
Headcount
2012 2013
State-regulated parental leave 1,718 1,579
of which men 155 146
of which women 1,563 1,433
Unpaid holiday for family reasons 2,150 1,966
Part-time employees 2 62,523 63,169
Share of part-time employees  37.0 36.8
1 Includes employees of Deutsche Post .
2 Excludes employees in the release phase of partial retirement.
e average annual employment rate of people with a disability was .  at
Deutsche Post  in , again well above the national average in the German private
sector (.  in , source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German federal employment
agency)).
Health and safety
Group-wide health and safety strategy adopted
In the reporting year, we approved a global health and safety strategy based on
the “Healthy Workplace” model set out by the World Health Organisation. It integrates
the four areas of workplace design, corporate culture, strengthening individual health
resources and supporting the entire community. We focus on prevention in order to
address risks which could impact health and productivity – aiming to limit an increase
in insurance and treatment costs in the process.
In Germany, for example, we have for many years employed a management system
that uses local Health Work Groups to implement a broad spectrum of measures to pro-
mote health and prevent accidents. In this way alone, our health and safety organisation
initiates up to , health promotion measures on an annual basis.
e illness rate in our company in Germany was in line with the general trend, rising
to .  (previous year: . ). e increase was due to the rising proportion of older
employees, a severe u outbreak and an increase in accidents due to the harsh winter.
Contributing to a safe work environment
Our goal is to prevent occupational risks and design a safe and healthy workplace
for our employees. To this end, for example, we analyse accidents in detail and use the
results to develop suitable preventative measures. As a logistics company, we focus on
safe and trouble-free transport processes at our facilities, as well as on road safety. Our
processes have to undergo critical appraisal on a regular basis.
. Illness rate 1
2013
8.4 %
2012
7.6 %
1 All organisational units in Germany.
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