A family-friendly employer

At Solarlux, maintaining a healthy work/life balance is no challenge – the company offers its employees a wide range of benefits to ensure that their work environment is family-friendly. This increases employee satisfaction, and leaves the specialist for custom glazing solutions less susceptible to shortages of skilled workers.  

The impact of the demographic shift is now clear for all to see. More and more employees are retiring, with insufficient numbers of young professionals coming in to replace them. The best way for companies to find new workers and retain their skilled employees is to ensure that they are an attractive employer that provides their workforce with additional extras. Flexible working hours, a company health programme and a good work/life balance – these are the bonuses that turn a potential employee’s head.

Work/life balance is gaining more and more traction as a key issue in our society. This makes it all the more important for us to show young families ways of combining their day-to-day work with their family lives. German family-owned company Solarlux is also a firm believer in this idea. “Being family-friendly has become a key component when it comes to drawing up a personnel policy,” says Oliver Neils, Head of Human Resources at Solarlux. Solarlux has been a member of the Family Alliance in its local area of Osnabrück for almost two years. The socially conscious company has now received an award for its efforts to be a “Family-friendly employer for Osnabrück”, which see it make a monthly donation to childcare costs for local kindergartens and crèches as well as offering additional services such as emergency childcare. The company also offers flexible working hours that make it easier for parents to ensure their children are looked after.

There are a number of other benefits and offers that mark Solarlux out as an attractive employer. For us, a good work/life balance is just as important as providing a wide range of training and development schemes and a varied in-house sports programme. In addition to the fitness options available in-house, Solarlux also offers a monthly flat-rate for gym and sports club memberships. Another extra for employees is the monthly petrol coupons and discount offers we provide for leisure activities and sports clothing.

In order to ensure that all our employees feel comfortable at work in every way, Solarlux has perfected its working conditions at its new build in Melle. New jobs have been created in the Admin section and the production hall, both of which offer a pleasant work environment thanks to plenty of daylight and natural ventilation. There is also plenty of green space in the outdoor parts of the site for employees to relax, enjoy a little peace and quiet, or make private phone calls.