At DIEFFENBACHER, we promote a working environment characterized by mutual respect, tolerance, appreciation and trust. We respect and honor the personal dignity and personal rights of every individual. We work with people of different ethnic origins, cultures, religions and ages, regardless of disability, skin color, sexual identity, ideology and gender.
We attach great importance to ensuring that employee rights are observed and implemented with respect for and compliance with human rights and country-specific laws at the respective sites. For our German sites the collective agreements of the metal and electrical industry apply. Fair payment, employee-friendly working time and vacation regulations, extensive protection against dismissal, and transparent takeover practices are included in these agreements. In the case of temporary employment, too, we ensure that only employees from companies that apply a corresponding collective agreement are deployed.
We offer our employees a wide range of opportunities for professional and personal development. These include, for example, our own training programs and opportunities for additional qualifications and internal training across all career levels. In employee appraisals the qualification and further training of each person in the company are regularly considered at an individual level.
As a family business we are particularly keen to support employment groups such as parents and employees of an older age. With flexible working hours, the offer of sabbaticals, support when returning to work after a career break, mobile working and regular training opportunities, we want to provide the opportunity to actively participate in working life for a long time.
Occupational safety is a top priority for us. A company specially commissioned for this purpose ensures that the working environment at DIEFFENBACHER meets all safety standards. All employees are regularly trained through safety trainings and emergency drills.
As a partner to our employees, we support them in taking care of their own health and creating a good work-life balance. For example, we offer discounted gym memberships, regular health days, bicycle leasing and various sports groups and seminars. In Eppingen, our company doctor also looks after the health of our employees.
With the DIEFFENBACHER pension, a special form of company pension plan, our employees benefit from above-average returns on accumulated salary components.
Only together can we make a difference. That's why we want to raise awareness and give our employees the opportunity to get involved. Sustainability is a component of our mandatory training courses and employee appraisals. In addition, all employees can provide feedback and new ideas via our ideas management system and the regular employee survey. To reduce our carbon footprint, we support sustainable mobility and offer, for example, bicycle leasing, special parking spaces for carpools, or financial subsidies for the use of public transportation.