Mobile working two to three days a week as worldwide standard.
Managing Board approves new model for working independently of fixed locations
Model based on transformation of leadership and corporate culture
Siemens among first large companies to adjust working models permanently
Siemens will establish mobile working as a core component of its 'new normal' and will make it a permanent standard, both during the global pandemic and beyond. The company's Managing Board has now approved implementation of a corresponding model. The aim is to enable employees worldwide to work on a mobile basis for an average of two or three days a week, whenever reasonable and feasible. The coronavirus crisis and social distancing measures have shown that working independently of a fixed location offers many advantages and is possible on a much wider scale than originally thought. Worldwide surveys of Siemens' employees confirmed their desire for greater flexibility and for personalized solutions when it comes to deciding where they work.
Here, mobile working explicitly means more than just working from home. Instead, employees - in consultation with their supervisors - are to choose the work locations where they're most productive. As a result, the hybrid working model specifically includes working environments such as coworking spaces. Work in person at the office is to supplement mobile working as appropriate.
'The coronavirus crisis has triggered a surge in digitalization. We've always had mobile working at Siemens, but now we're taking it a step further. The basis for this forward-looking working model is further development our corporate culture. These changes will also be associated with a different leadership style, one that focuses on outcomes rather than on time spent at the office,' explained
A project team comprising employees from Strategy, Human Resources, and IT and
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The approach will be tailored to local legal requirements, the demands of various job profiles, and individual preferences. It will be founded on mutual consultations between employees and their supervisors. A centralized IT platform will provide supervisors and employees with all relevant information regarding the new work model, and specific training sessions for supervisors will support the model's launch.
'Thanks to our innovative cloud-based IT infrastructure, we were able to scale our services quickly and smoothly in order to put 300,000 employees in a position to work from home. With more than 800,000 online meetings per day, we are already enabling them today to collaborate effectively without being at the same location,' added
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