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Supporting caregiving employees: what companies should do now
Why companies lose caregiving employees without noticing – and five measures that help.
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Family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves
Paid family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves.
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42% would switch employers if family isn't taken into account
42% of employees would switch jobs if family isn't taken into account – what that means for retention.
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Supporting caregiving employees: what companies should do now
Why companies lose caregiving employees without noticing – and five measures that help.
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Family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves
Paid family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves.
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Parental Allowance Reform 2027
The 2027 parental allowance reform explained – plus a six-point checklist for HR.
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Why our logo is on a race car
Why our logo is on a race car – and what motorsport has to do with life phases.
Read more →
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave – from announcement to return.
Read more →
EU Pay Transparency Directive: what companies should prepare now
The EU Pay Transparency Directive – what companies should prepare now.
Read more →
Parental leave as an employer: entitlement, deadlines and obligations at a glance
Entitlement, deadlines and obligations: parental leave for employers at a glance.
Read more →
Employment ban: what employers need to know and observe
Employment ban during pregnancy – what employers need to know and how to act correctly.
Read more →
Parental leave as a manager: what changes and how to make it work
Parental leave as a manager – what's at stake and how to prepare as a company.
Read more →
Job sharing: how two people share one role and everyone wins
Job sharing explained – and why two people in one role pays off for companies.
Read more →
Return after parental leave: how to support your employees
The return after parental leave – how you as an employer make the difference.
Read more →
Parental leave for fathers: what employers need to know and can do
More fathers are taking parental leave – what's changing and how companies benefit.
Read more →
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies.
Read more →
Dormant employment relationship: how to support your employees well through parental leave
Maternity protection and parental leave – what's allowed, explained simply.
Read more →
Freelancers as parental-leave cover: a flexible solution for companies
Freelancers as parental-leave cover – a flexible solution for companies.
Read more →
Parental leave for employers: how to use your chance for sustainable employer branding
Parental leave as a strategic advantage in employer branding.
Read more →
Parental leave at a glance: 6 facts for companies
Parental leave at a glance – the six most important facts for companies.
Read more →
Parental leave in focus: strategies for managers
Strategies for managers to support employees before, during and after parental leave.
Read more →
Work-life balance – European countries compared
Reconciling family and work – how Sweden, Germany and Switzerland compare.
Read more →
Family-friendliness – does it pay off?
Does family-friendliness pay off? The measures and the business case.
Read more →
Breaking up traditional role distributions
Breaking up traditional role distributions – why everyone benefits.
Read more →
14 parenting skills for everyday working life
14 skills parents develop – and how they help in everyday working life.
Read more →
Making family-friendliness visible
How to make your family-friendly measures visible – internally and externally.
Read more →
A family-friendly company? Why it's a success factor
Five reasons family-friendliness is a decisive success factor.
Read more →
8 tips for family-friendly company events
Eight tips for making company events more family-friendly.
Read more →
6 pillars of employee retention
The six pillars of employee retention in times of skilled-labour shortages.
Read more →
Family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves
Paid family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves.
Read more
Parental Allowance Reform 2027
The 2027 parental allowance reform explained – plus a six-point checklist for HR.
Read more
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave – from announcement to return.
Read more
Parental leave as an employer: entitlement, deadlines and obligations at a glance
Entitlement, deadlines and obligations: parental leave for employers at a glance.
Read more
Employment ban: what employers need to know and observe
Employment ban during pregnancy – what employers need to know and how to act correctly.
Read more
Parental leave as a manager: what changes and how to make it work
Parental leave as a manager – what's at stake and how to prepare as a company.
Read more
Return after parental leave: how to support your employees
The return after parental leave – how you as an employer make the difference.
Read more
Parental leave for fathers: what employers need to know and can do
More fathers are taking parental leave – what's changing and how companies benefit.
Read more
Dormant employment relationship: how to support your employees well through parental leave
Maternity protection and parental leave – what's allowed, explained simply.
Read more
Parental leave for employers: how to use your chance for sustainable employer branding
Parental leave as a strategic advantage in employer branding.
Read more
Parental leave at a glance: 6 facts for companies
Parental leave at a glance – the six most important facts for companies.
Read more
Parental leave in focus: strategies for managers
Strategies for managers to support employees before, during and after parental leave.
Read more
Family-friendliness – does it pay off?
Does family-friendliness pay off? The measures and the business case.
Read more
14 parenting skills for everyday working life
14 skills parents develop – and how they help in everyday working life.
Read more
Making family-friendliness visible
How to make your family-friendly measures visible – internally and externally.
Read more
A family-friendly company? Why it's a success factor
Five reasons family-friendliness is a decisive success factor.
Read more
8 tips for family-friendly company events
Eight tips for making company events more family-friendly.
Read more
6 pillars of employee retention
The six pillars of employee retention in times of skilled-labour shortages.
Read more
Job sharing: how two people share one role and everyone wins
Job sharing explained – and why two people in one role pays off for companies.
Read more
Freelancers as parental-leave cover: a flexible solution for companies
Freelancers as parental-leave cover – a flexible solution for companies.
Read more
Supporting caregiving employees: what companies should do now
Why companies lose caregiving employees without noticing – and five measures that help.
Read more
Family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves
Paid family start leave isn't coming for now – what employers can do themselves.
Read more
42% would switch employers if family isn't taken into account
42% of employees would switch jobs if family isn't taken into account – what that means for retention.
Read more
Parental Allowance Reform 2027
The 2027 parental allowance reform explained – plus a six-point checklist for HR.
Read more
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave – from announcement to return.
Read more
EU Pay Transparency Directive: what companies should prepare now
The EU Pay Transparency Directive – what companies should prepare now.
Read more
Parental leave as an employer: entitlement, deadlines and obligations at a glance
Entitlement, deadlines and obligations: parental leave for employers at a glance.
Read more
Parental leave as a manager: what changes and how to make it work
Parental leave as a manager – what's at stake and how to prepare as a company.
Read more
Return after parental leave: how to support your employees
The return after parental leave – how you as an employer make the difference.
Read more
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies.
Read more
Parental leave for employers: how to use your chance for sustainable employer branding
Parental leave as a strategic advantage in employer branding.
Read more
Parental leave in focus: strategies for managers
Strategies for managers to support employees before, during and after parental leave.
Read more
Family-friendliness – does it pay off?
Does family-friendliness pay off? The measures and the business case.
Read more
Making family-friendliness visible
How to make your family-friendly measures visible – internally and externally.
Read more
A family-friendly company? Why it's a success factor
Five reasons family-friendliness is a decisive success factor.
Read more
6 pillars of employee retention
The six pillars of employee retention in times of skilled-labour shortages.
Read more
Why our logo is on a race car
Why our logo is on a race car – and what motorsport has to do with life phases.
Read more
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies.
Read more
Work-life balance – European countries compared
Reconciling family and work – how Sweden, Germany and Switzerland compare.
Read more
Breaking up traditional role distributions
Breaking up traditional role distributions – why everyone benefits.
Read more
Supporting caregiving employees: what companies should do now
Why companies lose caregiving employees without noticing – and five measures that help.
Read more
EU Pay Transparency Directive: what companies should prepare now
The EU Pay Transparency Directive – what companies should prepare now.
Read more
Parental leave as an employer: entitlement, deadlines and obligations at a glance
Entitlement, deadlines and obligations: parental leave for employers at a glance.
Read more
Employment ban: what employers need to know and observe
Employment ban during pregnancy – what employers need to know and how to act correctly.
Read more
Parental leave for fathers: what employers need to know and can do
More fathers are taking parental leave – what's changing and how companies benefit.
Read more
Dormant employment relationship: how to support your employees well through parental leave
Maternity protection and parental leave – what's allowed, explained simply.
Read more
Freelancers as parental-leave cover: a flexible solution for companies
Freelancers as parental-leave cover – a flexible solution for companies.
Read more
Parental leave at a glance: 6 facts for companies
Parental leave at a glance – the six most important facts for companies.
Read more
42% would switch employers if family isn't taken into account
42% of employees would switch jobs if family isn't taken into account – what that means for retention.
Read more
Job sharing: how two people share one role and everyone wins
Job sharing explained – and why two people in one role pays off for companies.
Read more
Work-life balance – European countries compared
Reconciling family and work – how Sweden, Germany and Switzerland compare.
Read more
Breaking up traditional role distributions
Breaking up traditional role distributions – why everyone benefits.
Read more
14 parenting skills for everyday working life
14 skills parents develop – and how they help in everyday working life.
Read more
8 tips for family-friendly company events
Eight tips for making company events more family-friendly.
Read more
42% would switch employers if family isn't taken into account
42% of employees would switch jobs if family isn't taken into account – what that means for retention.
Read more
Parental Allowance Reform 2027
The 2027 parental allowance reform explained – plus a six-point checklist for HR.
Read more
Why our logo is on a race car
Why our logo is on a race car – and what motorsport has to do with life phases.
Read more
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave
What HR can do in every phase of parental leave – from announcement to return.
Read more
EU Pay Transparency Directive: what companies should prepare now
The EU Pay Transparency Directive – what companies should prepare now.
Read more
Parental leave as an employer: entitlement, deadlines and obligations at a glance
Entitlement, deadlines and obligations: parental leave for employers at a glance.
Read more
Employment ban: what employers need to know and observe
Employment ban during pregnancy – what employers need to know and how to act correctly.
Read more
Parental leave as a manager: what changes and how to make it work
Parental leave as a manager – what's at stake and how to prepare as a company.
Read more
Job sharing: how two people share one role and everyone wins
Job sharing explained – and why two people in one role pays off for companies.
Read more
Return after parental leave: how to support your employees
The return after parental leave – how you as an employer make the difference.
Read more
Parental leave for fathers: what employers need to know and can do
More fathers are taking parental leave – what's changing and how companies benefit.
Read more
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies
Diversity under pressure – what US developments mean for German companies.
Read more
Dormant employment relationship: how to support your employees well through parental leave
Maternity protection and parental leave – what's allowed, explained simply.
Read more
Freelancers as parental-leave cover: a flexible solution for companies
Freelancers as parental-leave cover – a flexible solution for companies.
Read more
Parental leave for employers: how to use your chance for sustainable employer branding
Parental leave as a strategic advantage in employer branding.
Read more
Parental leave at a glance: 6 facts for companies
Parental leave at a glance – the six most important facts for companies.
Read more
Parental leave in focus: strategies for managers
Strategies for managers to support employees before, during and after parental leave.
Read more
Work-life balance – European countries compared
Reconciling family and work – how Sweden, Germany and Switzerland compare.
Read more
Family-friendliness – does it pay off?
Does family-friendliness pay off? The measures and the business case.
Read more
Breaking up traditional role distributions
Breaking up traditional role distributions – why everyone benefits.
Read more
14 parenting skills for everyday working life
14 skills parents develop – and how they help in everyday working life.
Read more
Making family-friendliness visible
How to make your family-friendly measures visible – internally and externally.
Read more
A family-friendly company? Why it's a success factor
Five reasons family-friendliness is a decisive success factor.
Read more
8 tips for family-friendly company events
Eight tips for making company events more family-friendly.
Read more
6 pillars of employee retention
The six pillars of employee retention in times of skilled-labour shortages.
Read more