A generational mix

Due to demographic trends and a lack of apprentices, the proportion of older employees is steadily increasing. Around 30 per cent of our workforce is currently over the age of 50, with the same number under the age of 30. Every stage of life comes with its own domestic challenges. We offer services including childcare and care for dependants to help our employees overcome these challenges. By taking this action, we help our employees balance work and family commitments and foster a healthy, supportive working environment.

We want to facilitate a healthy work-life balance for our employees. To achieve this, we work with AWO lifebalance, a subsidiary of the Workers’ Welfare Association (Arbeiterwohlfahrt or AWO), which offers a nationwide network of experienced specialists and facilities. Their extensive service includes counselling and the provision of childcare and nursing care. It is available to all colleagues at our head offices and regional sites, in our stores, and at our logistics centres. The REWE Group also provides nationwide holiday camps through the AWO lifebalance service to help parents with childcare.