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Responsibility for our employees

Coworkers come first: Every day, around 1000 people at more than 50 branches are commited to the success, growth, and ongoing development of Fr. Meyer’s Sohn. Responsibility toward our employees has therefore been a top priority for generations. We provide safe, health-promoting workplaces at our sites worldwide and are committed to treating each other with respect.

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Occupational safety and health
  • Workplace safety: first aid workshops; DocStop; e-learning workshops; ergonomic workplace design
  • Health management: Work-it; smoking cessation seminars; stress analysis; free fruit baskets; health check; eye tests; partnerships with gyms; yoga
Training and development on an equal basis
  • Apprenticeships, internships, and traineeships
  • Permanent positions rather than temporary contracts of employment
  • Training courses, workshops, foreign placements, "Go Global" program
  • Internal filling of management positions, "Young Professionals" program
  • Global exchange of knowledge and cultures via the intranet and events
  • Diversity (e.g. regarding age, background, gender, sexuality, religion)
 
 
Work-life balance
  • Flexible working hours
  • Trust-based working hours
Voluntary social benefits, perks, and events
  • Subsidy for food and transport
  • Occupational retirement provision
  • Health insurance, supplementary dental insurance
  • Organization of staff celebrations
  • Employee offers and perks
Figures
  • Average age of employees around the world: 39 years
  • Average employee service length in years: 7 years
  • Proportion of women globally: all employees: 46%
  • Proportion of women globally: executives: 27%
  • Number of nationalities around the world: > 40
  • Part-time ratio, Germany: 11%
Author
Nadine Kinscher-Masur

Corporate Head of Marketing at Fr. Meyer's Sohn

News

11/14/2023
Fr. Meyer's Sohn acquires Swedish freight forwarder C Land Logistics

Fr. Meyer's Sohn strengthens its network in Northern Europe. The Hamburg-based logistics company has completed the acquisition of the Swedish freight fowarder C Land Logistic.

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09/19/2023
Collaboration | Automating Information Extraction in Logistics

Streamlining Information Extraction with GPT-Powered Solution through our partner theBlue.ai GmbH.

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07/21/2023
New Branch | Fr. Meyer's Sohn Poland

Opening of FMS Gdansk | Poland

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