#proceeding – with VERBUND and our benefits

Our main office, the VERBUND headquarters Am Hof 6A, is located in the first municipal district of Vienna, easily reachable by underground line U3. Lines U1 and U2, as well as a number of tram lines, are also within reach. Furthermore, there are car pools available for visits to our power plants throughout Austria and Bavaria.

It is our vision to create a universally accessible company for the future of energy. We are anxious to consider the topic of universal accessibility and disability from a viewpoint going beyond legal stipulations and rules and to act accordingly.

At VERBUND we have a Diversity Manager who makes sure that diversity is actively promoted in the company and that men and women of all types of different backgrounds are employed at different levels.

Many VERBUND locations provide their employees with a discounted lunch offer from a healthy and nutritious cuisine.

At many VERBUND locations, our employees have access to kitchenettes with coffee machines, water boilers as well as range of teas and mineral water. Depending on seasonal and regional availability, a selection of fresh fruit may also be offered.

Successes need to be celebrated. We practice this in form of our Christmas celebrations, summer festivals, company excursions and employee events.

An additional collective accident insurance policy is written for all employees upon start of employment at VEBUND.

Employees of VERBUND's Austrian corporate entities have the option of taking out supplementary health insurance policies, the costs of which are covered by the company.

In addition to the government-paid family allowance, VERBUND also pays a collective agreement based child benefit to employees of the Austrian corporate entities.

As a supplement to government pension plans, we offer a system of work-based pension insurance in form of a contribution oriented retirement fund. With that, we demonstrate our desire to develop a social and sustainable corporate culture.

The VERBUND locations are serviced by occupational health physicians/occupational medical centres, which are authorised to administer numerous emergency treatments as well as certain vaccinations.

Fit and healthy at VERBUND: As part of our corporate health management scheme, we offer our employees, among other things, numerous workshops in order to accommodate the desire for a healthy lifestyle.

New employees have the possibility to benefit from our onboarding process, which involves several-day workshops focusing on the basics of the energy industry, where they can familiarise themselves with our company and establish a group-wide network.

We offer our employees an comprehensive, target group specific and demand-oriented training programme as well as E-trainings and extensive introductory training sessions on numerous topics (e.g. EDP/IT, safety, etc.)

We encourage and promote the personal development of our employees by means of above-average personal development opportunities within the company.

Once a year we have performance reviews in order to appraise and encourage the potential of our employees. A performance-based remuneration constitutes and additional motivator for our employees.

On-the-job-training: Accompanied by customised training including personal development plan. Our trainees are integrated into a team, supported by experienced mentors and work side by side with our top experts at numerous stations.

Students with a degree in engineering or business administration can write their thesis or dissertation etc. on renewable energies or the optimisation or marketing thereof. As market leader in Austria, VERBUND is the correct address for students with an interest in the energy sector.

Respecting the work-life balance of our employees is a long-standing tradition at VERBUND. We take steps to promote the compatibility of professional and private life.

Within the framework of the Career and Family Audit, we have been regularly evaluating our family friendliness since 2009 and continue to implement measures for ongoing improvement.

As a family-friendly employer, VERBUND, with "Family Time", grants fathers paid paternity leave in form of a "Baby and/or Daddy-Month".

It is our goal to adapt working conditions to the respective living situations of our employees in order to ensure an appropriate work-life balance.

As a rule, we advertise fulltime positions. However, with negotiation and individual arrangement we will be glad to accommodate the desire for a flexible working hours model.

By means of flexibility of work conditions, especially the option of mobile working, we endeavour to increase and promote the individual scope of action of our employees.

When faced with difficult personal situations, employees have the possibility of contacting a free confidential support hotline.

Thanks to a number of co-operations, employees of VERBUND's Austrian corporate entities can benefit from numerous discounted shopping possibilities (e.g. pharmacies, banking conditions, supermarkets, technology etc.), as well as a company library in the headquarters at Am Hof 6A.

The cultural and sports association of VERBUND offers its employees a wide variety of leisure activities. SAMMLUNG VERBUND offers employees free guided tours of the Vertical Gallery at VERBUND headquarters.