1. Measures and Tools in Companies for a Better Reconciliation of Work, Family & Private Life
May 16th 2017 | Conference „Promoting uptake of paternity and parental leave among fathers for more equal share of child care between women and men”
Manuela Vollmann
Executive Director abz*austria

2. abz*austria - competent for women and business | 2017
Social profit organisation
25 years of experience in working towards gender equality in education, economy, and on the labour market
8,000 women in over 40 projects
approx. 150 employees
10 locations in 4 federal states
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Our Expertise
„Working & Learning“ for women reentering the labour market
Cooperations with enterprises
“Parental leave and career” (EQUAL)
2007 Roadmap & Toolbox – active management of (parental) leaves
EU-project „Role of men in gender equality“
Paternal leave campaign
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Reconciliation as a matter of management...
... not a „women’s issue“!
The active management of (parental) leave includes
Recruite skilled workers
Maintain know-how and expertise within the company
Recognize (parental) leaves as productivity factor
Encourage active fatherhood
Promote reconciliation for management staff
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Benefits for Companies
Save cost & time
Employer branding, staff retention
Reduced absence rates, lower fluctuation
Image / CSR
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Do’s & Dont’s
Do’s
Contact person
Status quo phone call
Part-time for parents
External & internal communication
Role models
Longterm planning
Don’ts
No coordination between HR and management
Little/no time for planning ahead
Disregard employees currently on leave
Rigid working hours
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Best Practise Examples
Flexible working hours and work places
Encouragement of paternal leaves and active fatherhood
New leadership models
Active management of parental and other leaves
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8. RoadMap*KarenzManagement®
Web-based service and communication platform on parental & other leaves
Checklists
Maintenance by abz*austria
Individual design
Access via intranet or user-login
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9. within the RoadMap*KarenzManagement®
Paternal Leave
within the RoadMap*KarenzManagement®
Success Factors
Make fathers visible
Provide role models
Motivate male employees to go on paternal leave
Flexible working hours
Challenges
Management of representation
Changing the mindset
To Do’s
Legal and financial framework
Further information
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ToolBox*KarenzManagement
Supports the process of managing parental/other leaves through workshops, consulting, check-lists, forms and guidelines
Phase 1: Planning of parental/other leave; interview between employee and manager
Phase 2: Staying in touch during the parental/other leave
Phase 3: Organise the re-entry after a parental/other leave
The ToolBox is included in the RoadMap*KarenzManagement®
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
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11. Contact us! Manuela Vollmann
Simmeringer Hauptstraße 154, 1110 Vienna ,