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Benefits for Employees in Germany
Everything about private and professional life at Welthungerhilfe
We offer our employees a wide variety of benefits. This is an overview of the benefits available to employees in Germany.
Onboarding
We warmly welcome all new employees and offer an extensive, cross-departmental induction week at the start of their employment at Welthungerhilfe.
Induction
We offer all new employees extensive onboarding weeks, where they gain their first insight into the organizational processes of Welthungerhilfe. This is followed by an additional familiarization period in the respective departments, where they learn how things work in their area of speciality.
Remuneration, Salary Components, and Allowances
In addition to monthly remuneration, our employees can enjoy additional benefits such as bonuses, allowances, or contributions to capital formation.
All Benefits at a Glance
- Customised wage scale
Our gender-blind remuneration system is based on our own wage scale. - Capital-forming benefits
We subsidise capital-forming benefits. - Annual bonus
By decision of the Executive Board, we pay our employees an additional month's salary every year. - Company pension plan
After two years of employment at Welthungerhilfe, employees are placed on a company pension plan that is 100 percent financed by Welthungerhilfe. - Jobticket (transit pass)
Welthungerhilfe employees receive a discounted travel card that allows them to use buses and trains throughout the Rhein-Sieg transit system. Depending on where you live, the travel card can be expanded to include the Rhein-Ruhr transit system. For the Berlin office, Welthungerhilfe subsidises a ticket subscription for the buses and trains of the local public transport (öPNV). - Subsidisation of child care during business trips
We subsidise child care costs incurred during business trips. - Child allowance
Employees receive a monthly allowance for dependent children under the age of 15. - Computer glasses
If necessary, we subsidise the purchase of a pair of computer glasses.
Professional Development
Welthungerhilfe takes the professional development of its employees seriously, providing the opportunities outlined below.
All Benefits at a Glance
- Learning Management System (LMS)
Our internal learning management platform "Einstein" offers you various opportunities for individual training - with new learning content every day! - Professional development opportunities
We offer our employees opportunities for professional development in the form of in-house training sessions and external professional-development events. - Educational leave
Welthungerhilfe employees are given up to five days’ paid leave every year for purposes of professional and political education.
Leave
In special cases, we grant our employees various special vacation days in addition to the regular annual leave.
All Benefits at a Glance
- Vacation leave
For our employees in Bonn and Berlin working a five-day week, vacation leave amounts to 30 days. - Special leave
Our employees are entitled to special paid leave to deal with certain family obligations (e.g. if a child falls ill, if a close relative urgently requires care, if a child is born, or if a first-degree relative dies).
Balancing Private and Professional Lives
Welthungerhilfe strives to enable its employees to maintain a healthy balance between their private and professional lives.
All Benefits at a Glance
- Working from home
In principle, all employees can arrange with their respective superiors to work from home. This goes a long way towards reconciling private and professional life. - Flexible hours
We offer our employees a flexible system that allows them to choose their working hours with a great deal of independence. The contractual working hours can be flexibly fulfilled between 6:00 and 21:00. There is no core time. - Parent-child room
The parent-child room in Bonn offers employees the opportunity to bring their children to work if necessary and care for them during working hours.
Additional Benefits/Infrastructure
In addition to the company benefits, we offer other advantages and benefits that liven up our employees’ day-to-day working life and bring them together in a collegial atmosphere.
All Benefits at a Glance
- Offices in Bonn–Bad Godesberg and Berlin Mitte
Our offices in Bonn–Bad Godesberg and Berlin Mitte have great connections to the regional commuting network. Each is only a few minutes away from the city centre and local amenities. - Social events
We stage annual events for our employees, such as parties in the summer, at Christmas, or for carnival. It is also possible to take part in athletic events as a group (e.g. Zero Hunger Run, Post-Marathon, corporate challenges, ICC Football Cup for NGOs in Bonn). - Choir
We have our own choir that performs at internal events. The choir welcomes each new voice. - Relaxation room
Our employees have access to a relaxation room. For a fee, you can make an appointment for a massage with a qualified masseuse. - Fresh fruit
We promote healthy nutrition (organic and locally-sourced) by offering our employees fresh fruit every day. - Table football (foosball)
In Bonn, our employees have access to a football table for use during breaks and for an occasional change in pace.