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When 28-year-old Paul Weber* became a father in December 2012, he realized that his current employer no longer suited him as a young family man. "I changed relatively quickly because it wasn't going anywhere for me anymore," says the account manager. Weber specifically applied to the personnel service provider emagine in Munich, known as a family-friendly company, where he has been working since April 1.
It is common practice for team leaders to take parental leave with us, including men. I came here specifically because I knew that balancing family and career is not a problem in this company," emphasizes Paul Weber. His wife, who runs a language institute on a freelance basis, wanted to fully return to her profession six months after the birth of their son Leon*, also because freelancers neither enjoy maternity protection nor receive parental allowance. And it was very convenient for the Weber family that emagine, a 100% subsidiary of the globally operating GFT Group, fosters a culture of employee appreciation.
There is generally an offer at emagine to support employees in finding daycare, and in our branch, half of the people have children," Weber is pleased with his new work environment. The young father heard from colleagues that he can use the service of the family service provider famPLUS through the central HR department in Stuttgart, which helps in finding suitable childcare: "In the intranet, where all employee offers are listed, I found the contact details. And it quickly led to a phone call with famPLUS. A very friendly staff member took up the case with commitment.
Above all helpful, the young father reports, was that he and his wife were spared from having to hear all the rejections from the daycare centers themselves. It really wears you down when you're fully engaged in your job, or if, like his wife, you absolutely want to work again and constantly hear that childcare seems to be an unsolvable problem: "We had received 17 rejections before we let famPLUS help us!
In the first phone call with famPlus, the customer advisor got a picture of the situation and the needs of the Weber family, and of course, the budget was also discussed. And just two to three weeks later, the family service providers were able to present a suitable offer. Leon has been attending the daycare suggested by famPLUS since September 1st, "And he has developed very well; he is open and smart!" reports the proud father.
For his work, the Account Manager was extremely motivated by the company's support. Weber greatly values the corporate culture at emagine. And he found it very reassuring that famPLUS competently addressed his concerns. "You can lean back internally and focus on other things," describes the young father his relief.
This offer from my employer saved us a lot of frustration and effort, and word is also getting around that famPLUS is doing a good job," concluded the very satisfied employee. And emagine also benefits from this positive experience, because among professionals and specialists, it quickly becomes known which company sees its employees as assets and shows this in practice through appreciation. These are the companies that do not have to worry about retaining skilled workers like Paul Weber as employees.
