Hamburg, 10th February 2015. Gebr. Heinemann has been singled out as one of “Hamburg’s Best Employers 2015” and awarded the special prize “Prioritizing People – Profitability Through Humanity” – a double seal of approval for the Travel Retail and Duty Free company. Working in cooperation with Professor Werner Sarges of Hamburg’s Helmut-Schmidt-University, each year sees the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper, alster radio 106!8 and the Institute of Management and Economic Research (IMWF) honour the Hanseatic city’s best employers for their outstanding human resource work, corporate culture and specialist expertise. Competing for this prestigious distinction for the first time, Gebr. Heinemann was one of nine companies to receive five out of five stars – and with it the highest seal of approval.
Owner Gunnar Heinemann accepted the award together with Dr Wolfgang Thiele, Director Human Resources at Gebr. Heinemann, at a ceremony held at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. “We are proud of this distinction because it is our employees who have made it possible! We thank them for that,” said Gunnar Heinemann, adding “Our 6,000 employees around the globe put in a first-class performance each and every day.”
As Dr Wolfgang Thiele explained, “We are a family-run company, and as such we place great emphasis on a supportive atmosphere and a prominent culture of values, such as trust, responsibility, respect and humor. We offer our employees attractive opportunities for development and career prospects both in their local region and worldwide, as well as a range of benefits and opportunities for further training. The long-term satisfaction of our employees is of key importance to us, and we are therefore particularly pleased to be the only company to receive the special ‘Prioritizing People’ award.”
Gebr. Heinemann is one of the top three players on the international Travel Retail and Duty Free market. In addition to distributing goods to more than 1,000 customers in over 100 countries, the company also has a strong retail portfolio in the form of 230 Heinemann Duty Free & Travel Value shops, licensed brand boutiques and concept shops at 67 airports around the globe.
The “Hamburg’s Best Employers” competition sees Professor Werner Sarges and his team analyze the objective employer qualities of participating firms in accordance with scientific standards. In addition to surveying employees at Gebr. Heinemann on a range of relevant topics, they also assessed a variety of factors ranging from corporate culture to working conditions.
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