Lifelong learning This may sound a bit priggish   and those who ve just left  school probably don t want to hear it   but lifelong learning is  not a chore  but an enrichment  It is our aim to help our em  ployees develop professionally  to discover and nourish their  potential  For some of our staff this starts with our apprentice  ship programmes  see p  157 ff    but it certainly doesn t end  there  Staff development is as essential for us as a company  as it is for our employees  So each year  we conduct a review   What training is required by law  by the norms and standards  we adhere to  and by our internal requirements for our em  ployees  Such training is then offered on a compulsory basis  In addition  we foster the professional development of our em  ployees through seminars and training courses selected on an  individual basis as needed  Professional development requires feedback on how you are  doing in your daily work  So regular performance reviews are  an important part of staff development  For employees work  ing in administration  they are usually held once a year  for pro  duction staff  once every two years  In addition to feedback on  employees  past performance  their future professional devel  opment is discussed and performance targets are set  In 2018 we conducted performance reviews with 76 percent  of our employees in Diepholz  We will start to systematically  hold reviews for our Gronau employees in 2019  Hansefit  The Lebensbaum Nordic walking group  meets every Tuesday at 5 30 p m   We had  this sort of exercise group in 2004  as you  can see in this photo from our local newspa  per   But a lot has changed since then  The  group no longer meets  For one thing  Nordic  walking is no longer as popular as it once was   And for another  we now have almost three  times as many employees  We also want to  encourage employees to exercise even if they  don t have time on Tuesdays   or think Nor  dic walking is silly  So since January 2017  we have been help  ing our employees get  Hanse  fit  Every em  ployee who has been working here for more  than six months can become a member of the  Hansefit fitness network through our compa  ny  We subsidise the membership fees  The  personal contribution that our exercise en  thusiasts pay is more than fair for what is  offered  With their membership cards  they  not only gain entry to sports facilities in and  around Diepholz  but across Germany   as  long as they are part of the Hansefit network  So whether our employees are on a business  trip to Berlin  visiting family in eastern West  phalia or taking a well earned holiday on the  island of Heligoland  they have their choice  of locations  The network has something  for everyone   from classic gyms through  squash and tennis courts to golf courses and  indoor climbing centres  And for those look  ing for relaxation  there are spas and saunas  as well as yoga studios  This lets our em  ployees put together a bespoke exercise pro  gramme that matches their needs and goals   One that is available when they have time for  it  Anyone who wants to go walking on Tues  days is of course welcome to do so  With or  without poles  People 2016 2017 2018 Diepholz 9 8 6 8 13 27 Gronau 0 1 2 5 2 Average skills training hours per  full time equivalent  From the Diep  holzer Kreisblatt  newspaper   20 August 2004 163 2016 2017 2018 Diepholz 5 3 3 37 3 99 Gronau 2 6 2 4 2 4 Average compulsory training hours  per full time equivalent   
        
        
        
        
        
          
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