SOCIAL ACTION
Here the focus is on people and what makes them social beings. Social sustainability means: respect for human rights, justice, security, fair pay, safeguarding the interests of employees as well as the opportunity for education and training and free professional development. ELTEN focuses on the needs of all.
PEOPLE AT THE CENTRE
“People as the most important asset” is often described, but not always optimally lived. At ELTEN, we not only look after our employees on site in Uedem, but also ensure that our production facilities and suppliers comply with social standards.
EDUCATION
We support the training of various job profiles and the further education and development of our employees in different and varied fields of work. We place great emphasis on equal opportunities, respectful treatment and teamwork, regardless of religion, gender or ethnic origin, and these are fundamental components of our cooperation.
We guarantee our employees healthy and safe workplaces. For more than 110 years, we have practised family-like interaction with each other. Openness, tolerance and respectful behaviour between employees, but also with our suppliers and other business partners.
ETHICS, LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS
We work against discrimination and for equality. We ensure freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining. ELTEN GmbH focuses on people’s needs and offers them safety and comfort at work through high-quality foot protection. In addition, we are committed to social aspects to safeguard labour and human rights all the way up the supply chain and to fundamental ethical principles.
MAINTAINING HEALTH
Our focus is not only on the people who wear our safety footwear, but also on our employees on site.
In order to motivate them in the long term, to strengthen teamwork and to create awareness of opportunities for health improvement, we cooperate with a qualified partner on the subject of foot health and ergonomics as part of our company health management (BGM).
SOCIAL BENEFITS
Performance-related and appropriate pay, capital-forming benefits, a company pension scheme, voluntary and above-tariff benefits – as an employer, ELTEN offers its employees a large package of additional benefits. In addition, all employees receive a shopping card that can be used in various places. As part of health maintenance, we offer free vaccinations.
1. HEALTH
The 3-pillar model for demographic compensation provides for additional benefits: We offer various health vouchers for our employees. Whether EMS training, a personal coach, physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports programmes or nutritional advice. Healthy employees are the be-all and end-all, and we do a lot to ensure this.
2. COMPATIBILITY OF FAMILY AND WORK
As a family business, the compatibility of family and work is a top priority. To make this easier, we offer our employees kindergarten subsidies, among other things.
3. TRAINING
As an employer, we cannot afford to stand still these days. That is why we invest in the further training of our employees. From English courses to targeted professional training. Individual support is important to us.
ELTEN AS A TRAINING COMPANY
Our future lies in the next generation. Shortage of skilled workers, special niche professions – we rely on our own junior staff. As a training company, we offer nine training courses, the possibility of dual studies and an engineering course in the field of footwear technology.
CAREER AT ELTEN
ELTEN is a traditional company with a future, good personal prospects and many benefits. It’s worth dropping by every now and then to find out about our advertised vacancies. It’s simple and straightforward. Have fun looking around!
WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
Helping others is a matter of course for us as a company. We support projects that help others and help when people are dependent on others.
DONATION ACTION
This can be a donation for an SOS Children’s Village here on the Lower Rhine or for family-friendly institutions in the surrounding area. We also got involved with refugees from Ukraine by providing them with shoes of their choice. Because the current war is causing many emergency situations where outside help is irreplaceable.
SUPPORT FOR CANCER AID
But we also supported the Fire Cancer Run, a charitable fundraising event in which firefighters in full gear ran from Berlin to Amsterdam to raise money for Cancer Aid.
8. November 2023 / from the ELTEN team