STAFF RATE IWC AS A "GREAT PLACE TO WORK"
Schaffhausen, 6th September 2019 – IWC Schaffhausen has been awarded certification from "Great Place to Work" for the first time. This organisation, which is active in roughly 50 countries around the world, carries out a structured anonymous online survey to find out how happy a company's employees are.
In the survey conducted in summer 2019, staff were able to rate their employer in the following categories: Credibility, respect, fairness, team spirit and pride. 86 per cent of participants believe that they have an excellent workplace on the whole at IWC. IWC performed particularly well with regard to how proud its employees feel of the company, with 90 per cent declaring that they are proud to work here. The employee survey and separate audit of the company culture gave rise to improvement measures that are in the process of being implemented.
"I'm pleased that IWC's qualities as an employer have been confirmed. What makes us special is a unique mix of people. The interplay between an enthusiasm for engineering and the passion that people put into their work. Our culture is shaped by a 'can-do' attitude, paired with a pinch of humour,"
TRUSTING WORKPLACE CULTURE AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF CSR
That IWC has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” is the result of years of continuous investment in a progressive workplace culture. An entrepreneurial mindset, a diverse workforce, flexible working time models and excellent opportunities for training and development are objectives that IWC also explicitly emphasised in its industry-leading Sustainability Report, published in 2018. “Our talent development strategy focuses on how to attract, develop and retain talented employees from all over the world, in order to ensure that IWC has the talent and skills needed for the future,” explains René Behr, Director of Human Resources and Sustainability Committee Member at IWC Schaffhausen.
IWC also greatly values health and well-being in the workplace. For instance, the new Manufakturzentrum boasts excellent working conditions for employees. The workstations get a lot of natural light and have a special ergonomic design. The dishes on offer in the two canteens in Schaffhausen include many regional and seasonal products, while fruit is also available free of charge. Many of IWC’s employees also voluntarily participate in environmental and social projects.
IWC Schaffhausen is the Engineer of Watchmaking. In 1868, the American watchmaker and engineer Florentine Ariosto Jones established the ‘International Watch Company’ in Schaffhausen in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. By combining the best of human craftsmanship and creativity with cutting-edge industrial technology and processes, he laid the foundation for IWC’s unique engineering approach to watchmaking.
IWC’s distinctive and pure design is brought to life through collections ranging from elegant dress watches to sports and luxury sports watches, notably the Portugieser, Portofino, Pilot’s Watches and Ingenieur. Over its more than 150-year history, IWC has earned a reputation for creating professional instrument watches and functional complications, especially chronographs and calendars, which are ingenious, robust and easy to use.
A pioneer in the use of titanium and ceramic, IWC specializes in performance materials such as Ceratanium®. IWC’s advanced engineering division XPL develops technologies that enhance the durability of mechanical watches and extend their applications to environments with extreme conditions such as jet aviation and human spaceflight.
IWC is a leader in luxury watchmaking, crafting timepieces built to last for generations and continuously improving every aspect of how it manufactures, distributes and services its watches responsibly. Empowering the next generation of engineers, the brand also partners with organizations that work globally to support children and young people. IWC. EngineeredTM.