The entire UNIQA Group has had its
headquarters located in the ultramodern
Vienna UNIQA Tower for six years now.
Similarly, in the new head offices in
Budapest and Warsaw, great value was
placed on designing contemporary
and appealing
GoAhead – grow with UNIQA within the company
As a Group that is expanding throughout Europe, UNIQA has been deploying its personnel in international settings within the companies of the Group since 2003 in the context of its GoAhead mobility programme. It thereby fulfils one of the central tasks of its personnel management style which consists of continuous promotion of employees to increase mobility and the transfer of knowledge. GoAhead provides temporary employment for Austrian employees abroad within international Group companies, and offers positions for foreign colleagues to come work in Austria or other countries in which UNIQA is active. In addition to the exchange of company-internal expertise, GoAhead serves to foster direct multinational networking, thereby strengthening a shared corporate culture.
The programme is being constantly improved with new elements and made more efficient since it serves within the Group as both a recognition of achievements and a springboard to further career advancements. In 2005, the GoAhead Light module was introduced for short stays abroad; this was followed in 2006 by GoAhead Light Mentoring (international partnerships for exchange of expertise). These two models provide stays abroad of only one to three months, while the “normal” foreign assignment ranges on average from twelve to 36 months. Roughly three-fourths of all participants in GoAhead have since opted for this shorter version.
From the start, GoAhead has been very popular among employees. The programme has already placed 600 employees from 19 countries. In the year 2010 alone, 147 employees took part in this initiative.
UNIQA ManagerAcademy – new opportunities from higher qualification
With the ManagerAcademy, UNIQA offers managers and experts a valuable three-stage continuing education programme that they can take in independent modules. The goal is to enhance the strategic expertise and effectiveness of participants and simultaneously offer the opportunity to establish an international network. In addition, the ManagerAcademy offers a platform for exchanging experiences and thereby helps managers clearly formulate goals and implement them effectively. The exchange of information on the highest level also occurs in the annual ManagerCircle in which managers from the entire UNIQA Group discuss current topics and new strategies for the company.
“Getting a head start ...“ – an international perspective in training apprentices
Starting with the training of apprentices, UNIQA seeks to promote the international mobility of its employees. Since 2008, the Group has been combining the two-year training programme for young employees with a five-month internship at a UNIQA company abroad in the interests of further internationalisation. This is intended to promote mobility as well as to create a personal network. In 2010, apprentices from the regional headquarters of Vienna and Upper Austria completed internships in Group companies in Hungary and the Czech Republic. UNIQA also offers apprentice training in Exclusive-Sales. The goal of the programme is to provide apprentices with expertise and initial sales experience on the job. Since it was introduced, 60 apprentices have taken part in this programme.
