The New Brose Organizational Model
Reduced costs, increased efficiency and higher employee motivation - the Brose Group has succeeded in achieving this with an innovative and intelligent concept which is exemplary in Germany: the “New Brose Organizational Model”.
The essential core elements of the organizational model include an adaptable office layout using desk sharing, broadband communication technology, flexible working hours and a compensation scheme based on results rather than on attendance.
The essential core elements of the organizational model include an adaptable office layout using desk sharing, broadband communication technology, flexible working hours and a compensation scheme based on results rather than on attendance.
Innovative office concept: cost savings and the greatest possible flexibility
Hallmarks of the modern office concept include the greatest possible transparency, efficiency and cost effectiveness. This has resulted in a working environment characterized by openness, communication and flexibility. The principle of desk-sharing originally practiced in Japan has led to cost savings of 20 percent in floor space, IT and equipment. With employees no longer restricted to a certain workplace, the customer team members can vary where they sit and who they sit with depending on the daily requirements of a project.
State-of-the-art information technology facilitates the worldwide exchange of data. All employees have their own password and can access their own data at any Brose location worldwide. A communication system is used for data, speech and video transmissions.
State-of-the-art information technology facilitates the worldwide exchange of data. All employees have their own password and can access their own data at any Brose location worldwide. A communication system is used for data, speech and video transmissions.
Remuneration: result-oriented payment
At Brose, remuneration in the manufacturing area has been related to performance for a long time now, whereas payment in the administrative area was based on the employee’s presence in the company. Brose has now transformed the time-related pay system in the development and administrative areas into a result-related system. At the beginning of 2001, overtime for staff with negotiated salaries ceased to be recorded or paid -something unique in a metalworking company. It is now possible to receive a performance bonus which can be as much as double the negotiated bonus.
Payment is calculated today on the basis of the employee’s performance appraisal and objective achievement. It consists of a negotiated salary related to job content and a performance bonus of up to 30 percent.
Payment is calculated today on the basis of the employee’s performance appraisal and objective achievement. It consists of a negotiated salary related to job content and a performance bonus of up to 30 percent.
Variable working time: work results instead of working time
The objective of the variable working time is to combine employee’s professional and private interests and to increase the efficiency of the employee’s performance. In coordination with their manager and other team members, staff can decide for themselves when to begin and finish their work and when to take their breaks.
Working time is not determined by the clocking-in machine, but by the amount of work in hand and the international activities.
Working time is not determined by the clocking-in machine, but by the amount of work in hand and the international activities.
Innovative social fringe benefits: more motivation for the employees
To reward employees for their higher level of flexibility and their greater commitment to the job, Brose has expanded the individual scope of the employees regarding their time. The company has set up catering, health and fitness facilities which can be used by employees and their families seven days a week.
There is no strict distinction made any longer between what is classified as working or break time, thus merging job and leisure to a greater degree.
Brose has social amenity buildings in Coburg and Hallstadt, housing the most up-to-date sports and health facilities. Canteen and bistro opening hours have been adapted to accommodate the variable working time and 3-shift operations. Since the introduction of the new organizational model, the company has been subsidizing employee meals to an even greater extent than before.
There is no strict distinction made any longer between what is classified as working or break time, thus merging job and leisure to a greater degree.
Brose has social amenity buildings in Coburg and Hallstadt, housing the most up-to-date sports and health facilities. Canteen and bistro opening hours have been adapted to accommodate the variable working time and 3-shift operations. Since the introduction of the new organizational model, the company has been subsidizing employee meals to an even greater extent than before.
