Health

We launched the "Mental First Aid" initiative in 2022 to offer our employees an independent, trustworthy point of contact during mental stress. Our mental first aid team, consisting of trained colleagues, is on hand to provide employees with advice and support if they feel mentally stressed. Whether they want to share their concerns in a personal conversation, are looking for further contact options for professional help, or are worried about a stressed person at work.

Our company social counseling service is available to all employees and managers on a confidential, professional, non-binding, and independent basis. Suppose colleagues are exposed to difficult conditions in their private or professional environment. In that case, the social counseling service offers them preventive and supportive services and works with them to find solutions to their individual concerns.

"Phileo" is an app to promote individual mental health and an offer for interested employees and managers. With "Phileo," they can learn how to prevent work-related stress and promote their mental health in the workplace - utterly independent of time and place. You will also always find our latest offers and events on mental health.

In various intranet series, including our "Fine, and how are you?" series, we inform employees and managers about mental illness, the associated symptoms, treatment options, and a wide range of support services and contact points. The aim is to remove the taboos surrounding mental stress and mental illness increasingly and to raise awareness.

We offer our employees and managers a wide range of on-site and remote training courses to strengthen their mental health. Our current training portfolio includes studies on resilience, IKIGAI, deep work, and self-management. We have also assembled various digital course collections with learning nuggets on mental health topics for interested employees and managers. So you can learn from anywhere - even on the go!

As part of our virtual meditation series with a trained meditation coach, our "mental break" allows our employees to escape the daily grind for peace. Using various breathing techniques, our employees can switch off, relax, and return to work with renewed energy.

The international fitness challenge "Fit for Work" motivates our employees to be more active daily. Once a year, all Bertelsmann employees worldwide can participate in this joint campaign organized by Bertelsmann Sport & Gesundheit and Bertelsmann BKK for three months. Anyone who enriches their daily (working) life with a lot of activity and collects "active" kilometers can win attractive prizes and support a fundraising campaign for a good cause.

The BeFit Bertelsmann Sport & Gesundheit team regularly offers various health and relaxation courses - indoor, outdoor, and online sports courses. The sports courses are even free of charge for our employees who take part regularly. The wide range of online and face-to-face courses are bundled on the BeFit website.

Our health contacts organize participation in company runs at various Arvato Systems Group locations every year. We run together as a team and enjoy a social get-together. Bertelsmann encourages all employees to participate in company runs and donate to charity. Bertelsmann BKK also offers a running coach for all employees, regardless of their running level. The coach provides support with individual training plans, exchange meetings, and recommendations on running clothing and nutrition.

A proper diet increases well-being and performance. Our employees can be supported in this by nutrition coaches.

BeFit and the Bertelsmann company health insurance fund (BKK) support our employees. In addition, many canteens at Bertelsmann companies offer a wide selection of healthy dishes and snacks. An excellent example is "Vital in Balance" from our canteen operator Cultina. A traffic light system for the various dishes at the entrance to the canteen also helps employees to eat more consciously.