Knorr­Bremse offers most of its staff a wide range of options for arranging their own working conditions: ■ Flexible working hours and working time accounts ■ Part­time contracts ■ Sabbaticals lasting several months ■ Mobile working ■ Family support (e.g. helping employees to find childcare and care services for relatives, programs for children during school vacations) ■ Family assistance programs, such as contributing to health care and health insurance plans, special financial assis­ tance, granting leave if children or relatives fall ill, and ma­ ternity and parental leave (even in countries where there are no statutory provisions) ■ A range of health­promotion programs and access to health facilities The Munich site was awarded a certificate from berufund­ familie for its efforts towards establishing a family­ and life­ phase­conscious HR policy, most recently in a three­month audit.