Annual Report 2005 - Boehringer Ingelheim

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For our people
To achieve our corporate objectives we deploy flexible, mobile, self-confident
employees prepared to accept responsibility and capable of thinking and acting
globally. Our internal principles guide employee selection and assessment.
To attain continuous innovation in all we do, we apply our employees’ and
managers’ creativity, capability, commitment and willingness to learn and
change. The Corporation in this regard delegates responsibilities to employees
and acknowledges their success, performance and commitment in meeting
agreed goals. Remuneration and classification are based on the task,
performance, achievement and competitive comparison.
Successfully pursuing our vision, Value through
Innovation, calls for the dedication, passion and
continuous powers of renewal of our more than
37,000 employees. They are our unique source of
strength and inspiration.
Our persistent, combined efforts and resulting
achievements in pharmaceutical innovation have
enabled us to maintain growth and create new
jobs. In many countries we have generated a
significant volume of employment opportunities,
led by the USA, with a total of 1,000 new jobs.
The increased employment prospects we offer
have been greeted extremely favourably in
countries where lowering unemployment is a
national challenge.
On employment, Boehringer Ingelheim has
received numerous accolades. In 2005, we were
awarded first price in “Arbeitsplätze absolut” for
being the company which generated the highest
number of new jobs in Germany. We also gained
considerable public recognition in Germany for
continuing to increase the number of apprentice-
ships which rose from 623 to 698. The relatively
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large number of apprentices in our extensive
vocational programmes has won widespread
praise as a powerful encouragement to the labour
market.
Great place to work
We are proud of the attractive working environ-
ment that we have created and the status that we
enjoy as a preferred employer. Authoritative,
independent workplace surveys in many coun-
tries have confirmed our position among the top
companies in this area so vital to recruiting and
maintaining high quality employees (see box on
page 17, list of awards).
Such positive recognition of our company as
a great place to work spurs us on to enhance
our distinctive company culture still further.
Ever responsive to the changing needs of our
employees, we at the same time call for everyone
to be personally engaged in improving our
working environment at the heart of which are
mutual respect, fairness, openness and space for
both personal and professional development.