With around 8,000 employees, 180 company-owned locations, and a preliminary annual turnover of EUR 2.5 billion, Gebrüder Weiss ČR is one of the leading transport and logistics providers in Europe. The company employs 367 people in the Czech Republic and it provides domestic and international land transport, air and sea freight transport, warehouse logistics, and comprehensive tailor-made logistics solutions. They increase efficiency, reduce costs and provide their customers with a decisive competitive advantage through their strategy, years of experience, and a strong team.

The age management principles in companies associated with the optimization of workload and work processes should apply to all 50+ age groups, as each of them faces specific circumstances in their private lives. As part of its age management, Gebrüder Weiss ČR takes into account the different life stages of employees in the workplace and also their changing resources (health, competencies, values, attitudes), involving mentors, internal trainers, and coaches. It also includes the services of a physiotherapist who, for each specific position, advises on how to adapt to the work environment and minimize possible future health risks. In this way, they aim above all to make it easier for employees to reconcile their personal and professional lives at different stages of their lives and to help them to adjust their workload in the best possible way.hy is not to use employees “to the last drop of sweat” and then dismiss them for non-performance and replace them with fresh labour. They value their employees and consider them partners. They believe that, despite a less accommodating state pension policy, employees should be guaranteed a dignified retirement where they do not “crawl” into it completely exhausted or waiting for it at the labour office on minimum wage.

One of Gebrüder Weiss’s core corporate values is to make a positive contribution to society, constantly striving to improve the living conditions of people inside and outside their company. This approach is reflected directly at the level of internal activities in programs for older employees that take into account their specific living situations and needs.

The personal and professional development of employees is a long-term focus. Their employees have the opportunity to develop their skills through the Group’s myOrangeCollege training academy, which offers a varied range of seminars organized either by qualified lecturers or via e-learning. In addition to professional seminars, there are courses focused on personal development, work-life balance seminars, and specialized seminars for colleagues aged 45+ and 50+.

Age management should be an obvious and natural part of any company culture in the future and should help to take into account aspects of the different life stages of all employees across all age categories. It can be used as a basis for improving the innovation of internal processes.

domestic and international transport, logistics, tailor-made logistics solutions, physiotherapist, working environment