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AXA is once again in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

At a global level, AXA is included in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender count for 54% of AXA’s global
Equality Index (GEI), thanks to the progress made in the gender workforce which works towards
equality commitments. adding value to our business and
acting for human progress by
As the world’s leading insurance company, AXA is included in the protecting what matters. Em-
2021 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI) with its efforts in powerment of women is not a new
gender equality. Assessed for different criteria including female item in our agenda. AXA Sigorta
leadership and talent line, equality of wages and equality of wag- has been working on initiatives
es among genders, comprehensive corporate culture, sexual har- that will add value to the lives of
assment policies and brand identity supporting women; AXA has women, both inside and outside
been included the index for the fourth time this year. The Bloomb- our company. We have proven
erg Gender Equality Index assesses the performance of 380 public how committed we are by sign-
companies operating in 40 different sectors across the world with ing the Women’s Empowerment
commitments on gender equality. Principles of United Nations. We
will keep acting on those commitments and continue to inspire the
Yavuz Ölken, CEO of AXA Sigorta, stated that AXA Sigorta was business world with our projects.”
dedicated to their commitments in gender equality. “Women ac-

Allianz makes ‘flexibility’ permanent with the ‘New Working Model’

Allianz Turkey opens a flexible every Allianz employee will continue to work from their homes
door into the working life of fu- 5 days a week, except for the sales teams who work in the field
ture with its ‘New Working Mod- voluntarily. “The new model will be launched after the end of
el’ which was announced on 18 the pandemic. Despite that, we started offering our employees
December 2020. The new model the home-office support as of January 2021. We will support
was developed based on work- our employees with a one-time payment of “home-office instal-
shops and surveys conducted with lation” which aims to enable ergonomic working conditions
employees, and consists of remote at home, regular monthly home expense payments, and equip-
working models ranging from ment such as office chairs, internet packages, mobile phones,
1 day to 5 days. The new model laptops, screens, mouse and keyboards,” she said.
also features a support package
for the ‘home office’ conditions. “We rapidly initiated the home-office model after the first
coronavirus case was reported in our country. By considering
‘Flexible working model’ stood the requirements of our employees that have emerged since
out to ensure the continuity of that time, we have conducted workshops them to understand
business life during the COVID-19 pandemic; and Allianz Sig- everything better. Allianz Group also conducted a survey which
orta has therefore taken a ‘flexible’ step into the business life of was participated by 9500 employees on a global level. We
the future. Allianz Turkey is currently getting ready to imple- shaped our model by listening to our colleagues and addressing
ment the ‘New Working Model’ in the post-pandemic period and every result, request and feedback we obtained during those
decided to make ‘remote working’ permanent, reinforced by the workshops. The model was designed based on ‘flexibility’,
feedbacks from its employees. ‘productivity’, ‘wellbeing’ and ‘sustainability’. We are already
working in a flexible model; but we are making it even more
This is Allianz, where life is so different flexible and increasing the number of days we can work out-
side the office. We are reducing the time we normally allo-
The new model was introduced to the employees with the mot- cate to logistics or in traffic, therefore sparing more time for
to “Burası Allianz, Burada Hayat Bambaşka! (B.A.B.H.B!)” ourselves and our loved ones. We are setting no-meeting days
(This is Allianz, where life is so different!), and will be launched and hours to make our working hours more productive. With
after the end of the pandemic. According to the new working our ‘wellbeing’ and ‘sustainability’ criteria, we are providing
model, Allianz Turkey family of 2500 employees will transition the necessary physical support to ensure that our colleagues
to the new system according to the categorization on their dis- have the same ergonomic conditions while working from their
ciplines: “Sale, Non-Sale, Contact Center”. In the new model, homes, and also offering a mental health program to support
field team will work from their homes once a week, and will con- their mental wellbeing. Implementing working disciplines that
tinue to work in the field for the rest of the week; while custom- will be our heritage to future generations excites the leaders of
er representatives working at the contact center will work from Allianz Turkey Executive Committee and our Human Resourc-
their homes 5 days a week. Other members of the Allianz family es team. We are aware that business life is open to so many
will work from their offices two days a week, and will work from changes in the coming years. At this point, we will keep putting
their homes during the rest of the week. İlkay Özel, Assistant change and transformation in the center of our HR processes by
General Manager of Human Resrouces, Agile Office and Oper- shaping our new model based on new trends, expectations and
ations, said in her statement that until the end of the pandemic, needs,” İlkay Özel added.