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Taking into account the rules and habits brought by the pandemic, as well as the surveys made with the employees, Generali Sigorta announced its new working model, in which it will implement the hybrid working model that supports working both from home and from the office. With the new model, Generali Sigorta employees will be able to continue their work out of the office 3 days a week, and 2 days a week in the new office building in Altunizade. Flexibility in working hours will continue. Employees will be able to balance their private life and work life by choosing the place and time they are most productive. The new working model, in which the opinions of the employees are taken through surveys, and the results, requests and feedbacks are evaluated one by one; productivity, efficiency, time and cost savings, and better work-life balance for employees.

Switching to a hybrid operating model

Today, when companies have to adapt rapidly to constantly changing and transforming conditions, Generali Sigorta continues to be one of the pioneers of smart working and is transitioning to a hybrid working model. With its new working model, Generali Sigorta turns the office into a space that supports working together, rather than an environment where you have to come every day.

Elif Uysal Kumcu: "As a result of the surveys we conducted with our employees, we have shaped our new working model according to their needs"

Generali Sigorta Human Resources Manager Elif Uysal Kumcu gave information about the new working model: "Smartworking with the model we started at the end of 2017, we were applying the model of working remotely 1 day a week and working with flexible hours every day of the week for our employees. We were the first company and thanks to our already established infrastructure, we implemented the transition to working from home as soon as the pandemic started. We are one of the leading brands of smart working model in Turkey. At this point, we are faced with a new working life after 1.5 years. We have shaped our new normal working model, taking into account this awareness, the surveys we made with our employees and the opinions we received, as well as what we learned from the continuous working from home model during the pandemic period. fast We are designing our new office in accordance with this new working model."

It will continue its activities from its new office in Altunizade.

Generali Sigorta, which has been serving its customers in its office in Beşiktaş Dikilitaş from the first months of 2018 until March 2020, when the pandemic started and the transition to working from home, will continue from its new office in Altunizade with its new working model. Generali employees will use the new office in Altunizade for non-routine, highly interactive activities and socialization needs. In the new structure, there will be tables that can be used with reservation instead of fixed personal tables, more common working areas, meeting rooms and socializing areas.

The fact that fewer people will work in the same building at the same time, the current location and ease of transportation of the new office, and the presence of open spaces such as terraces and balconies draw attention as the positive aspects of the new office. Semi-open -open and closed areas in the office will be used for working together, individual work and socializing. There will be no closed offices and fixed desks in the office, which will consist of a fully open area to be used by all employees, including the senior management. The other prominent features of the office are the fact that all areas will be subject to reservation and can be used by employees by making a reservation in advance.

About Generali:

Generali is an independent Italian Group with a strong international presence. Founded in 1831, Generali is one of the world's leading insurance companies and operates in 50 countries with a total premium income of 70.7 billion Euros in 2020. With more than 72,000 employees and 65.9 million customers worldwide, the group holds a leading position in Western Europe and has an increasingly valuable presence in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Asia. Generali Group was among the most sustainable companies in the world in the Corporate Knights 2020 ranking. Generali Sigorta A.Ş. has been operating in Turkey for over 150 years.