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As employee expectations and the business world change, HR departments are trying to keep up with this transformation. In this context, companies that follow innovative strategies and implement successful HR practices play a leading role in their sectors.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Changes in work culture and evolving employee expectations are also reflected in human resources (HR) strategies and practices. According to a survey conducted by EY, four in five employees want to work at least two days a week remotely. At the same time, millennials and millennials expect their employers to be environmentally conscious, according to Deloitte research. Companies that want to reach the right talents can only compete with the innovative strategies they follow in their HR processes and the successful practices they implement. Playing an essential role in the digital transformation of companies in our country and celebrating its 50th anniversary, SAP is also a pioneer in the technology sector with its approach in the field of human resources.

Sharing her assessments on the subject, SAP Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East Digital Services Bilge and Turkey HR Director Hande Genç said, “We adopt a people-oriented approach in employee relations. In Turkey, where we left 20 years behind as SAP, we are implementing the best practices with our innovative strategies and practices in the HR field.”

Among the best employers of SAP Turkey and Europe

Top Employers Institute announced the results of its international research, which rewards employers who successfully manage end-to-end talent management processes, provide a pleasant working environment for their employees, and create a corporate culture that embraces creativity, dynamism and diversity. SAP Turkey was awarded the "Best Employer" certificates in Turkey and Europe for the seventh time in a row. SAP SE Turkey's global umbrella company, SAP SE, was selected as the "Best Employer" of 2022 in 17 countries and two regions in the same research. Pointing out that SAP Turkey was previously awarded by Great Place to Work, Hande Genç said, “The Best Person covering 6 HR domains in 20 topics such as people-oriented strategy, working environment, talent acquisition, learning, corporate well-being, diversity and inclusion. We are happy to be awarded the Top Employers 'Best Employer' Certificate in 2022 among the companies participating in the Resources Practices Survey. We want to thank all our colleagues who made this success possible for contributing to our company culture and HR processes. While digitizing our Human Resources processes, we are building our corporate culture with innovative approaches we offer to our employees on topics such as health, family, private life, socialization, creativity, and personal development. We thank the Top Employers Institute for this valuable award.”

30% target for female managers

Noting that IDC (International Data Corporation) predicts that 70% of corporate companies will invest in diversity, equality and inclusion by 2024 to determine their recruitment and human capital strategies, SAP Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East Digital Services Bilge and Turkey Hande Genç, HR Director, said, “Moreover, as SAP Turkey, we embody our determination in this matter with our current practices and targets. The ratio of female employees in SAP Turkey is 43%, while the ratio of managers is 45%. We believe diversity makes SAP unique and powerful. With employees from 155 nationalities, SAP is positioned as a global organization selected for the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index in 2019 and 2020 and the first global IT company to be EDGE certified, one of the leading global standards for gender equality in the workplace.”

One day of “well-being leave” per year, a permanent hybrid working model

Pointing out that it is more important to balance work and life during the epidemic, Hande Genç said, “As soon as we saw that stress levels exceed satisfaction in a company-wide study conducted by SAP, we started the Mental Health Day, which is a holiday for all SAP employees. We realized this practice, which we do not see as an ordinary day off, and encouraged our employees to rest on May 31 in 2022. This year, we are also moving to a global hybrid operating model. We know that a good employee experience will also reflect on the customer experience, and happy employees will bring customers high satisfaction.”

“We build our HR processes with the power of digital and agile approaches”

Emphasizing that SAP operates with the vision of making the world more livable and improving human life with its global network of employees, business partners, customers and thought leaders, SAP Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East Digital Services and Turkey HR Director Hande Genç concluded her evaluations with the following words: We start from the inside to turn the vision into reality, and always prioritize the happiness and development of our employees. As SAP Turkey, we handle digital transformation in our HR processes with an agile approach to make HR processes more efficient, maximize employee experience and adapt quickly to changing talent requirements.”