Work life balance

Agile Working

Agile Working is an approach to getting work done at Unilever with maximum flexibility and minimum constraints. It goes beyond just "flexible working" or "telecommuting" and focuses on eliminating the barriers to getting work done efficiently.

There are three pillars of Agile Working: Working Practices (people can work anytime and anywhere as long as business needs are being met), Workspaces (designed around activities, not individuals) and Technology (advanced mobility and virtual collaboration).

Agile Working puts employees in greater control over how, when and where they work, and supports diversity and personal Vitality. It also helps reduce travel, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and waste. Agile Working is truly a winning proposition as it is good for people, the environment, and the business.

Health & well-being

Unilever’s vision is to work to create a better future every day. It does this by helping people feel good, look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. Consistent with this vision, Unilever offers a comprehensive health and wellness program that provides incentives and robust offerings, like the health risk assessment, to help employees take control of their health care decisions. The program's integrated health improvement roadmap encourages increased health awareness, risk-specific participation in preventive care, health coaching and condition management. This program enables our organization to attract and retain talent through the valuable benefits and services that are provided. Unilever was honored with the 2010 Gold award for Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH). The company also won the Silver award from the NBGH in 2009 and in the same year was featured on CNBC’s Healthy Horizons segment for its employee wellness programs.