ÖBB Annual Report 2023

Group Management Report 166 Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 121 Restore work ability The focus of this strategic field of action is the implementation of occupational reintegration in accordance with case management methodology (needs-based management). The aim is to reintegrate the employee into his or her usual workplace. An extended reporting system was established for this purpose in 2023, which allows for finer control of the topic. In 2023, this topic is managed for the first time by a multi-professional team with the aim of achieving standardisation and quality assurance. Strategic and operational integration of health management in the ÖBB Group In 2023, 12 needs-based measures were implemented in the ÖBB companies in the strategic field of action “Integration of health management” with a focus on “Anchoring health management in existing structures”. GRI 403-5 As in 2021, the work ability index was also surveyed in 2023 as part of the employee survey. The regional health advisors established within the ÖBB Group in January 2023 analysed the results based on these findings. In 2024, they will support managers in deriving individual measures to ensure and maintain the ability to work that are tailored to the respective organisational unit. These measures range from management coaching and management training to qualitative analyses – such as focus groups – and target group-specific offers for teams and employees. ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH and ÖBB-Business Competence Centre GmbH were recertified with the seal of approval for workplace health promotion (BGF) for the years 2023 to 2025. An application for certification for ÖBB- Immobilienmanagement GmbH for the years 2024 to 2026 has already been submitted and approved. GRI 403-5, 403-6, 404-2 ÖBB32 is the guideline for the health suitability of employees in railway operations and their environment. In 2023, as part of the further development of ÖBB32, it was decided to implement mandatory drug screening on initial admission. This has been in place since January 2024. GRI 403-3 In 2023, the technical and procedural requirements for data science applications were created in the Workability and Health Solution Centre under the title “Data-centric health management”. This means that the Work Ability and Health Solution Centre now has a corresponding database. This is the prerequisite for proactively implementing targeted measures for ÖBB companies in 2024, taking into account the corresponding allocation of resources and funds, and for determining their success in the medium term. In 2023, the piloting of a proof of concept in a large ÖBB business area was already scheduled for 2024. This will also enable the development of approaches to predictive human care in the area of fitness for work and health in the medium term. Conclusion 2023 The year 2023 was characterised by extensive implementation of measures based on the four strategic fields of action (maintaining the ability to work, promoting the ability to work, restoring the ability to work and integrating health management). Equally important was the roll-out of the new organisational structure and the associated services of the new Work Ability and Health Solutions Centre. In 2023, the focus was particularly on building managers’ trust in the new advisory system. At the same time, technical tools were put into operation as the basis for consistent portfolio management. This includes, for example, the focus on the further development of impact measurement, which is to be technically implemented in 2024 / 2025. The technical database for future data science applications was created across the Group in 2023 for the future data-centred management of the Work Ability and Health Solution Centre. The new database is also the basis for deriving effective measures. The interaction between the now regionally located consulting capacities and the active key account management should ensure the sustainable and measurable value contribution of the Workability and Health Solution Centre for the ÖBB Group for the coming years. Outlook for 2024 The following measures will be implemented in the four strategic fields of action in 2024 based on the strategic direction of the Work Ability and Health Solution Centre as a data- and evidence-based in-house consultant: Strategic field of action – maintaining employability: – Quality assurance – Healthy Leadership – Piloting a proof of concept for data science applications on work ability and health in a business unit of the ÖBB Group | MR121