HR Excellence in Research: Enhancing Employee Satisfaction












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            As part of the HR Excellence in Research initiative, Charles University is continuously st

            working conditions for its employees and foster greater job satisfaction. The university b
            satisfied employees can deliver the best performance. 


            To ensure optimal integration of new employees into their workplaces, regular university o
            training has been introduced. This training is designed for “newcomers” from all faculties
            providing essential information about the university’s activities, operations, and managem

            an Employee Handbook [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1280.html"] has been created. Based on a 
            survey conducted as part of the gender audit, measures related to flexible working hours [

            cuni.cz/UKEN-1926.html"] , remote work [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1923.html"] , and clear
            personal leave and development days [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1925.html"] have been intr
            university intends to continue in this direction in the future. 


            A range of new activities and programmes have been introduced in the area of well-being, o
            activities to improve the physical and mental health of employees. Yoga courses, quarterly

            on health prevention, trips abroad, and psychological counselling [ URL "https://centrumca
            CCENG-64.html"] are very popular. Employees can also take advantage of free coaching, whic
            to make the most of their personal and professional potential. In cooperation with the Lan

            the Faculty of Arts, Charles University offers its employees language courses in several f
            to expand their professional competencies. 
             

            The new “Centre for the Care of the Soul” was established at Charles University in respons
            experience with the COVID-19 pandemic when the need to supplement existing counselling and
            care with other forms encompassing the broadly conceived area of spiritual life became app

            cooperates with experts from various religious and non-religious backgrounds and participa
            of counselling centres where it focuses on spiritual guidance and shared low-threshold med
            offers interactive courses and other forms of support focused on caring for life’s inner r

            unites care for spiritual life, resilience, value orientation, and interpersonal relations
             
            Shortly after receiving the HR Award, the university established in 2020 a centre for inte

            staff (the Staff Welcome Centre [ URL "https://swc.cuni.cz/UKSWCEN-1.html"] ), which offer
            assistance in matters of mobility for academic and research staff. The centre minimizes th
            associated with moving to the Czech Republic and also helps family members throughout thei

            the Czech Republic. In particular, methodological support regarding visa requirements and 
            contributions abroad are the main areas of the centre’s focus. The centre also coordinates
            Czech language courses for newcomers with the Institute for Language and Preparatory Studi

            them to adjust to the Czech Republic as quickly as possible. The onboarding process for in
            researchers at Charles University has thus been significantly unified. Given the universit
            internationalization, documents and websites are being translated on an ongoing basis. Eng

            becoming the university’s second language, and thus our international community has equal 
            information.