Equal opportunities and mobility
Sustainability also means that we are committed to an inclusive corporate culture with equal opportunities for all. We also promote environmentally friendly mobility options.
Equal opportunities for our employees
Equal opportunities are fundamental to a sustainable society because they enable everyone to reach their full potential. The USZ promotes equal opportunities for its employees, social, cultural and ethnic diversity and an inclusive corporate culture.
With a dedicated Diversity & Inclusion unit, we ensure that equal opportunities do not just exist on paper. We are committed to gender equality in management positions and strive to increase the proportion of women in medical management. For example, we offer female USZ residents the opportunity to take part in the University of St. Gallen’s “Aiming Higher” program for junior doctors. The annual cohort of USZ participants is supported by the USZ financially and with a mentoring program. In addition, an equal opportunities committee and network meetings support our goals of expanding equal opportunities in medical management.
Equal opportunities in medical care
A person’s biological and sociocultural gender has an impact on the diagnosis, treatment and course of diseases. However, gender-specific differences are still often neglected in medicine today. That is why we are committed to implementing gender-specific therapies across the board. We work closely with Gender Medicine at the University of Zurich (UZH).
To simplify communication with non-German-speaking patients, our employees have access to a translation app and we offer an interpreting service wherever necessary.
Ecological mobility offers
We want to enable our employees to make their commute to work as pleasant and environmentally friendly as possible. To this end, the USZ provides financial support for environmentally friendly mobility options, for example by reimbursing employees for a contribution to public transportation or by offering discounted bike and e-bike rental through PubliBike in the summer. The USZ is also constantly expanding its bicycle parking spaces and e-charging stations.
Mobility management
The USZ regularly conducts a commuter survey in order to better understand the behavior and needs of its employees. Around 70% of employees use public transport as their main means of transportation. A further 20% come to work by non-motorized transport (bike, scooter, on foot) and only 10% use their car as standard, even though they work 24/7 shifts and picket duty.
