Staff benefits at a&o

Employee benefits

Always free accommodation in any a&o hostel
Staff ID card with plenty of discounts for leisure activities
(e.g. cultural highlights and top events; travel, musicals, cruises)
An explanation of the 2 stage staff membership system:
- Blue Is assigned to every employee regardless of their position in the company.
  - Employees sleep for 1 € per night / person incl. breakfast
  - Employees receive a personal quota of overnight stays
  - Contingent nights transferable to family and friends
  - Employees receive a 50% discount on the special bar price list (not in their own establishment)
  - Employee drinks and hot beverages are free of charge
  - Employee ID card with many discount partners in the leisure sector (e.g. cultural and event highlights, travel, musicals, boat trips)
- Black is the 'VIP version' of the staff ID card. It is assigned after five years working for a&o and can also be awarded by management. The 'black card' is also a 'partner card' for special business associates.
  - employees and accompanying friends or family staying in the same room receive free accommodation and breakfast with the VIP card<
  - all catering, drinks and room extras are complimentary (not including agency services such as event or travel tickets)
  - also extends to 'Family & Friends' bookings in a reasonable scope, even if the employees themselves are not included in the party. Here we offer a 20% discount on the current room prices (applies exclusively to accommodation)

Company pension fund (bAV) for full-time staff:
e.g.: if an employee decides to save €100 as part of the pension scheme, the amount will be deducted from the gross salary; the employee saves on taxes and national insurance contributions. a&o also subsidises the company pension fund by contributing a further 20%. .
Performance-based bonuses on all career levels, from apprentices and receptionists to sales and hotel managers.
Subsidisation of team-building events with proactive ideas.
Free breakfast and buffets (in the a&o establishments)

Language courses and funding to acquire language skills in the countries relevant to a&o (especially for the multilingual reception and sales team)
Free training measures for hotel employees (first aid courses, quality management, leadership and health & safety courses, HACCP hygiene courses)
Participation at conferences, events, seminars and meetings (head office)
Convenient job rotation between the locations (e.g. do you fancy Amsterdam instead of Munich?)

Attractive workplaces with locations at the heart of every major city (very easy travel to work by bicycle or public transport)
An easy-going working environment with casual dress code: jeans and T-shirt instead of shirt and tie
Complimentary soft drinks for staff members at the hotel bar
Water, tea coffee and fruit baskets are provided free of charge at head office in Berlin

Employee benefits