The seal is awarded every 2 years by the South Lower Saxony Foundation in cooperation with the Göttingen Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Whoever bears the seal documents their quality as an employer. The TOPAS label is only allowed to be worn by those who can prove in intensive audit discussions - not on-site as usual this year, but as an online conference due to Corona - that the previously individually agreed goals on the topics of employee loyalty and integration as well as employee search underpinned by concrete target achievement measures and sustainably established in the company.

When asked about the most important strengths as a TOP employer, Hendrik Howind, HR officer at Fagus-GreCon replied with a quote from the company founder Carl Benscheidt: “Our wealth are not our machines nor a bank account, but the knowledge, the skills and the commitment of our employees.” “This guideline of our company founder has affected our handling in the company for more than 100 years,” continues Hendrik Howind. The company tries to do justice to the individual life situation, the respective structure of motivation and needs of the employee through differentiated offers. The large number of individual working time models practiced in the company is just one example. In the competition for qualified employees, it is precisely this corporate culture, in which diversity is seen as an opportunity, that has become an important competitive advantage. According to Uwe Kahmann, Managing Director of Fagus-GreCon, the recertification is both confirmation and motivation for us to consistently continue on the path we have chosen so that we can continue to compete for qualified skilled workers as an attractive employer in the future.