We offer state-of-the-art compensation and benefit programs which enable Henkel to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled, talented and best-performing employees in over 125 countries.

Henkel’s main objective of compensation policy is to ensure the long-term and sustainable business success of the company by aligning the interests of our employees with our business strategy. Our compensation strategy is a significant part of our performance management. It is designed to reward employees for their contributions in the achievement of company targets and role-specific objectives. Pay for performance signifies our key philosophy in rewarding employees for the achievement of short and long-term business goals.

Our compensation programs are competitive in the labor market in which our business competes and consist of:

• Base Salary: a fixed pay component based on the requirements of the job and local market needs
• Short-Term Incentives: a reward for the achievement of business and individual targets based on yearly target agreements
• Long-Term Incentives: a reward for our core management team for the long-term creation of Shareholder Value
  

We are committed to offering a broad array of competitive benefits that serve the diverse needs of our employees around the world. Our benefits form a valuable element of the overall compensation package and focus on providing employees with adequate security in the major areas of:

• health
• welfare  
• retirement

Depending on market conditions and local benefits, Henkel also offers additional fringe benefits and perquisites, e.g. company cars or share purchase plans.

Our compensation and benefits policy encourages the mobility of our employees across countries, businesses and functional areas, thus promoting the flexibility of our organization all over the world. It will foster Henkel’s future success.