32 company benefits our employees receive modern, benefits-oriented furthermore, the experts at the heraeus social counse- ling service support our employees at locations across compensation that reflects conditions at the individual germany, providing completely confidential assistan- locations. for example, in germany this is based on ce to those in especially stressful situations in their collective agreements in the chemical industry and personal and professional lives. in the us, we assist includes a share in the company’s success. in the our employees via the cigna employee assistance plan bonus concept introduced in 2015, we gave our 2,000 (eap). employees and their family members can use salaried employees around the world a uniform share the 24-hour hotline to contact experienced experts at in the company’s success as well. moreover, employees heraeus confidentially, who can help them directly or can also enjoy additional financial benefits such as the put them in touch with a local contact person. public transportation travel cost benefit that has proven popular in many locations. in places where there is no statutory pension insurance, we help our employees commitment to health heraeus cares about the health of all our employees. with financial security for their retirement through for that reason, our activities often go beyond the company solutions such as contributing to a pension legally required obligations. we have established a insurance plan. for example, all employees in the us company health management program that is set down have access to a savings plan that we established with in a binding employer/works council agreement in a leading pension insurance provider. we aim to keep germany, for example. our employees well-informed about their eligibility for additional benefits. one good example is the overview compared to other countries, germany has a high that we make available to our employees in singapore. level of legally required insurance protection in case it provides an overview of the benefits, such as time off of illness including a specified employer contribution. or compensation, they receive for child care, the birth we review the level of protection at other locations and of a child, their wedding or bereavement. contribute financially as needed to ensure that our em- achieving a better work/life balance we want to help our employees balance their family life our employees in the us and south africa with financi- al contributions to health insurance, which also offers and career well. small children in particular need good special and bonus benefits in addition to medical care, ployees have good healthcare. for example, we support care and nurturing. wherever possible, we offer flexible such as cigna healthcare. work schedules and information about local childcare offerings as well as short-notice solutions when the when it comes to health issues, we want to stand by regular caregiver is unavailable. our employees’ side and be a trusted partner they can turn to. the specific benefits vary by location. in we also support our employees when they are caring the us, for example, our employees and their family for family members and work with them to find the members can consult with a professional health expert right solution for their situation. our locations are at any time. in singapore, we offer our employees constantly reviewing the needs and options for support. a comprehensive package with different healthcare to do this, we encourage that locations share infor- benefits, including an annual checkup. in germany, mation about good offerings, and we are seeing growing invol- vement all over the world. for example, a comprehensive ad- advising around vising offering was established in the us. a care advising office was launched at the hanau location in 2014, and it assists around 100 employees a year. company doctors provide care and their service is part of emergency medical management as well as statutory preventative healthcare. in addition, wherever possible we offer our employees annual comprehensive health screenings with individual consultations on personal risks. the individual results and recommendations are noted in a special health passport. over the last five years, more than 2,700 employees have taken part in this program in germany alone. 100 employees per year in the care advising office