E.ON has already launched a number of projects to improve the balance between work and family.

The holding companies E.ON Energie and E.ON Ruhrgas have been taking part in the "Beruf und Familie" ("Job and Family") audit from the Hertie Foundation. It aims to promote a healthy work-life balance in German companies. E.ON Energie and E.ON Ruhrgas have worked on concrete targets to meet and measure their activities. During a 2007 re-audit – the renewed examination of the status quo – the resulting projects received the berufundfamilie® seal of approval as outstanding initiatives. The initial berufundfamilie® certificate had already been awarded in 2004. The new seal of approval can be displayed unchanged. The following initiatives received the "Work and Family" seal of approval:

E.ON Energie launched the "Balance.ON" project in 2004. The purpose of this project is to help employees find the right balance between work and their private lives. In addition to flexible working hours and the option of sabbaticals, the initiative offers extended parental leave with guaranteed re-hiring, a mentoring system during parental leave and – since 2007 – free-of-charge life coaching as part of the family service. Employees can obtain counseling in case of family problems or a crisis and professional support is arranged if required. The "Work and Family" initiative at E.ON Ruhrgas also features flexible working hours and parental leave in order to improve job satisfaction and performance. Since 2007, E.ON Ruhrgas has been offering a free service to arrange childcare. 15 kindergarten places with infant care are available in the immediate vicinity of the head office in Essen.

Large numbers of employees are taking advantage of the help and support offered by the family service. The program offers counseling and arranges childcare or professional support in case of a family crisis, such as taking care of older or sick family members. In April 2008, a new daycare center offering care for children under three years of age will be opened in Düsseldorf in cooperation with the family service. The family service is one of many Corporate Center initiatives to support the balance between work and family.