Fazer wants to offer its employees an equal opportunities workplace. People working in an equal opportunities environment feel they are being fairly treated and this affects their well-being. Fazer’s equality plan is updated every year, not only as a legal obligation but also as a concrete method of promoting equality. Its objectives include wage-related targets and seeking equal opportunities for development. It also encourages all employees at all organisational levels to aim for any position regardless of gender.
Fazer’s employer image has remained exceptionally strong from year to year, and Fazer wants to invest in retaining its status as the most desirable and appealing employer in its business. Fazer cooperates with vocational institutions and offers trainee positions to those leaving comprehensive school.
Occupational well-being year 2010
Fazer measures its success in developing occupational well-being with the aid of an annual Group-wide personnel survey. The overall results of the 2010 survey were at a pan-European level. As in earlier years, personnel satisfaction at Fazer Food Services was high in all subareas, while the organisational changes at Bakeries & Confectionery were more evident in the results.
For no less than 95 per cent of respondents, it was important that Fazer seeks to be a pioneer. The ability for employees to influence both decision-making and their own work were identified as areas for improvement.
Fazer’s investments in occupational safety were evident in a reduced accident frequency rate, which was noticeably lower than in 2009. Since 2009, accidents have been reported using a Group-wide system, and every incident is thoroughly analysed.