Workplace

Workplace is about working life at AAK, how we stay an attractive workplace to our employees and make sure that everybody is healthy and safe.

Code of Conduct
Common to every employee are our values and Code of Conduct, which govern the way in which we conduct our business and interact with each other and our stakeholders. Combined with the UN Global Compact and our CSR Policy, they provide the framework for AAK as a workplace.

Link to Code of Conduct

Performance and Development Plans
While our Code of Conduct provides the fundamentals for each employee’s working life, Performance and Development Plans (PDPs) guide our everyday activities. Each employee shall have at least one annual meeting with his or her manager to discuss both their performance and development with the objective that both parties gain a clear picture of what to focus on and what to work towards.

In addition, AAK offers relevant on- or off-the-job training to allow employees to develop in their job function.

Working in a safe environment
Safety in the workplace is a top priority with AAK, and we are committed to ensuring our employees stay safe and healthy when performing their daily work for the company. Our production plants work continuously to improve the Lost Time Injury rate.

Staying healthy
Safety in the workplace is also about maintaining health. We are present in many countries with very different cultures, varying degrees of health awareness and different health initiatives by local or national authorities.

For these reasons, we do not have a common approach to maintaining health, but build our activities on local decision-making based on a needs assessment. Most initiatives focus on our employees, for example:

• First aid training
• Safety training
• Protective equipment like helmets, safety glasses, computer glasses
• Health checks
• Sports facilities
• Vaccination against flu offered each year