32 EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKPLACE Taking care of our people Jotun strives to be a truly great and reliable employer. In addition to our strong commitment to the protection of basic human rights, we offer our employees a variety of opportunities in a friendly and supportive environment. Number of employees Female Male Nationalities Jotun total 9 676 1 796 7 880 82 Scandinavia 1 105 315 790 30 West Europe 741 169 572 28 East Europe and Central Asia 594 143 451 8 North East Asia 1 869 323 1 546 12 South East Asia and Pacific 2 520 632 1 888 23 Middle East, India and Africa 2 658 173 2 485 48 Americas 189 41 148 12 The protection of basic human rights The starting point in our quest to be a great and reliable employer is to uphold basic human rights. To do this, Jotun has built a robust set of labour policies based on the UN Human Rights and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention. All of our operations comply with local laws, international standards and Jotun’s standards. This approach ensures that: - The rights of our employees are respected at all times - Jotun is not complicit in human rights abuses, especially with respect to legal working hours, child labour and forced labour - Employees can do their job without fear - Employees are fairly compensated - Employees enjoy freedom of association - Discrimination is prevented in all its forms - All employees receive employment contracts and a job description - Equal opportunity is observed during the hiring process - Health and safety standards are met Being a great and reliable employer On top of this, Jotun strongly believes that all of our stakeholders benefit from a positive internal working environment, where employees are valued and encouraged to fulfil their potential. One obvious benefit can be seen in our high level of employee involvement and engagement, which is also reflected in low overall turnover rates. We try to create such an environment by: - Empowering employees through involvement and ownership - Encouraging diversity in our workforce by hiring people regardless of gender, culture, religion and age - Promoting our corporate culture, Penguin Spirit, which encourages and unites our diverse workforce in pursuit of common goals - Allocating resources to social events such as family days, value days, sport days, factory openings, and formal dinners. This strengthens our culture and teamwork. Developing global standards Group HR in cooperation with Regional HR establishes policies, concepts and standards, which are implemented by HR and the local management teams. To ensure specific follow up, compliance and the sharing of learning, we perform thorough HR reviews in each company, on a yearly basis. Recruitment policy Attract, recruit and develop. This is the Jotun philosophy on building and further developing our workforce. We have developed a global recruitment standard, which aims to ensure that we: - Attract the right potential candidates to apply for vacant positions - Recruit the most suitable candidate for the position and for the long-term need, based on objective and reliable criteria - Develop all employees’ competence and skills to ensure lifelong learning and growth
Jotun Group Report 2014
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