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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING
At Gabriel, we make a special effort to ensure a safe, secure, developmental and positive
workplace, where every single employee is given the opportunity to use his or her strengths
and to learn new skills.
It is our goal at Gabriel to give every employee influence over
their work situation by supporting a close dialogue between
management and employees. Through open communication,
training, and dialogue, Gabriel ensures that all employees work
towards the same goals and know their areas of responsibility and development opportunities. Initiatives that support
employee well-being and job satisfaction are continuously
implemented, including, for example, regular employee development interviews, training and education, development
programmes, employee benefits as well as various health and
welfare initiatives.
The need for flexibility evolves throughout life, and Gabriel
provides employees with the opportunity to adapt their worklife to life in general. Our Flexible Working Policy/Work Life
Balance Policy is designed to meet employees’ varying needs
and defines solutions that enable employees to better reconcile work, family, and private life while aligning with the
company culture.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
Gabriel complies with human rights and legislation in all areas.
Additionally, Gabriel has a Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
Policy that serves as a foundation for our approach to these
essential areas.
At the core of this policy is the principle that employees and
business partners should be treated fairly and with respect.
There is zero tolerance for discriminatory behaviour and
harassment of any kind. Gabriel’s Code of Conduct is available
to all employees on the company’s website, within the Group’s
management system, and through the Group’s internal onboarding site. Gabriel has also established a whistleblower system
where employees can report legal violations.
At Gabriel, we recognise that concepts such as diversity,
discrimination, harassment, and equality can be defined and
understood differently. Therefore, Gabriel’s Group Employee
Guide will, in the future, include definitions of what each term
means within the context of Gabriel and in relation to the marginalisation of individuals based on factors such as gender, race,
class, sexual orientation, and physical ability. These definitions
are intended to foster an understanding of how marginalisation affects the work life and, most importantly, contribute to
creating a more inclusive work environment.
Gabriel’s goal is to ensure greater diversity in the composition
of employees throughout the entire Group and create a working
environment where everyone feels treated fairly and included.
Diversity encompasses human differences and variations in
educational background and level, in gender, age, nationality,
ethnicity, and other significant parameters. Equality means
equal access to opportunities for development, promotions,
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and pay, while inclusion is about creating a work environment
where all employees feel safe, respected, and valued as part
of the community. In Gabriel’s Group Employee Guide, on the
Group’s HR onboarding site, and on Gabriel’s website, there
are links to both the Code of Conduct and the Group’s whistleblower policy, ensuring all employees have easy access to
report serious cases of discrimination, bias, exclusion, including those based on factors like age, race, and gender. Additionally, employees can always communicate and collaborate
with their closest manager.
In recruitment processes, we aim, when possible, to select
applicants with diverse backgrounds for the initial interviews.
Recruitment is based on professional qualifications, personal
skills, and motivation, and not on gender, age, nationality, or
similar factors.
Seniors
Experienced employees are an important part of the diversity
at Gabriel, and, therefore, active efforts are made to attract
and retain seniors. During the annual development dialogues,
there is an opportunity to discuss specific desires and needs
for the remaining part of one’s career. The company’s openness to adapting work to individual needs is also described in
the Group’s Flexible Working Policy/Work Life Balance Policy.
Safety and health
Employee safety and health are top priorities within the Gabriel
Group. Ongoing efforts are implemented to ensure that both the
physical and mental work environment complies with national
and international legislation.
When employees are on long-term sick leave or absent for an
extended period for other reasons, individual considerations
are always taken into account. This means, among other things,
that the company’s support for each employee is tailored to
their specific situation and individual needs.
Gabriel places importance on employees experiencing a
healthy work-life balance. Due to the need for interdisciplinary
collaboration and accessibility among colleagues, the company
generally prefers employees to be present in the workplace
during normal, local working hours. For positions where it is
possible to work from elsewhere, this is also an option, when
necessary, for example, for personal matters.
Focus areas
In 2023/2024, Gabriel will make a particular effort to inform
leaders within the Group about Gabriel’s focus on diversity,
equality, and inclusion. This applies to both existing initiatives
and policies as well as efforts and new initiatives for the coming
years. Read more on page 33.
