Currently, the group is making plans on how to continue the program. One possibility is hiring a third-party wellbeing coach to create an occupational wellbeing coaching programme. This, of course, requires sufficient motivation and interest towards the programme.
In addition to sliding work times, we help our employees combine work with their personal life by offering remote work opportunities and tailored work shifts for production staff depending on their life situations.
From the beginning of 2017, we have offered our employees a daily dose of vitamins in the form of a weekly fruit delivery to the workplace. This idea has been warmly welcomed, and if the delivery is late, people start asking what has happened to the fruits! Based on feedback, this has turned out to be our most successful idea – 100% of our staff in Pori take advantage of this perk.
Now, the challenge is to come up with similarly successful and motivating wellbeing projects! The employer can provide information and the prerequisites for everyone to improve and maintain their wellbeing, but in the end, everyone has to take responsibility for themselves and their own motivation.
I do believe, however, that a smoothly functioning workplace community is the most crucial factor and forms the basis for wellbeing at work. If everyday life at the workplace is difficult, individual projects are useless.
Wellbeing at work also has a huge effect on the company’s competitiveness, financial performance and image. If we make the right investments, they will pay themselves back in no time.
Maiju is Fiblon’s administrative manager and handles both financial and HR matters.