Family-Friendly Workplace

Every employee at Folkhälsan is equal. Equality in the workplace means that the management treats employees in similar situations as equally as possible and according to agreed policies and guidelines.

We communicate to current and future employees what family-friendliness means to us. We are prepared to deal with unexpected family-related situations and strive to adjust our work accordingly, e.g. days off.

We consider that employees’ circumstances at home and at work may vary. If necessary, we can make special arrangements. All arrangements should follow general guidelines (collective agreements, legislation), but they can still be tailored.

We make sure that employees are aware of the guidelines, policies and the person's responsibilities regarding family leave, annual leave, absences and payment of wages.

We take notice of our employees' significant family occasions and adapt workplace practices to best meet different needs. We can organize family events to which family members are welcome.

We create a common set of rules in order to balance work and family life. The rules help us prevent situations where the work community faces an unreasonable workload when someone is absent.

We adopt good practices (assignment of roles, substitution, prioritization) that help the work community to cope with situations where a staff member is absent.