We will devote special attention to the recruitment of Swedish-speaking employees and Swedish language training for our staff. We will also acknowledge the city’s growing diversity and multilingualism in our recruitment and employment relationships. The City of Helsinki supports an increase in our staff’s diversity.
The city’s longstanding HR policy is both consistent and responsible. We work to improve the city’s employee experience and employer image, as well as monitor the development of both. We maintain an encouraging work culture, provide pleasant and healthy working conditions and encourage our staff to continue developing their personal and professional skills. We also encourage our staff to engage in job rotation and pursue diverse career paths. We make several tools available that encourage our employees to work as a team.
The City of Helsinki will not dismiss or lay off staff in the event of changes, as long as the employees in question are prepared to transfer to new tasks that match their skills and job experience.
We continue to maintain a robust dialogue with our staff’s labour organisations and ensure that the City of Helsinki’s wage and salary levels remain competitive. One way we do this is by continuing to carry out our salary development programme in line with the requirements of our strategy period. We encourage our staff to perform well and reward good individual and group performances.
Every Helsinki employee has the right to good and inspiring leadership. We continuously develop and assess the quality of our management, based on data. We promote quality leadership by training our supervisors and maintaining an encouraging work culture. To improve employee wellbeing and reduce absences due to illness, we are improving the city’s management of working ability.