Wellbeing and safety

Our employees and subcontractors have the right to work in a healthy and safe working environment. They are obligated to take responsibility for the development of working community.

Elisa's occupational health and safety system includes occupational health care, job entry and health examinations, eye examinations, vaccinations, reimbursement for physiotherapy, rehabilitation. In Finland we offer high-quality healthcare with services considerably in excess of the statutory requirements. We also provide sports and leisure activities to support wellbeing at work in Finland.

Elisa’s HR department is responsible for development of wellbeing and health and safety operations, and employee training for Elisa employees accordingly. The facilities services and the IT department, in turn, are responsible for working conditions.

Environment committee, having employee, employer and occupational health representatives, meets regularly and coordinates occupational health and safety work. The committee takes care of the measures under the occupational safety and health program, including monitoring of working conditions and risk assessments.

Daily management by coaching is key contributor to ensure employee wellbeing and occupational health and safety. Modern ways of working set special requirements for management. Measures to avoid employee burnout or work-related stress as well as ways to ensure work motivation and social networks are focus areas of the management.

Early intervention is an essential part of Elisa’s daily and wellbeing management. It supports Elisa’s personnel strategy and business goals. Systematic, correctly timed and correctly targeted cooperation in the different sectors of health management guarantees that employees of all ages remain capable of working and increases the personnel’s value in the labor market.

We act responsibly also in business or organisational changes, which are affecting to personnel. It´s important that the personnel is invited to take active collaborative participation to the change process. This operating model clearly exceeds the requirements of the Act on Cooperation within Undertakings in Finland.

Industry level cooperation with all key players in OHS field is established to improve common industry procedures and safety guidelines. In Finland major part of maintenance work in our telecommunication networks, like upkeep operations in masts is done by our subcontractors' assemblers. For us the regular performance management and follow-up in OHS is important part of our cooperation with subcontractors. In Estonia the maintenance is mainly done by our own employees.