Employees

Enhanced businessmanship

An important skills development program was started in 2013 aimed at strengthening what Duni refers to as businessmanship. Specifically, this involves creating improved tools and enhanced skills in Duni's sales organization in order to market and gain larger contracts and contracts with international customers.

With the aim of increasing the degree of specialization and strengthening focus on prioritized customer segments, the Professional business area's sales organization has been divided into two parts – one focusing on the Table Top market segment, and the other working the Meal Service market segment. The change represents a natural step following the reorganization that was initiated in 2012. It creates conditions for more efficient resource utilization and improved integration between market and sales activities.

Core values and operating principles

Duni operates on the basis of four core values which provide guidance in the day-to-day operations and clarify how things are to be done "the Duni way". The core values – Ownership, Added value, Open mind and Will to win – find concrete expression in a number of operating principles and, taken together, are aimed at creating profitable growth, organizational efficiency, and improved customer satisfaction.

Duni's core values and operating principles are:

Ownership:

We keep our promises and are committed to delivering results. We dare to try. We create value for our stakeholders while respecting sustainable development.

Added value:

We put our customers first. Speed is of the essence and we cross borders to find the solution. Innovation and quality are part of our mindset.

Open mind:

We trust and empower our colleagues. We have the courage to change. We listen, learn and share.

Will to win:

We are always one step ahead. We seek opportunities and take action. We celebrate success.

The work climate in Duni is characterized by respect for the equal value of each individual, irrespective of gender, ethnic background, nationality, religion, disability or other differences which are unrelated to good work performance.

Skills and management development 

Skills and management development are prioritized issues at Duni. Each employee shall have a personal development plan prepared by the employee personally in consultation with his/her supervisor. The personal development plan is adopted at the annual individual planning and performance review.

Recruitment

Recruitment is a key issue for the Company's success. Duni requires well-qualified and motivated staff to ensure that we achieve our goals. A successful company with a strong brand creates opportunities for a qualitative recruitment process and structure that contribute to the recruitment of the very best employees.

Salaries and reward system

Duni applies individual salaries and, in several subsidiaries, salaries are partially linked to performance, based on a combination of financial targets and other measurable business targets.

Business ethics 

Business ethics are of the utmost importance. Duni's growth on new markets is accompanied by a clear establishment of ethical guidelines. Duni's employees are in daily contact with customers, suppliers, owners, representatives of the community and other stakeholders. It is of fundamental importance that, at Duni, profits and sound business ethics go hand in hand. First and foremost, it is a question of how our employees behave in their day-to-day business contacts. Duni's business ethics policy defines and establishes rules within areas such as behavior, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, cartels, gifts/corruption/bribes, as well as reporting of violations.

Facts

On 31 December 2013, Duni had 1,902 (1,875) employees, equal to 1,861 (1,818) full-time positions. The geographic and functional breakdown of the Duni's employees is shown below.

 Average number of employees 

The blue collar employees work within logistics, manufacturing and maintenance. Most blue collar employees (79.5%) work within manufacturing and maintenance at the plants in Dals Långed, Skåpafors, Bramsche, and Poznan. Approximately 32.3% of blue collar employees in Germany work within logistics at the international distribution center in Bramsche. All blue collar employees in the UK work within logistics at the distribution center in Speke. 56% of white collar staff work within sales. The remaining white collar staff work within business support involving accounts, marketing, planning, purchasing and IT, primarily in Sweden, Germany and Poland. Duni's employees belong to different labor unions depending on their position and country of employment. The employees are organized in a European Workers Council. Duni's relations with the labor unions are in all essential respects positive and Duni considers the personnel turnover for the Group as a whole to be relatively low.

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