Below is Wirtek's stance on the nine issues
included in SA8000: - Child labour
Wirtek does not employ children
under 15 years of age. Child labour is not part of our future strategic
plans. - Forced labour
Wirtek employees are hired in
accordance with Danish law, thus excluding forced labour situations. - Health and safety
Wirtek strives to provide a
healthy and safe workplace for its employees. Physiotherapy treatment is
offered to those employees whose job implies sedentary computer work.
Frequent
employee surveys are carried out to enhance our focus on the physical
and mental well-being in the workplace. These surveys cover important
topics such as psychological work environment, the balance between
working life and private life, personal roles and accountability etc.
The results are regularly presented and discussed with the employees in
the course of Wirtek's monthly information meetings. - Freedom of association and right to collective bargaining
Wirtek
encourages employees to join a trade union or unemployment
insurance fund of their choice. - Discrimination
Wirtek is open towards diversity
in the workplace. Wirtek employs people on account of their
qualifications alone, with no regards to sex, age, nationality,
religion, skin colour, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or social
or ethnic background.
Wirtek expects its employees to live up to
the company's core values. The very spirit of one of our five core
values, "Respect for Each Other", excludes any form of discrimination. - Discipline
Wirtek does not punish employees
(mentally, psychologically or by means of verbal aggression). Such
treatment would clash with our value "Respect for Each Other". - Working hours
The average working week at
Wirtek is according to national regulation and best practices in Denmark
and Romania. Overtime may occur in connection with specific deadlines;
all the while it is kept on a voluntary basis. Employees are offered
overtime compensation or compensatory time or a combination of the two
options. Wirtek has established a flexitime and overtime procedure as a
management tool. - Compensation
Salaries and employee benefits
offered by Wirtek are at competitive level enabling us to attract and
maintain skilled employees. - Management system
Wirtek is not currently
working on formally implementing SA8000, although it is our wish always
to keep our employee policy manual updated with Wirtek's conduct
policies.