It is our policy to be the leader in the industry we operate in, by always producing high quality products from the freshest raw materials. The company strives to ensure that the production and services always meet the expectations of its customers, with quality and safety issues at the forefront. We are committed to being at the forefront of all activities, continuously improving, and working harmoniously with the environment and our society. Human resource, safety, quality, and the environment must always be priority, and improvement must constantly be made. Sómi aims to be a desirable and safe workplace where equality is the guiding principle.
We aim to remain as the leading company in the food industry and always be the first choice for customers, to provide them with safely produced high quality products, to have a strong product development and innovation in ready-made food for individuals and families.
Three of Sómi’s values are, quality, freshness, and stability, and these values mark and guide our conduct and decisions.
Quality: A great deal of effort is put to ensure the highest quality and safety of our products. We always produce first-class food with high-quality ingredients and strive for excellence.
Freshness: We produce fresh products daily and put a lot of effort into always using the best available ingredients.
Stability: We provide consistent, high-quality products, by showing discipline in our working methods and our strict processes to ensure stability and produce first-class products that our consumers can trust.
Quality and food safety are one of the most important aspects of Sómi’s operations. Every effort is made to always deliver quality products from best raw materials available that meet our consumers’ expectations. The company’s products must comply with official rules and requirements to ensure the safety of the food.
The company operates a quality system based on HAACP methodology, which is an important tool for achieving the company’s goals, which are:
- Quality products must always be produced from the finest raw materials. The best available raw materials should be always used, and they should be fresh, safe, clean, and treated properly to ensure their quality.
- Our products must always meet our consumers’ expectations.
- Production is maintained in a consistent manner to ensure food stability.
- Best manufacture practice must always be followed, and the handling of raw materials and product treatment must all be in accordance with the best-known methods at all times.
- Regular employee training are prerequisites for maintaining and improving the company’s quality system. All employees receive appropriate training and education to ensure they understand the quality policy and follow it in their work.
Sómi emphasis on social responsibility and reducing the environmental impact of its operations. The company’s operations will be continuously improved to minimise the impact on the environment.
Emphasis in the Environmental Policy at Sómi
- Complying with the environmental laws and regulations, and all applicable public requirements. All employees should be aware of the importance of environmental protection.
- Waste must be sorted for recycling.
- Emphasis on using materials and consumables that are environmentally friendly. Continuous review of food packaging with environmental considerations in the forefront, e.g., by reducing plastic as much as possible but never at the expense of food safety.
- We do our utmost to reduce food waste.
- Minimise the use of delivery vans, fuel costs, and pollution by constantly improving our driving routes. Aim to change to electric cars.
- Minimise the use of consumables and office supplies. Reduce printing and photocopying by increased use of electronic system.
- Minimise energy consumption, obtain appliances that use less energy, turn off devices when not in use.
We adopt human resources policies that support our values, and to promote job satisfaction among employees. Our objective is to recruit and strengthen qualified and enthusiastic employees who create an ambitious and positive work environment. Good and happy employees are the foundation of a well-run company and therefore Sómi’s employees are one of the company’s main resources and the key to its vision of being the first choice for our customers and consumers.
Emphasis on human resource policies:
- Initiative: We intend to be at the forefront, by being diligent in communicating ideas and opinions so we can develop and improve our work.
- Cooperation: We help each other and work together as a team. We discuss things and show understanding of each other’s work. We deliver constructive criticism to each other and praise when they are due.
- Fun: We employ a positive mindset, and we want to enjoy our work.
- Respect: We listen to each other and respect each other.
- Trust: We are not afraid to express our opinions because we trust each other. Trust is the foundation of our strong team.
- Communication: We maintain good communication, both verbally and written. We are solution-oriented and good communication flow is key.
- Quality: Good employees produce high quality products and services. We recruit talented new employees, welcome them, and train them to excel in their work.
- Freshness: We want to uphold the best possible freshness in our products, as well as in ourselves.
- Stability: Employee retention is one of the most important aspects of our operations, and we constantly aim to minimise employee turnover.
The purpose of the policy is to prevent bullying, gender-based harassment, sexual harassment and violence. Such behaviour is under no circumstances tolerated in the workplace.
Employees must always show their colleagues courtesy and respect in all manners and prejudice is not tolerated. Emphasis is placed on employees being satisfied with the workplace, both with the working environment and morale.
The company will act against employees who, with words, gestures or behavior, threaten, disturb or challenge others at the workplace, bully an employee or sexually harass them. Such behaviour may result in reprimand, job transfer or dismissal.
In the event of disagreements, communication difficulties, or conflict of interests that may cause inconvenience, it is important to resolve such issues without delay before they worsen.
The policy applies to all employees of Sómi and others concerned, according to regulation no. 1009/2015 on actions against bullying, sexual harassment, gender-based harassment and violence in the workplace.
The equality policy aims to prevent discrimination based on gender as regulated in Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender, No. 150/2020. Sómi is a workplace where employees are evaluated and appraised by merit and performance, and they enjoy equal opportunities and rights. Sómi’s management will strictly follow this equality and equal pay policy and continuously work on its effectiveness. This policy is an integral part of the company’s remuneration system.
Equality Policy includes:
- Sómi aims for an equal gender ratio among employees, and jobs are not classified as male or female jobs.
- All employees in Sómi are paid equal wages and enjoy equal terms of employment for the same jobs or jobs of equal value, considering the education (that the job requires), work experience, and performance.
- All open vacancies advertised are open to all, regardless of gender.
- Sómi emphasis on work and life balance among its employees.
- Sómi ensures that all employees, regardless of gender, have the same opportunities for career development, training, courses, and education.
- Sómi does not tolerate harassment, prejudice, gender-based violence, or sexual harassment in the workplace.
Sómi’s equal pay policy stipulates goals and measures to ensure that all genders receive equal pay for the same or equally valuable jobs. Equal pay means that wages must be determined in the same manner for people regardless of gender. The criteria used as a basis for wages determination shall not include gender discrimination (Article 6 of Act No. 150/2020).
Equal Pay Policy includes:
- Implementation and maintaining of an equal pay system and equal pay certification in accordance with Article 7 of Act no. 150/2020.
- Continuous improvement of the equal pay system.
- Implementation of annual wages analyses that are presented to employees.
- Improvements if the requirements of equal pay certification are not met.
- Annual management review of the equal pay system and definition of equal pay goals.
Job safety and health protection policy aims to create a strong safety culture and to build a healthy work environment where efforts are made to minimise risks in the work environment of employees.
The aim is to prevent accidents and mishaps, and all facilities in the workplace should aim to maintain the good health and wellbeing of employees, thus minimising absences due to illness and accident.
Risk is assessed in all the company’s operations and work is constantly being done to improve occupational safety. Incidents that affect or threaten health, or occupational safety are recorded and processed for preventive purposes.
Employee representatives who deal with safety and occupational safety issues and share knowledge and information with other employees are nominated. However, all employees must be aware of their own responsibility with regards to safety and security at work.
The job safety and health protection policy is based on Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in Workplaces, No. 46/1980.
Sómi cares about the privacy of individuals and takes privacy very seriously. At Sómi, the processing of personal information is in accordance with Act no. 90/2018, on Data Protection and the Processing of Personal Data. Sómi is committed to ensuring the reliability, confidentiality, and security of personal information we process. The company ensures that the personal information is not processed further beyond than its original purpose.
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