COVID-19 shifts workplace hobbies online
The pandemic flipped life on its head figuratively and literally, changing daily routines and habits. In terms of workplace hobbies and recreation, COVID-19 digitally altered how Kiiltonians exercise and interact given the current situation and various gathering restrictions. Despite this challenge, Kiilto promotes outdoor activities and hosts virtual sessions to get people moving and grooving, ushering in a new era of inclusiveness within the company.New forms of hobbies
Awarded the Most Active Workplace in Finland twice in the last five years, Kiilto is no stranger to movement and
Meetings: A waste of time, or an opportunity to share and refine information while strengthening a sense of community? This catch 22 has led employees to question the logic of meetings, which now consume most of the workday.The global transition from office to remote work has significantly increased the number of online meetings. For Kiiltonians, this new way of life has challenged the old ways of time management, especially when scheduling and attending back-to-back digital meetings without interrupting the natural flow of everyday work. Aware of this growing pain point, Kiilto wanted to
An employee survey held in 2019 shows that Kiilto is one of Finland's most inspiring workplaces. Corporate Spirit has presented KiiltoClean Oy with an award as one of Finland’s Most Inspiring Workplaces 2019, for ranking among the best-performing companies in the PeoplePower® employee survey. In January, KiiltoClean Oy was also declared Finland's Most Active Workplace."The staff feel that their employer invests in their wellbeing and promotes their professional development. We are growing fast but, despite this change, our staff trust in senior management, view the company's recent
There is strong belief at Kiilto that the wellbeing of the personnel positively impacts both how pleasant it is to work with us and the company’s bottom line. One of Kiilto’s key operating principles is “The Customer is King”, and we want our personnel to serve our customers in a positive and energetic way, and to enjoy their work.Aiming to activate the personnel to keep healthy and fit
At Kiilto, we’ve been working systematically and determinedly for decades already to promote both wellbeing at work and physical activities for the personnel. Tiina Niemi, Executive Assistant who
Early in the year, Kiilto Oy and Kiilto Family Oy adopted the general smoke-free policy of chemical industry companies. Starting on 1 September, all other members of the Kiilto Family group will also be non-smoking. This policy applies to all Finnish companies of the group: Kiilto, KiiltoClean, Intermedius and Kiiltoplast.Being a smoke-free company means that tobacco products may not be used on company premises, whether indoors or outdoors. The ban concerns all sites and anyone entering their premises. Furthermore, all events held by the group companies in their own facilities will be smoke-
Brain researcher Minna Huotilainen was a special guest at Kiilto’s workplace well-being day in Stockholm.Kiilto has long held workplace well-being issues in the heart of its operations. Kiilto’s well-being program focuses on exercise and workplace safety issues, as well as leadership and management development and updating of work-related skills of its employees.
Now the program expands to cover employees outside Finland, and the first ones out were the employees at Kiilto AB in Stockholm. The one-day workshop covered mostly issues that had to do with Kiilto’s corporate culture, but a
Long-term and goal-oriented development is one of the cornerstones of Kiilto’s business culture and leadership. Over the past year, the development work has focussed on developing skills, wellbeing at work, and promoting a bold experimental culture that transforms the operations of the entire group.The staff survey is conducted annually across the entire Kiilto Family group, and the results of the latest survey show that personnel are quite optimistic about the company’s future. The survey was conducted in January and February, in all nine countries where the group operates. The response
Kiilto will adopt the general smoke-free policy of chemical industry companies. With its decision, it will also contribute to the Tobacco-Free Finland 2030 project. All companies belonging to the Kiilto Family Group will become smoke-free by autumn 2018. Being a smoke-free company means that the use of tobacco products inside or outside the Group's companies is prohibited.Safety and responsibility are the cornerstones of the operating culture of a company operating in industry. Like other companies, Kiilto is constantly working to improve these aspects of its operating culture. The smoke-
KiiltoClean and Kiilto again participated in the Finland’s Most Active Workplace survey organised by the Finnish Olympic Committee, and earned excellent scores. The scores of both companies were at the highest level nationally: Kiilto Oy’s score was 95%, and KiiltoClean Oy’s was 94%.Finland’s Most Active Workplace surveys are tools for assessing and developing physical activities offered to the personnel. It covers nine different areas of physical activity of the personnel in organisations. The certificate is awarded to organisations with a score of
Kiilto’s asset is motivated, talented, productive people. Business guests want to know what makes Kiilto a good, safe workplace.Finland’s most active workplace 2016. Finland’s 15th most inspiring workplace 2017. Kiilto’s results in personnel surveys are much better than those of other Finnish companies. Kiilto has been noted for its success in indicators measuring the well-being of personnel. Business guests who want to invest in safety and well-being at work often visit Kiilto's business premises in Lempäälä. Kiilto’s personnel are happy to share their competence.
“As hosts, we are not
The competition is all about unique works of art. Participants are free to choose their medium, for example graphics, photography or painting. Around fifty pieces were entered in the competition by the given deadline, the end of September.
According to professor Villu Jaanisoo from the Academy of Fine Arts, cooperation with companies is a modern trend that has been widely adopted in the world of art as well. "The students were enthusiastic about the competition. We regularly arrange public art competitions, but the exceptional feature of the competition arranged together with Kiilto is
