Smoking policy
Generally, all staff members in the Group work in a non-smoking environment. The units in Russia, the Baltic states and Germany are still exceptions, but the Group expects to introduce a smoking ban in these units as well in 2008.
In order to motivate and help smokers quit smoking, the Group offers to pay for smoking cessation courses.
Abuse – alcoholism, gambling addiction and other types of abuse
- We play an active role in helping employees with abuse problems
- We finance therapy, if necessary
- We seek to integrate staff members into the Group after therapy
If employees recognise that they have an abuse problem, we are prepared to contribute to their therapy and support them upon their return to the Group.
Through the institutions involved in the therapy process, we make sure that the staff members' families also participate in the process in order to take account of the employees' entire lives.
Alcohol
We expect and believe that our staff act reasonably in relation to alcohol so that it will not affect their job performance, workplace security, job satisfaction or the Group's reputation.
We consider it a matter of course that staff members are not under the influence of alcohol during working hours.
Gambling addiction
The Group considers gambling addiction to be an abuse problem. If an employee uses Group funds for gambling purposes, it will be considered a criminal act. The Group will take reasonable steps to get the staff member in contact with a professional treatment centre. In each case, the Group will determine whether employment can continue.
Generally, we expect that, as staff of a financial institution, our employees are capable of managing their own finances. If employees have temporary liquidity problems, we expect them and their superiors to find a solution.
Other types of abuse
Abuse of other types of mood-regulating drugs such as narcotics, nerve medicine, hypnotic agents and other drugs with a very stimulating or tranquilising effect are considered on par with alcohol, no matter whether or not such drugs are prescribed by a doctor.
Last updated/revised on January 31, 2008.