The Group’s activities require a set of skills and expertise throughout the value chain: from Farming and Wild catch as well as VAP, Sales and distribution. In Lerøy, we aim to create a winning culture through collaboration and synergies and strive to create an inclusive and stimulating work environment, with an open and pound company culture. We develop through collaboration and learning from each other, and together our companies all over the world contribute to different parts of the Group’s fully integrated value chain.
Lerøy upholds internationally recognized labour rights across our own operations and our value chain. We are committed to providing meaningful and attractive jobs with fair compensation.
The Group aims to be an enterprise with local roots in our areas of operation, thereby contributing to many local communities.
The Group’s goal is to be an attractive employer for both existing and potential employees.
Our values: Honest, Open, Responsible and Creative represent the foundations for all the work we do. Therefore, it is important that our employees live and identify with our values, and represent the Group as good ambassadors.
One of our main focus areas is to develop an inclusive and engaging work environment. Within the Group, we strive to build a culture of pride and openness through collaboration and learning across our fully integrated value chain. To measure this, we run an annual employee survey in collaboration with Great Place to Work.
In the future, we will continue to build our One Lerøy culture focusing on continuous development and improvement.
FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS, FAIR COMPENSATION and FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
The Group’s commitment to promote fair working conditions, prohibit child labor and all forms of forced and compulsory labor, any kind of discrimination, promoting fair wages as well as prohibiting abuse and inhumane treatment both internally and with our supplier’s is communicated in our Human rights policy and Business Code of Conduct. The Group supports and promotes freedom of association and recognizes the right to collective bargaining
The Group screens all new suppliers using social criteria listed above in order to verify if the Group’s suppliers adhere to Lerøy’s Business Code of Conduct and establish whether they have implemented necessary measures and practices to support and maintain fair working conditions.
The Group complies with the laws applicable in the different countries in which we operate. Our compensation policy states that no employee is paid less than the official national minimum wage.
All our employees have written employment contracts in which compensation is specified. Our personnel system and the presence of labor unions ensure that all employees are compensated fairly.
All our employees are free to organize themselves in unions of their choice, including the right to engage in collective bargaining. The Group keeps a close dialogue with employee representatives, as well as maintains an active cooperation between the company and employees/trade unions.