Diversity

Promoting diversity

We actively promote and use diversity within the organisation. Diversity covers different dimensions such as gender, age, race, ethnic background, religion, sexual orientation, disability, cultural background and other individual characteristics. We recognise and value people’s different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.

At SAMK, we want to encourage curiosity and bring out and take into account different views and possible solutions. We see diversity as an asset and believe that a diverse and inclusive organisation has a positive impact on its reputation and attractiveness as a place to work.

We provide training and raise awareness of diversity and its importance. SAMK also aims to increase diversity in working life. Actively combating discrimination in the workplace is a human rights issue.  We will better identify the needs of different customer groups and take them into account in our services, products and communication. We want everyone to have the right to be themselves at work.

Equality

We want to create an inclusive and equal working environment at SAMK, where everyone feels welcome and can express themselves freely.

The SAMK diversity and equality development team

The development team reviews and develops SAMK’s activities from a diversity perspective. Our role is to promote and maintain measures and discussions that increase the diversity of the organisation and to provide support within the organisation in finding solutions. The teams expertise is also available to those outside the organisation.

Discrimination and harassment situations

SAMK has a zero tolerance policy for all harassment, discrimination and inappropriate behaviour, and these situations will be addressed without delay. Clear procedures help to deal with the matter swiftly.

• Student: The Student Union SAMMAKKOs Harassment liaison officers: Harassment | Opiskelijakunta SAMMAKKOlaunch
• Personnel: Guidelines can be found in Into intranet under Occupational health and safetylaunch. You can also contact the occupational health and safety manager or occupational health and safety representative (see contact cards below).
• Visitors: Contact the SAMK contact person on site, e.g. teacher, event organiser, event manager or contact SAMK’s occupational health and safety manager Jari Lahti (contact information card, see below).