Management takes over store while employees get day off

The employees in the JYSK store in Länna, Sweden, won a day off while the Swedish management team took over the store.

The JYSK store in Länna outside the Swedish capital of Stockholm is an attractive place to work. So much so that the store took first prize in the “Attractive Place to Work” competition ahead of the other 138 Swedish JYSK stores.

The ten JYSK store colleagues won a day off with lots of common activities while the Swedish Country Management Team took over.

“We decided in the management team to make it into an event. It was good for all of us to get out into the store and get some hands-on experience and see how the concepts and procedures work,” explains Lotta Lindborg, HR Manager in JYSK Sweden.

Satisfied employees are important

The purpose of the competition was to put a focus on great working environment in the Swedish JYSK stores. The stores were measured on short-term sickness absence and on how many new colleagues had completed their introduction programme to JYSK during the latest financial year.

“It is important for us to have satisfied employees in the stores. JYSK wants to be an attractive place to work, which is why we focused on the completion of the introduction programme by new colleagues, so that we ensure they get a good start at JYSK, know all of our products, work by Customer First and are motivated from the beginning,” says Lotta Lindborg.

Win-win for all parties

In Länna, where Store Manager Ahmed “Rodi” Ibrahim is in charge of the store, completions of the introduction programme was at 100 percent and sickness absence low. That was the reason why he could enjoy a day off with his colleagues, driving go-carts, bowling and eating nice food.

“It was also a very good team-building activity with great energy for the management team. So it was a win-win for all JYSK parties and something we will definitely do again at some point,” says Lotta Lindborg.