The best teams

Diversity creates value and strengthens our competitiveness. That is why we work to promote equality, prevent discrimination and build and maintain an inclusive, safe and positive working environment, with zero tolerance for discrimination and equal opportunities for everyone.

To recruit, develop and retain the best people, we need to attract talent from a broad and diverse pool.

AF Gruppen shall be a workplace where discrimination does not occur on the basis of ethnicity, nationality, gender, beliefs or sexual orientation. This also applies to matters concerning pay and remuneration, promotions, recruitment and general development opportunities.

Our own employees, subcontractors and other partners are all met with clear expectations and requirements for an inclusive culture on our building and construction projects. We have zero tolerance for discrimination and harassment. We also facilitate diversity in recruitment processes and have procedures in place to prevent unconscious discrimination.

The industry’s diversity network

Diversitas (Norwegian site) is Norway’s leading network for diversity and gender balance in the building and construction industry. AF Gruppen is one of its founders and sits on the board. Together with other companies, we work to increase the attractiveness of the building and construction industry and strengthen its diversity competence. An inclusive culture not only helps create better working environments, but also strengthens the industry’s ability to meet future challenges and opportunities. Diversitas is a meeting place, both physical and digital, and hosts several webinars and an annual inspiration day.

A good working environment

A good psychosocial working environment promotes motivation, work engagement and better mental health among our employees. This may in turn lead to lower sickness absence, higher productivity and increased profitability. A safe working environment is also important for enabling people to be themselves at work.

We conduct an employee survey every other year. Together with measurements of health, career development at different levels and surveys among those who leave AF, we have several tools that help us target and refine our initiatives. Each year, we prepare a report showing the results of measurements and our work on equality.

Inspiring students

The best teams also consist of people of different ages and with different levels of experience. Our goal is to be the industry’s most attractive employer, and we work closely with colleges and universities to recruit curious and talented students. Read more about how we work with recruitment of students and graduates here: Students and graduates 

Whistleblowing procedures and whistleblowing committee

We encourage employees and partners to report matters of concern. Reports may be made to a manager, line management or through a whistleblowing committee, where it is possible to remain anonymous. It is important to ensure safety and lower the threshold for reporting concerns. At "report a concern", information is available about whistleblowing procedures and how reports are handled. We also offer employees training in whistleblowing.