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PERSONNEL

We employ some 2,250 people on a monthly basis With our internationalisation, we will also be able to
(converted into full-time workers), making us one offer our personnel career opportunities abroad in the
of the biggest employers in the restaurant field in future.
Finland. Our subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy
helps us ensure the sufficient availability of skilled We are very motivated to train our personnel and
personnel now and in the future. Smile Henkilöstö- develop their skills. We strive to minimise employee
palvelut Oy employs some 9,000 people on a monthly turnover and offer employees opportunities for longer
basis in the fields of HoReCa, construction, industry, career development in the restaurant field, from
logistics, events and health care. customer service all the way to demanding executive
positions. One significant demonstration of this is
Restamax has solid competence in the restaurant the Restamax Academy, which offers restaurant staff
business and also plenty of experience in part-time working in the Group opportunities to improve them-
employment relationships that are typical in the selves as professionals while working.
industry. Professional, healthy and motivated staff are
an essential resource. We aim to offer our employees The training programmes and study modules of
opportunities to work flexibly at different locations Restamax Academy started in 2015. At the begin-
and cities and to develop their skills and advance their ning of 2017, Restamax Academy started offering new
careers according to their personal goals. We very supervisory training in cooperation with Tampere
much want to support employment by offering our Vocational College Tredu. In spring 2018, 20 students
employees flexible employment contracts and diverse, will graduate with a HoReCa supervisor’s specialist
long-term career opportunities. We systematically vocational qualification. The results of the Academy’s
invest in the well-being and competence development training programmes have been rather positive, and a
of our personnel, and good deeds are rewarded. new training programme will start in late 2018.

Our restaurant portfolio comprises over 130 restau- At the end of 2017, Smile established Smile Educa-
rants all over Finland. Our wide range of restaurants tion Oy, which provides training services, in particu-
makes it possible for employees to keep working lar focusing on producing training and recruitment
in the Group even if they move to a different city. services in cooperation with educational institutes.
Similarly, extra hours and many job opportunities at The goal of Smile Edu is to make it easier for employ-
different restaurants in the same city can be arranged ees to find suitable job and training places, and to
smoothly. This makes our operations more efficient improve the availability of workforce.
and also enables us to offer full-time jobs to many
of our employees. It is also possible to work for us in
different localities depending on the season. One of
the most important drivers of our profitability is the
efficient use and allocation of human resources.

Annual Report 2017