Diversity's growing significance

The significance of employee diversity is increasing in the aging and increasingly international society. At Alma Media, this trend is reflected in, amongst other things, distribution operations, as a significant proportion of Alma Media's newspaper delivery personnel are of non-Finnish origin. For instance, in distribution operations in Pirkanmaa, immigrants represent 22% of all personnel, which is 8 percentage points higher than in 2010.
 
Diversity is also reflected in different age groups being well represented among employees. Alma Media has adopted the average retirement age as a metric for monitoring employee well-being and diversity as well as social responsibility. In 2011, the average retirement age was 63.4 years (2010: 63 years). In Finland, the average age of retirement was 60.5 years in 2011 (Finnish Centre for Pensions).
 
Supporting well-being at work and providing opportunities for flexible working arrangements such as remote and part-time work can help match work with different life stages.