On November 6, 2024, the Swedish Work Environment Authority carried out an inspection at Nyåker’s gingerbread to review the environment for the employees.
Nyåkers, which has been around since 1952, says on its website that it has around 50 employees. In 2012, they set up an additional facility in Bjurholm, barely two kilometers away.
According to 2023, the gingerbread giant had a staggering turnover of 155 million All companies information. That makes them second largest in the world in gingerbread, according to their own statement.
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Here are the remarks against Nyåker’s gingerbread
“We were at your place on November 6, 2024 and inspected your work environment work. During the inspection we saw some that worked well, but we also found some that you need to improve,” writes the Swedish Work Environment Agency in its inspection notice, before going on to list deficiencies and requirements for measures.
Here are the Work Environment Agency’s comments:
If this is not accommodated, the work can become too heavy for the employees, without it being noticed by the employer, writes the Swedish Work Environment Agency.
“Lack of targets for the work environment can lead to an inability to counteract ill-health among the employees,” the inspection notice says.
“During the inspection, it emerged that you had previously started an investigation regarding the organizational and social work environment for all employees but had not completed the investigation in full.”
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Fredrik Reinfeldt visited Nyåker’s factory in 2014. On the right in picture: CEO Christoffer Sai Kakland, then Öhberg. Photo: Amanda Billner/TTNyåker CEO: “Will get better and better”
In a comment to News24 writes Christopher Sai KaklandCEO of Nyåker’s gingerbread, that he has zero tolerance for incidents like this.
“It’s fantastic that we have the Swedish Work Environment Authority, a government agency that has the time and capacity to work together more closely with us to make us better and better and ensure that our cookie factories are safe for our colleagues.”
Note: The work may be too heavy
Something the Work Environment Agency highlights after its inspection is that a lack of division of labor can result in “the work becoming too heavy for those who have tasks” at Nyåker’s gingerbread.
“You may not pay attention to the risks for all people, or you may misjudge how serious a risk is. Then the risks may lead to your employees becoming ill or injured at work,” the report says.
Sai Kakland regards the comment as “good input”, and believes that they work continuously to make the production as good as possible for the employees.
“Can involve adjustments to dough mixers, how to sit, employee interviews with in-depth questions, etc. We can never be completely done with these areas, but only better,” he writes to Nyheter24.
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Risk fine
Nyåker’s gingerbread will receive a return visit by the Work Environment Agency on April 9, 2025. Until then, the deficiencies must be remedied.
If this is not done, Nyåkers risks a fine or ban.
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