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FINN<br />
ANDERSEN<br />
SHOP STEWARD, 3F<br />
As early as the negotiations regarding<br />
local wage agreements<br />
in spring 2009, it became clear<br />
that the crisis meant we had to<br />
find new solutions. Through my<br />
work as a shop steward, I knew<br />
that IKUF offers the possibility<br />
of ten days subsidised course<br />
activity per employee. By<br />
means of a joint request, we<br />
succeeded in getting nearly<br />
everyone to sign up for the<br />
course activity programme. Our<br />
cooperation regarding capacity<br />
reduction measures has<br />
demonstrated new ways of<br />
thinking and inspired several<br />
other companies to follow our<br />
example.<br />
MONA<br />
OLESEN<br />
MACHINE OPERATOR,<br />
ASSEMBLY<br />
I hadn’t heard about IKUF before,<br />
but when the opportunity<br />
presented itself, I opted to take<br />
a course in robotics. It’s not<br />
something I use everyday in my<br />
work, but it has given me a better<br />
understanding of <strong>Pressalit</strong>’s<br />
robots. And it has given me an<br />
extra skill to draw on if I have to<br />
seek work elsewhere at some<br />
future date. I am actually planning<br />
to take the second part of<br />
the robotics course later in my<br />
spare time because it is useful<br />
in different work situations.<br />
JOHN<br />
LADEGÅRD<br />
ASSEMBLER,<br />
MOULDING DEPARTMENT<br />
Over the last two years, we have<br />
done everything we can to reduce<br />
the reject rate and ensure<br />
stability in the compression<br />
moulding process – an effort<br />
that has been particularly<br />
important in light of the crisis.<br />
This has resulted in a 30-40%<br />
reduction in the reject rate<br />
achieved through numerous improvements<br />
and better adjustment<br />
possibilities. We have<br />
increased process stability and<br />
identified areas where we can<br />
avoid mistakes before they happen.<br />
We have also established a<br />
common norm for product quality<br />
so that everyone knows the<br />
quality required by customers.<br />
Increased stability coupled with<br />
a lower reject rate helps to boost<br />
our competitiveness and reduces<br />
our environmental impact.<br />
HANNE<br />
NIELSEN<br />
OPERATOR, STORES<br />
027#<br />
Crisis<br />
Cruncher<br />
Staff were willing to go that extra<br />
mile to avoid redundancies and<br />
have understood the need for<br />
preventive measures. I was<br />
okay with reduced working<br />
hours as long as they were for a<br />
limited period spread across<br />
several months. I enjoyed having<br />
some extra time off during the<br />
summer break. The IKUF<br />
courses weren’t particularly relevant<br />
for me, but many of my<br />
colleagues got a lot out of them<br />
– for example, a license to drive<br />
a trailer, which can be useful at<br />
some future point.
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