Providing the best possible working conditions

Staying healthy and safe at work is a fundamental right and Lundbeck continuously works to further improve the physical health and mental wellbeing of our employees.

Our Health and Safety work is framed by our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy, Position and Strategy, which can be found under ESG Commitments and Principles.

You can also explore the specific targets and actions in our Health and Safety Position, which is likewise available under ESG Commitments and Principles.

To mitigate risks and identify positive impacts we systematically assess working conditions and perform risk assessments before making any physical or organisational changes. E.g. when establishing new facilities and developing new products and processes. 

Continually, we develop our comprehensive Industrial Hygiene Programme, which includes toxicological tests, dust measurements, and the calculation of exposure limits for new active substances and biologics.

Based on these measurements, we evaluate and design workplaces and procedures that ensure healthy and safe working conditions.

We aim to reduce the numbers of work-related accidents by continuously improving our processes for root cause analysis. Through our health and safety IT management system accidents, near misses and dangerous observations are reported, allowing for timely and targeted preventive actions. To ensure safety awareness, managers and employees are regularly trained in risk assessment, root cause analysis and how to mitigate identified risks.  

For years we have had very few ill health cases and we aim to remain at this low level. Continuous risk assessments are our fundamental tool for avoiding ill health cases. We also collect health and safety data systematically and conduct surveys to identify opportunities for improving working conditions. 

At Lundbeck, we realise that individual productivity and wellbeing may be improved by having flexible work arrangements. To support this, we have educational videos on ergonomics providing guidance on how to arrange the workplace in the office and at home in an appropriate ergonomic way - and how to work healthily anywhere, by varying working posture, having brain breaks and doing exercises during the day.

In line with Lundbeck’s purpose, we strive to have a company culture that acknowledges the importance of well-being and thus the need for preventive action before employees fall sick due to e.g. stress, depression or anxiety. Our aim is an open and inclusive culture where issues such as wellbeing and stress can be discussed without stigmatisation, discrimination or harassment. 

Through courses, guidelines and e-learnings, employees get informed about unconscious bias, cultural awareness, well-being and stress prevention which improves their ability to act with respect and to react to colleagues not thriving.

As a leader in brain health, we are committed not only to raise awareness and improve conditions for people living with brain diseases across the world, but also to promote an inclusive workplace and culture for our own neurodivergent employees, so they feel supported and can thrive at Lundbeck. E.g. Lundbeck is recognised for being a migraine friendly workplace by The European Migraine and Headache Alliance as we have supportive working conditions such as a relaxing area, guidelines for managers and a commitment stating how we support our employees living with migraine to be at their best at work.