The results of the survey on the Establishment of the Year were presented at a solemn ceremony at Hotel Nordica on Friday. Matís together with the Icelandic Road Administration, the Director of Internal Revenue, the Duty Free Store, the Planning Agency, the Director of Tax Investigations, the District Commissioner of Siglufjörður and the Icelandic Library for the Blind are exemplary institutions in 2012.
A lot is made of Matís' positive work environment. At Vínlandsleið 12 in Reykjavík, where Matís' headquarters are located, there is a great canteen where healthy and good home-cooked food is offered. Employees get to the gym because the house has exemplary facilities and, for example, there is a basketball court at the gate of the house. A so-called transport agreement is offered, where you are given the opportunity to be paid for using public transport other than the private car. In this way, a more environmentally friendly mode of transport is achieved, direct savings for employees and an incentive to exercise through cycling or walking.
From the beginning, Matís has been based on a network of offices throughout the country. There are now eight offices, including the company's headquarters in Reykjavík, and their employees are connected to all areas of the company.
With work around the country, Matís underlines the company's willingness to work with people at home in the provinces on a variety of projects that can strengthen the economy, increase innovation and increase employment. Matís' policy is that in the coming years the company will further strengthen this emphasis throughout the country.
Matís is the first Icelandic company to, in collaboration with Lýsir, assist its employees in overcoming vitamin D deficiency, which has become quite common among Icelanders. Every morning, during the period from September to May, employees are given the opportunity to receive Omega-3 fish oil pods that have added vitamin D, but in addition, traditional fish oil has been available for some time every morning.
Matís knows that a happy employee is an employee who contributes to the progress of the company, for the benefit of all Icelanders. Therefore, the company takes its role seriously in helping every employee to be a healthy soul in a healthy body.
For further information, please contact Jón Haukur Arnarson, Matís' Human Resources Manager.
Detailed results of the survey on the establishment of the year can be read here.