Only one in four employees at Ørsted believes that changes are handled effectively in the company. This is shown by a job satisfaction survey obtained by Berlingske.
The questions were sent out to employees at the energy company in mid-September, and out of the company's 8,000 employees, 6,612 people participated. The survey also shows that less than 30 percent of employees view the company's strategic direction positively. Less than 40 percent believe that their top manager in the group management communicates clearly about strategy and goals.
On the other hand, employees seem happy to work at Ørsted. In the job satisfaction survey, 65 percent respond that stress levels at work are manageable. Just under three out of four employees feel psychologically safe in the company. Less than ten percent respond that they are dissatisfied with their jobs, and over one in four employees trust their direct manager.
Berlingske has reached out to Ørsted for comment, and Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, member of the group management and chief HR officer at Ørsted, writes in a response to the newspaper that she is pleased with the generally high employee satisfaction.
- At the same time, I acknowledge that the survey points to a certain uncertainty among our employees, which we take seriously and consider a natural reaction to the changes that Ørsted is currently undergoing, she writes.
Struck by challenges
Earlier in October, Ørsted announced that the energy company would reduce the number of employees globally from 8,000 to 6,000 by the end of 2027.
Ørsted has been facing headwinds recently, including in the United States, where the US president, Donald Trump, has created great uncertainty about the market for offshore wind turbines.
Along the way, the American authorities have ordered that work on the offshore wind farm Revolution Wind should stop. However, a judge has now approved that work can resume.
The company has explained the layoffs by saying that a number of offshore wind farms will be completed over the coming years. Afterwards, fewer employees will be needed. The focus will be on offshore wind and Europe in the future, it was said.
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