airBaltic Awarded the Gold Status as a Diversity-Friendly Employer 2024

Author: airBaltic.com
Source: airbaltic.com

Latvian airline airBaltic has been awarded the Gold Status in the Diversity-Friendly Employer 2024 evaluation Diversity is the Power organized by the Society Integration Foundation of Latvia (Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds or SIF – in Latvian). airBaltic is one of 16 companies in Latvia to receive this highest recognition for excellence and innovative approaches in diversity management.

Sanda Bergmane-Behmane, HR & Wellbeing Business Partner at airBaltic, said: “We are honoured to receive the Gold Status recognition, which reflects our commitment to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace where every employee feels accepted and appreciated. At airBaltic, we believe that diversity is a vital resource and a driving force for innovation, strengthening our team and supporting our company’s growth.”

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The evaluation Diversity is the Power organized by SIF provides organizations with tools to evaluate their diversity management efforts and opportunities to further enhance their workplace environment.

Since 2013, the gender balance at airBaltic has been close to 50/50, and in 2024 this balance is 45% women and 55% men. Additionally, the airline has minimized pay differences between genders. The pay gap within the company is only 2%, which is significantly lower than the average in Latvia for 2023, where women earned 16.5% less than men.

airBaltic currently employs more than 2 700 professionals from over 36 nationalities, and for several years, the airline has been consistently recognized as a Top Employer in various nationwide and global surveys.

airBaltic operates more than 130 routes from Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius, Tampere and, seasonally, Gran Canaria offering connections to a wide range of destinations in the airline's route network in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus region. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets are available on the company's homepage at www.airbaltic.com.

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