In Europe, KONE organizes Employee Forum meetings to promote the mutual communication and dialogue between KONE management and employees. There are three Employee Forum working group meetings and one full Employee Forum meeting per year. The working group meetings include three management representatives nominated by KONE management and four employee representatives nominated by the Employee Forum. In 2008, the full Employee Forum meeting was held in September in Finland with participants from 14 countries. The focus of the meeting was on safety.
In 2008, KONE personnel drafted a safety declaration at the Employee Forum that represents a joint effort of employees and management. The declaration states the commitment to work towards the ultimate goal of zero accidents.