Retail Institute Best Small To Medium Workplace

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12 NOVEMBER 2010

Retail Institute Named ‘Best Small To Medium Place To Work’

The Retail Institute has been named as the winner of this year’s JRA Best Workplaces awards for a small to medium business.

Sponsored by the Department of Labour the category recognises businesses with between 50 and 149 employees who demonstrate outstanding communication, culture and values, learning and development and reward and recognition.

The winners and finalists are judged on results from an annual survey which involves confidential feedback from their employees.

This year 112 small to medium organisations took part in the survey, with 245 organisations taking part across all four categories.

The winners were announced at a ceremony in Auckland last night, with Mars New Zealand taking out the overall award for ‘Best Place to Work’ in 2010.

“We were extremely impressed with Retail Institute’s survey results which showed how highly they value their staff,” says the Department’s Acting Group Manager of Information and Promotion Deborah Kempson.

“The Institute took action on feedback from its employees to actively improve communication within the business, at a time when it was experiencing a 35% increase in staff in offices across the country.

“It’s great to see a high quality of candidates and finalists in this category who are committed to involving their employees in their business – ultimately creating a better place to work.”

The insurance company Chartis was named most improved small to medium business after putting in place successful initiatives to improve staff reward and recognition.

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