EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2012

EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2012

You have just six weeks left to get your entry into the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2012! The Awards showcase forward-thinking, innovative employers who create environments where everyone can perform to their potential and contribute effectively to an organisation’s productivity. You may have a long-term flexibility programme for employees, or have run a literacy project – there is a vast range of practices and projects that fit under the banner of the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards.

Says Michael Barnett, EEO Trust Chairman and CEO of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, “We all want our companies to be successful, and people are the key to that success. We know that organisations big and small all over New Zealand display the behaviours and practices that encourage greater engagement and productivity, and we’d love to see them share their stories by entering the Awards.”

Entries for the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2012 close on Thursday May 17, with the Awards gala dinner taking place in Auckland on August 30. Organisations of any size or sector can enter, whether or not they are members of the EEO Trust.

Involvement is, quite simply, good for business. Bupa Care Services last year won an award for its culture change programme Personal Best, which aims to create a more collaborative and flexible working environment for its 3300 staff. Entering the Awards was easy, says Sylvia Casella, Director of Organisational Development. “The EEO Trust could not have been more supportive and encouraging. No question was left unanswered and the encouragement from the team was great.”

Auckland yoghurt manufacturer EasiYo Products also won an award last year. Chief Executive Paul O’Brien says that acknowledgement “has a halo effect on your business. And the recognition is good for your employment branding.”

There are five categories in the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards, with a Supreme Winner chosen from the winners of each category. The categories are:
• Tomorrow’s Workforce Award, which recognises innovative responses to tomorrow’s employment challenges;
• The Diversity Award, for organisations which make the most of employee diversity;
• The Work & Life Award, which celebrates initiatives that create opportunities for greater engagement and productivity;
• The Skills Highway Award, which recognises workplaces which can show how they have helped improve their employees’ reading, maths and communication skills;
• The Walk the Talk Award, which celebrates effective diversity leaders.

Find out more at www.eeotrust.org.nz, and see the stories of past entrants and winners at www.youtube.com/eeotrust

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