Two Scottish third sector organisations topped the UK wide awards ceremony for their commitment to their workforce
Two Scottish third sector bodies have won prestigious awards at the annual UK Investors in People Awards 2016.
Edinburgh headquartered Trust Housing Association has won a prestigious award at the Excellence in the Third Sector category (over 250 employees) while North East Sensory Services (NESS) won the same category for upto 249 employees.
Trust is a national housing, support and care provider, which primarily serves older people. NESS supports more than 4800 people in the north-east of Scotland who are visually impaired, blind, hearing impaired and or deaf. It has been caring for people in Aberdeen since 1879 and now supports people in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross.
The awards, which received over 300 entries from organisations working in a variety of sectors and locations across the globe, celebrate the best people management practices amongst businesses. The Excellence in the Third Sector category recognises organisations that are committed to sharing best practice and continually striving to improve.
We are immensely proud to have won this award. We passionately believe that our people are our greatest asset.
At the 1920’s themed ceremony held in London on 29 June, Trust was also presented with an award recognising over 15 years continuous accreditation as an Investors in People organisation.
Rhona McLeod, chief executive at Trust said: "We are immensely proud to have won this award. We passionately believe that our people are our greatest asset. Their performance underpins the quality of our services and we are committed to continually developing a motivated, empowered and engaged workforce.
"To be benchmarked against the best workplaces and receive these two awards is a true testament to the commitment and enthusiasm of every member of our staff team at Trust."
NESS chief executive Graham Findlay said: "It’s great to have the investment in our people recognised at this prestigious event. Winning is a credit to the hard work of everyone concerned with NESS - staff, volunteers and friends who are essential to what we do at NESS every day – helping to achieve independence for blind and deaf people.
“At NESS we have a very person–centred approach, which allows us to be flexible and responsive, enabling us to take account of each individual’s wants, needs and preferences.
"We work together to ensure that every single one of our service users, in all three of our centres, receives the very best support."
Paul Devoy, head of Investors in People, said: "Once again we have been overwhelmed by the number and calibre of entries received for the Investor in People Awards. It’s fantastic to see so many organisations nominated for outperforming in their sector, demonstrating great people management practice and a commitment to staff development, all winners should feel extremely proud."
