The EEO Trust Work & Life Awards have been showcasing leading employers since their inception in 1997. They have been influential in increasing awareness of the business benefits of supporting diversity and helping employees meet their commitments outside work as well as at work.
The deadline for entries for the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2009 is midday on Thursday 23 July. The presentation dinner will be held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 29 October. Entrants will also be celebrated at other events around the country.
The Awards categories are:
- Skills HIghway Award (new category)
- Tomorrow's Workforce Award
- Work & Life/Diversity Initiative Award
- Workplace Diversity Award
- Workplace Work & Life Award
- Walk the Talk Award
To enter the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2009 you need:
You should also contact Anne-Marie Raleigh or Hannah Samuel who will be happy to explain the entry procedure, what category best suits your organisation and answer any questions you may have concerning the awards.
It's easy to enter, say 2008 entrants
HR Manager Policy at the New Zealand Post Group, Vicki Bazalo: "It worked a treat, sticking to the questions asked, making our responses as succinct as possible and providing supporting documentation as appendices. The template questions allowed us to structure an entry which conveyed the key essence of what we'd done. Having produced the document, it made us reflect and we felt immensely proud - it looked good!"
Vicki says that winning an award brought "great kudos" for the Group. "Our CEO received a letter of congratulations from the Government minister, we received good publicity in several publications and were contacted by professional colleagues.
"Winning the award has helped keep the momentum up. Having won the award, it's more of a given and a commitment that we'll keep up the good work and expand our initiatives further."
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology also entered the 2008 Awards. HR Manager, Maureen Love: "The process of entering was hugely beneficial. It allowed us to reflect in a very focussed way on what is currently available and how it is being accessed. It also created the opportunity to think more widely about providing opportunities and celebrating what is already being done."
Details of EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2008 winners
Short videos of all the 2008 winners
Download a list of the 2008 entrants' work-life and diversity initiatives:
Table of Initiatives 2008 (207K pdf)
