Heritage Bank named Employer of Choice for seventh year in a row at Australian Business Awards
TOOWOOMBA’S Heritage Bank has again been named an employer of choice at the nation’s top business awards this week.
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Being named as an Employer of Choice in the Australian Business Awards 2020 makes it an incredible 10 straight years Heritage Bank has been recognised as a great place to work.
The latest Australian Business Awards accolade makes it seven straight years as an Employee of Choice for Heritage, to go along with being named a Recommended Employer for three years prior to that run.
Heritage chief people officer Margo Dewar said the award highlighted the culture at the bank.
“We’re proud of the culture we have built at Heritage, as we know it’s important we attract and retain great staff,” Ms Dewar said.
“We offer a range of attractive benefits for our team members, including great training opportunities, discounts on Heritage banking products and services, recognition through our peer-driven Heritage Heroes program as well as plenty of opportunities to support the communities in which we operate.
“By ensuring we have a healthy work culture, our talented and dedicated team members then work hard to provide the quality products and service that Heritage is known for, which then benefits our members.”
Ms Dewar said Heritage had continued to invest in learning and development across the bank’s 800 strong workforce, which was made all the more challenging with COVID-19 workforce restrictions.
“We have had to adjust many of our approaches to ensure our teams continue to experience the wide range of our training and support services,” she said.
“The added flexibility and work-life balance that we have seen through this period will now become permanent features of our working lives, and we are already seeing the benefits of this.
“We are receiving an increased level of career inquiry from really talented people who want to work with us, and the silver lining of COVID. has opened up these opportunities.
“At the end of the day, 10 years’ worth of recognition is something to be really proud of.”
The Australian Business Award for Employer of Choice recognises organisations that develop workplaces that maximise the full potential of their workforce through established policies and practices which demonstrate effective employee recruitment, engagement and retention.
Entrant organisations are required to demonstrate their achievements across the key areas of organisational culture; leadership and strategy; employee education, training and development; employee health, safety and satisfaction; performance management; recognition and remuneration.
For more information on The Australian Business Awards and the 2020 Employers of Choice winners, visit www.employerofchoiceawards.com.au.