South Tyneside Homes Team Take Home Top Regional Award

Tuesday 20th April 2010

A dedicated team from South Tyneside Homes are celebrating after winning a coveted regional award.

The Human Resources and Occupational Development team beat off strong competition to win the prestigious Employee Engagement Award at the annual Human Resources and Development Awards.

Organized by the North East branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the South Tyneside Homes team was one of three finalists after being short-listed from hundreds of applicants.

The award recognised an HR team that has demonstrated effective employee engagement and motivation. Over the past year South Tyneside Homes have worked hard to introduce initiatives to engage and motivate staff. These initiatives have included regular 'Fruity Fridays', where baskets of fruit are delivered to all STH offices. They have also created a Workforce Forum and Big Team Events to consult with staff on a range of issues from service improvements to customer care.

Isobel Riley, Chief Executive for South Tyneside Homes, said: "I would like to congratulate the team who thoroughly deserved to win this award. This is a fantastic achievement not just for the HR and OD service, who drive forward employee engagement within the company, but also for the company as a whole."

The team is hoping that its winning streak continues, as it's one of only six teams left in the running for the national HR Team of the Year at the 2010 Housing Heroes Awards, which shine the spotlight on the people and teams that are doing great work in the social/affordable housing sector. The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in London's Hilton Hotel in May.

Howard Farrand, President of the CIH, said he was amazed by the fantastic people working in the housing sector. "Our sector spends a great deal of time talking about policy and strategy, business plans and budgets, our visions and our mission statements. Of course all of these things are really important. But in my experience it is the extraordinary people that do fantastic work for our customers that make the real difference. So I want to congratulate every finalist for getting this far in these awards. It was extremely tightly contested, and I look forward to helping to unveil the eventual winners in May."

Caption: South Tyneside Homes Chief Executive, Isobel Riley (Back row, centre), with members of the winning team

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