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 2010 is midday on Thursday 22 July. The presentation dinner will be held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on Thursday 28 October.
The Awards categories are:
- Tomorrow's Workforce Award
- Work & Life or Diversity Initiative Award
- Workplace Diversity Award
- Workplace Work & Life Award
- Skills Highway Award
- Walk the Talk Award
To enter the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2010 you need:
You should also contact Anne-Marie Raleigh or Renee Schick 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.
Why enter?
"Preparing the entry focussed us on the positives and the journey we have travelled to get where we are today. We became famous overnight. The benefits are far greater than we ever could have imagined. The advertising and media coverage we received and are still receiving is unbelievable."
Margaret Doyle, Practice Manager, BDO Taranaki Ltd, Winner, EEO Trust Work & Life Award 2009
"It's awards like these that highlight all the world-changing initaitives that businesses here in New Zealand are leading. We are very proud that such a small niche business as ours is being celebrated as not only valuable, but pioneering. Thank you again for helping us to spread the word."
Taimi Allan, Team Leader, Like Minds Like Mine, Mind and Body Consultants
Details of EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2009 winners
Short videos of the winners of the EEO Trust Work & Life Awards 2009
Download a list of the 2009 entrants' work-life and diversity initiatives:
Table of Initiatives 2009 (806K pdf)
