A very different experience this year as the ‘Best Places to Work Awards’ took place virtually.
Hosted by Marty Whelan the awards ceremony began with a heartfelt speech from Best Places to Work partner Jim Flynn. He described it as an emotional time, humbled with so many challenges thrown in front of people who rose to them all and continued to deliver, and all that while caring for loved ones and schooling from home, “My congratulations on all of your efforts over the past while,” he said.
Following Jim, Flynn was Tánaiste Leo Varadkar who said: “From working in the office to working from home, a shift that might have happened over a decade, happened overnight.” He said the pandemic has shown how effective technology has become, that it has taught us how to get work done without in-person contact although personal contact remains one of the key objectives for many companies. Allowing staff more choice and better work-life balance giving them flexibility. “Remote work has created jobs for people who live in rural Ireland, who have disabilities or caring responsibilities,” he said. “The pandemic has transformed the world of work forever and a great place to work is one that will listen to what people need,” he continued.
🏆 Small list 🏆
Discover the Small #BestWorkplaces21 below!🎉 Congratulations on having reached this high-standards recognition!
To discover the rest of the list click here 👉 https://t.co/AOtYq1R77T#Bestworkplaces21 #gptw #greatplacetowork pic.twitter.com/iaH4esh1bN— Great Place to Work Ireland (@GPTW_Ireland) March 10, 2021
Award categories included #BestWorkplaces21 List, The #BestWorkplacesforWomen, The Special Awards Winners.
Amongst many some of the #bestworkplaces21 awards were as follows;
The Laureate Award went to JTI, Kuehne and Nagel, Version 1 and Workhuman
Version 1 won the Communication Award
🎉 Congratulations again to @version1 for celebrating 10 years in the GPTW Programme. What an achievement! Thank you for your continuous support and contribution to the Great Place to Work Community.
To discover the rest of the Special Awards 👉 https://t.co/qm5u4ViFm0 pic.twitter.com/hya16AWS1W— Great Place to Work Ireland (@GPTW_Ireland) March 10, 2021
McAfee Ireland won the Workplace well-being Award
Megan Kelly from Liferay won the HR Rising star award
Creditor Insurance won the Great Places to Work Team Award
Yvonne Frost from Poppulo won the Ambassador Award
Paul Kelly, CEO of Fáilte Ireland- Ireland’s most trusted leader award in partnership with TU Dublin
Concluding the ceremony Jim Flynn thanked and congratulated everyone for not only winning but for joining and taking part in the Best Work Places 2021 Awards.
