NATION in on Best Employer Award

Caribbean Catalyst Inc., in association with the Barbados Business Authority and the Nation Publishing Co. Limited, will be officially launching the prestigious Barbados’ Best Employer Award later this week.This biennial initiative is the first of its kind to recognise and honour local organisations with exemplary human resources practices, policies and programmes. Barbados’ Best Employer Award will focus on the human resource practices and climate of organisations and will showcase groups that demonstrate a commitment to their human resources through the adoption of progressive employment strategies.Director of Caribbean Catalyst Inc., Katrina Sam, said it had been proven that there was a strong correlation between profitability and good HR practices.“We felt that it was an optimal time to recognise and celebrate those businesses in Barbados which have implemented well designed and sustainable HR programmes.”Eligible participants in the Barbados’ Best Employer Award will benefit by having their HR programme and practices independently assessed by a team of HR professionals who will be able to benchmark their human resource initiatives with other companies on the island.CEO/Publisher of the Nation Publishing Co. Limited, Vivian-Anne Gittens, said the Barbados Business Authority was the leading publication for business news and information and she was happy the publication, and by extension the company, was partnering with the Best Employer Award which seeks to enhance the business environment.“We are looking forward with great anticipation to highlighting the exemplary human resource practices of local companies across the island,” she said. The programme is open to locally based companies of all sizes. (PR)