Laya Healthcare recognised as one of Ireland's Great Places To Work
Friday, 8th March 2013. Laya healthcare,Ireland’s second largest private health insurer, has been officially recognised as a Best Workplace 2013 at the annual Great Place to Work Awards. This prestigious accolade was announced in front of a packed house at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, which was attended by Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda Creighton. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Ms Creighton complimented all the organisations for creating high trust workplaces which she said leads to a clear competitive advantage especially when trading internationally.
Laya healthcare was announced as the 16th placed organisation in the Best Large Companies Workplace 2013. Commenting on the award win, MD Dónal Clancy said: “It gives me great pleasure to see laya healthcare recognised as one of Ireland’s great places to work. Everyday, we ensure that ‘looking after you always’ is at the heart of what we do, and we apply this philosophy not only to our nearly half a million members, but to our own team also. We work hard to make sure that everyone has a voice, everyone’s opinion is valued and that, ultimately, everyone is proud to be part of the laya healthcare team. Given that we operate in a challenging and often difficult market, this award acknowledges the strong team ethos that is already in place and that we will continue to nuture and promote going forward.”
Commenting on the wonderful achievement by 49 organisations, CEO of the Great Place to Work Programme, John Ryan, said that competition for places on the list was at its highest in 10 years as more organisations had chosen to go through the assessment process, clearly appreciating the business benefits of having a high performing workplace where employees are seen as having a critical impact.
“This is a fantastic achievement particularly given the difficult economic backdrop, proving that if you invest time and effort in developing the right culture in your organisation your people will be your best asset and will be key to your business success”
ABOUT GREAT PLACE TO WORK IRELAND AND THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Great Place to Work Ireland is part of a Global network with offices in 48 countries using the same assessment methodology to publish 45 country lists, as well as regional and a Global list. The best known is the Fortune 100 list of best companies to work for in the United States. The key defining feature of a best workplace is the levels of trust that exist within it. The definition of a great workplace from an employee’s viewpoint is one where you trust the people you work with, you have great pride in what you do and you enjoy the people you work with.
The Great Place to Work Institute assesses the practices in place in organisations under 9 key areas: inspiring, speaking, listening, caring, developing, thanking, hiring, celebrating and sharing. They then benchmark these practices against other organisations in that country. The second key component of the assessment is an anonymous ‘trust index survey’ that gathers the perceptions of employees under 5 dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. Finally there is a full analysis of open ended comments from employees.
A full list of listed organisations and award winners is available at www.greatplacetowork.ie