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Elynwood Pty Ltd wins Prime Minister?s Employer of the Year Award
7 December 2006
Elynwood Pty Ltd was last night presented the Prime Minister’s Employer of the Year Award for Large Business, at Parliament House, Canberra. Elynwood were joint winners with Hunter New England Area Health Services.
The annual national awards recognise excellence in the employment of people with disabilities within small, medium and large business.
Elynwood, a professional cleaning and commercial catering service with over 100 sites between Frankston and Geelong, was one of 17 employers nominated by Australia’s largest provider of vocational rehabilitation services, CRS Australia.
'Elynwood won this award because of a five year commitment to hiring people with a disability and an innovative training program delivered with training tools and methods accessible to all employees, no matter what their ability,' said Margaret Carmody, General Manager of CRS Australia.
Elynwood has been recognised for its commitment to hiring people with a disability on a number of occasions including winning this year’s national Employment and Inclusion of People with a Disability Diversity@work award last month.
Elynwood Managing Director, Michael Ebejer said, 'Our philosophy is to concentrate on a person’s ability and to put in place the training, policies, processes and support structures that give staff a fair go.
'This means our employees can work to the best of their ability, which has proven to increase motivation,' he said.
Each year, thousands of employers, small and large, partner with CRS Australia for help to find motivated, hardworking staff to fit the business’s unique requirements.
'It’s fantastic that a local organisation who has shown a commitment to hiring and recognising the abilities of people with disability, has won such a major national award,' says Martin Hanna, CRS Australia Regional Manager.
One in five Australians have a reported disability, meaning we are all likely to know someone with a disability whether we’re aware of it or not.
Hanna says, 'People with a disability significantly contribute to our community–not only are they are our friends, carers and families, but also valued employees who bring a range of diverse skills, talent and abilities to the workplace.'
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