Best 50 Companies to Work for in Ireland 2007: Airtricity tops list

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Best 50 Companies to Work for in Ireland 2007: Airtricity tops list - Deloitte ranked for fifth straight year
By Finfacts Team
Mar 1, 2007, 14:13

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The 5th annual list of The Best Companies to Work for in Ireland was announced on Wednesday evening by Tony Killeen, TD, Minister for Labour Affairs, at an awards event in Dublin.

Employees at Airtricity, the wind-power company, voted their workplace into top position on the list. Four other companies were honoured as "Best" in their size categories: Brightwater, eBay, Google Ireland Ltd. and Accenture.

Commenting on the achievement, Catherine Kelly, HR Director, Airtricity, said;” This award is a testament to our management’s belief in the HR process and its central role in the delivery of Airtricty’s international vision. We encourage innovation at all levels and have a strong recruitment policy that measures the potential employee against the company’s values with the belief that like minded people work better together.

“We reward excellence and facilitate flexible work practices in the pursuit of work life balance along with a host of social activities including netball, tag rugby, Thai Chi and on-site yoga”, she concluded

Five further awards were made, in recognition of "Outstanding Achievement" in areas considered vital for ‘Great Workplaces’, to Sigmar Recruitment; Premier Group; Microsoft Ireland Operations; Diageo Ireland Demand; and BDO Simpson Xavier.

The Best Companies study, compiled by the Great Place to Work Institute Ireland, sets out to identify and recognise the finest employers – and therefore the most satisfied workforces – in Ireland and throughout the European Union.

The Irish study is the largest annual labour force survey undertaken in this country. This year over 140 Irish organisations, with a total workforce of more than 90,000, were surveyed.

See the Best Companies to Work for in Ireland 2007

Airtricity is Ireland's leading green electricity supplier. The company generates its electricity exclusively from natural resources, such as the wind and currently supplies green electricity to over 45,000 customers in Ireland

Professional services firm Deloitte appears on the list of the 50 Best Companies to Work for in Ireland, according to a detailed assessment by the Great Place to Work Institute Ireland. This is the fifth year in a row that the firm has received this prestigious honour.

Deloitte's Managing Partner, Pat Kenny said, "We are very proud to receive this recognition for the fifth year in a row – it is proof of our commitment to excellence in Human Resource practices. Our people are our greatest asset and it is our belief that by encouraging them to achieve a strong work-life balance and providing support for their personal and professional development, we will have happy, productive and successful people working for the firm, who are best equipped to meet our clients' needs."

Derek Moriarty, Partner in charge of HR, attributes the achievement to taking on board and acting upon the feedback received from the Great Place to Work Institute. "We are continually developing new initiatives to ensure that we are fostering a happy and productive working environment for our people, and in this regard, the results we receive from this survey are invaluable. We are committed to acting upon this feedback to continue to be responsive to our people's needs."