Staff Reporter
Firstfolio's unique employee engagement program has been recognised as the best in the business by leading HR specialists.
Firstfolio's Connect-Share-Thrive initiative won an award for the 'best HR strategic plan' at the Australian HR Awards 2011 earlier this week.
The Connect-Share-Thrive program was developed to foster a common, shared culture across Firstfolio following a rapid period of growth.
Since 2007 Firstfolio has completed 10 acquisitions nationwide, resulting in 76 per cent growth in the group's loan portfolio to more than $20 billion.
The company's general manager human resources Linda Cooper said the Connect-Share-Thrive HR strategy was integral to the organisation's corporate culture and productivity.
"Ongoing acquisitions resulted in the blending of workplace cultures and a consequent diluting of the understanding of Firstfolio's business strategy. Many staff now working for Firstfolio joined the organisation via acquisition and therefore did not have a strong association with Firstfolio's culture and core values," Ms Cooper said.
"Connect-Share-Thrive is a grassroots, employee-driven program designed to overcome these issues and inspire staff to be the best they can be."
Firstfolio has seen a 9 per cent decrease in voluntary turnover, and an 11 per cent decrease in voluntary turnover of staff who joined the business via acquisition.
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