D&G's Nottingham call centre has received the Age Positive Regional Newspaper award for the fourth year running
May 2006
Sponsored by the Department of Work and Pensions, the Age Positive award, which is sponsored regionally by local papers, is designed to recognise both individuals and companies who have overcome ageism in the workplace. This year's award is further recognition of D&G's commitment to this area.
‘We were delighted to feature in such a positive recruitment light in our leading regional newspaper,’ reports director, Ian Bateman. ‘We are constantly improving our recruitment and retention practices towards more mature workers and I’m thrilled this has been recognised by the Age Positive team.’
The Nottingham call centre is featured on the Department’s web site and the site also has Age Positive ‘Champion’ status as a best practice case study for their recruitment policy on older workers.
Alison Beirne, one of Nottingham’s Age Positive ambassadors attended the awards lunch on Wednesday May 10, in Banqueting House, Whitehall to accept the award, along with Inkfish Call Centres' HR manager, Ruth Ebbern-Robinson, and Sharon Watson, D&G's senior internal communications adviser.
For further details on the Age Positive campaign please visit:
http://www.agepositive.gov.uk
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Notes for Editors
Domestic & General is the UK’s largest specialist provider of breakdown protection for domestic appliances, electronic equipment and gas central heating systems. The company underwrites breakdown plans for nearly 100 appliance brands, over 2,000 independent high street retailers and catalogue companies, and also operates a Quoteline service.
For more information, please contact the D&G press office on 020 8879 8580 or email pressoffice@domesticandgeneral.com