GO rewards staff for outstanding performance

Ten employees won awards across various categories with a further 18 receiving nominations. In addition, GO’s IT Operations Team was also rewarded for its very significant contribution to ensuring the smooth running of all GO’s systems.

GO operates two staff recognition awards. These are the Star Awards and the Gold Awards. The Star Awards allows staff to nominate colleagues who they believe delivered an outstanding performance in one, or more, of five categories, namely; innovation, customer service excellence, integrity and loyalty, teamwork and Above and Beyond, The Gold Award gives Senior Managers and Chief Officers the opportunity to also recognise employees who make an exceptional contribution. Since being set up in 2013, both Star and Gold Awards have attracted hundreds of nominations, highlighting the commitment of GO staff across all departments to improving GO’s operations and delivering the best experience to customers.

The Star Award winners for the first quarter of 2015 were; Sarah Camilleri for Above and Beyond, Christian Spiteri for Customer Service Excellence, Ian Bugeja for Innovation and Bernard Mamo for Teamwork. The winners for the second quarter of 2015 were; Gina Vella for Above and Beyond, Ryan Camilleri for Customer Service Excellence, Adrian Tabone for Innovation and Ian Camilleri for Teamwork. The Gold Award winners were Kurt Zahra from GO’s Business Intelligence Unit for the first quarter and Paul Demicoli from the Customer Experience team for the second quarter of 2015. The IT Operations Team received the Team Recognition Award.

Ayrton Caruana, Chief Human Resources Officer at GO plc, said, “The Star and Gold Awards give GO employees and management the opportunity to recognise colleagues and teams within the company who have delivered a truly outstanding performance. The Awards have played a big role in motivating staff and strengthening teamwork and have positively impacted both employee and customer satisfaction. 2015 has been a very busy year with numerous complex projects underway and all our staff, particularly the award winners, deserve a heartfelt thank you for all their efforts.”