MTN Uganda has scooped an Award in the category of Best Human Resource Information Management and Communication Systems awarded by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), the organizers of the Employer of the Year Award.
This is the second time MTN Uganda is being recognized for being the most compliant company in Uganda in observing all the HR tenets while dealing with its employees.
The Employer of the Year Award (EYA) is a major activity carried out biannually by the Federation of Uganda employers (FUE) since the year 2001. FUE is a national organization that was instituted to represent the interests of Ugandan employers in matters dealing with employment and people management.
The Award is about acknowledging and recognizing organizations that demonstrates best practice in a number of key HR functions. Most importantly as well as provision of a structured forum for employers to reflect on their employment and people management practices and how these impact on their business goals.
The Awards follow a survey conducted every after two years. The last survey was conducted in 2011 and MTN Uganda was awarded for best Staff Training and Development.
This year’s survey attracted about seventy companies across the country ranging from the Multinational, Large, Parastatals and SMS. They include Tullow Oil, NSSF, Nile Breweries, Airtel, Roofings and Standard Chartered Bank among others.
In his comment about winning the Award, MTN CEO Mazen Mroue said: “Winning this award is recognition of our continued efforts towards making the lives of our employees a whole lot brighter. However, as winners, we need to continue consolidating our effort towards a better horizon for all MTN Uganda employees”.
On his part, Mr. Michael Sekadde- MTN Uganda General Manager-Human Resources said: “Winning in the category of Best Human Resource Information Management and Communication Systems speaks volumes to the HR practices at MTN Uganda. The award is a clear indicator of how MTN has effectively deployed the best staff Information and communication systems and how this has greatly contributed to employee engagement”.
Sekadde added that through the effective internal communication systems MTN Uganda has managed to enhance Employees’ emotional commitment to their work and their company.
“We believe that making employees aware of what is going on within the Company can strengthen the employee commitment level. They don’t work just for a paycheque or just for the next promotion, but work on behalf of the organization’s goals”.
This Award comes in the backdrop of another significant accolade for MTN Uganda in the Human Resources field. In 2013 MTN Uganda received the most preferred employer award according to a survey carried out among University graduates in Uganda. The survey was carried out by International Association of Students in Economic and Commercial Sciences (AIESEC), the organization that runs an exchange programme enabling different students and recent graduates to work in different organizations.