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Think Positive - Nurturing Staff is a Valuable Asset

GM Procure is keen to work with contractors that go the extra mile with their employees and sub-contractors. Which is why it was especially pleasing to see contractors Jackson, Jackson & Sons win the award for Positive Change Management at the GMEC awards this year. But, in layman’s terms, what does Positive Change Management mean?

The right person to ask is Bev Sexton, who is their health, safety, environment and quality manager.

She said: “Positive change means adopting a productive attitude in your relationships with your employees and your sub-contractors. We not only ensure we do a good job for our clients, we’re also responsible for our employees in these difficult times. For instance, a roofer employee of ours suffered a multiple leg fracture in a traffic accident outside work time. Unfortunately the injuries were quite severe and while we were concerned for his physical recovery we were also keen for him to return to work as he had valuable skills that could easily have gone to waste. It would have been easier to replace him at the first opportunity, which many firms would have done, but we were determined to see him back on site. Eventually he returned to the job part time on light duties, then he progressed to working on bungalows and now, although he is left with a permanent limp, he is back working on the same roofing jobs he tackled before his accident...

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