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The International Breweries Plc has been honoured with the prestigious award of ‘Top Employer’ at the Top Employers Institute and the award for ‘Outstanding Employer of Choice’ at the HR People Magazine Awards 2024.
Other awards received by the company at the ceremony were Outstanding in HR Communications Strategy, Outstanding in Workplace Culture & Ethics and Human Resource Business Partner of the Year, while our people team won the HR Team of the year 2024.
The Top Employer and Employer of Choice awards have further consolidated the IB Plc’s position as an employer to reckon with when it comes to policies and initiatives targeted at improving the lot of employees. This has been further reflected through the company’s notable LinkedIn recognition in 2022 and 2023, as being among the top organisations in Nigeria to advance one’s career in.
IB Plc is a proud part of the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, (AB InBev), with over 400 beverage brands; its country products include Trophy Lager, Trophy Extra Stout, Hero Lager, Castle Lite, Budweiser, Flying Fish Beta Malt and Grand Malt among other quality beverages.
According to the Managing Director, IB Plc, Carlos Coutino, it is evident that to create a future with more cheers to the world, the staff and partners of the company must be the first to experience such a cheerful future.
“We are delighted to receive these awards, which affirm our commitment to creating an environment where our employees can truly flourish. These recognitions celebrate the company’s steadfast dedication to its employees’ well-being, growth, and development. Our achievements reflect the impact of prioritising our people and cultivating an innovative, multicultural workplace that recognises individual uniqueness regardless of religion, creed or belief system.
“When our employees are cheerful, it becomes easier for them to contribute to the achievement of our business goals, and the sustained quality of our products and service offerings.”
International Breweries’ approach to being an exceptional employer is grounded on the core values of promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce; investing in employee growth through learning and development programmes; prioritising health and safety in the workplace; leading sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts and offering competitive compensation and global opportunities.
Receiving the awards on behalf of the company, the People Director IB Plc, Esther Ezenwoko, stated that IB Plc continues to stand out through various initiatives and achievements that contribute to its outstanding employer status.
“We have overtime entrenched exceptional initiatives such as increasing employee engagement through innovative strategies, implementing comprehensive employee development and leadership programmes, promoting a free workplace culture across the organisation, effective performance management practices, leveraging data-driven HR practices to optimise workforce planning, strengthening employer branding, and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
These have contributed immensely towards all the accomplishments we have recorded in ensuring our staff are happy and motivated’’
In furtherance to the above, Ezenwoko mentioned that the company in its further contributions to economic empowerment and employment generation, also introduced unique programmes such as the Global Management Trainee (GMT) programme, the Students’ Apprenticeship Scheme and Technical Trainee programme.
International Breweries Plc as a major economic contributor, has through its flagship Kickstart Entrepreneurship Programme and Hero Lager’s Apprenticeship System, empowered young Nigerian entrepreneurs through training, mentorship, and grants and have made positive contributions to the economy, supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Top Employers Institute recognised organisations that contribute to a world of better work, while the HR People Magazine Awards enables HR professionals and organisations to share and showcase successful experiences and initiatives that provide opportunities for further development and improve human resources and the businesses they represent.
