Aw a r d for smart work.A TYNESIDE council has scooped an award for its intelligent and efficient working practices. Gateshead Council has won a 'Smarter working practices' award at the North East Equality Awards recognising its use of innovative practices and technology to increase staff productivity. Planning officers, social workers, traffic wardens traffic warden Noun Brit a person employed to supervise road traffic and report traffic offences traffic warden n → guardia m/f de tráfico and waste collection staff were among those highlighted as improving the efficiency of their work through the use of electronic devices and remote working. Gateshead Council was also praised for its effective communications with staff and flexible working opportunities which are helping to improve productivity and reduce staff sickness SICKNESS. By sickness is understood any affection of the body which deprives it temporarily of the power to fulfill its usual functions. 2. Sickness is either such as affects the body generally, or only some parts of it. while encouraging workers to stay with the authority for longer. Gateshead Council director of corporate services Activities that combine or consolidate certain enterprise-wide needed support services, provided based on specialized knowledge, best practices, and technology to serve internal (and sometimes external) customers and business partners. Jeff Dean said: "We believe that our modern and flexible working practices coupled with the use of appropriate communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry make Gateshead Council a better, more efficient, place to work. "We are delighted to receive this award as proof that our efforts provide real benefits, not only for the council tax payer tax payer n → contribuyente m/f tax payer n → contribuable m/f tax payer n → contribuente , but also for our own staff." |
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