Scottish Sea Farms has won three awards for its sustained investment in jobs, training and employee wellbeing.
The Investors in People (IIP) accolades include the We Invest in People Platinum Award. First achieved by Scottish Sea Farms in 2018, the award has been retained, as has the We Invest in Young People Award at Gold level.
The salmon grower also scored Gold for the first time in the We Invest in Wellbeing category, making it one of just two companies in Scotland to have achieved this level.
“We have worked hard over the past three years to build on our 2018 performance and reach even higher standards,” said Scottish Sea Farms’ head of human resources, Tracy Bryant-Shaw.
What investments have been made?
The company has introduced a comprehensive new health and wellbeing strategy; something that was already underway prior to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, but gathered new momentum in the months thereafter.
Other initiatives introduced in recent years include a real Living Wage; Young People’s Council; family friendly policies; Aquaculture Academy and Management Academy; and a move to online learning.
There have also been new partnerships with the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre to help develop the sector’s next generation of leaders; Argyll College UHI to offer Modern Apprenticeships in Aquaculture within the region; and local schools to introduce emerging talent to the sector.
