University Press rewards outstanding employees

Outstanding employees of the University Press Plc were on Friday rewarded by the management of the company for their positive contributions to the growth of the publishing house.

The event took place at the Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

The Chairman, Board of Directors, UPL, Dr. Lekan Are, enjoined the recipients to improve on their performance, while also calling on others to show more commitment to work.

Apart from the best employee of the year and the two runners up, there were two recipients in the long service award category.

Solomon Olodun, who joined the company in 2013 as an Information Technology support worker, was adjudged the best employee of the year, while Oluwarotimi Odusanya came second. Senior Truck Driver, Lukman Akintoye, took the third position.

Eight members of staff were rewarded in the long service category, while some customers were also recognised at the event for their contributions to the growth of UPL.

Are said the best staff of the year award was instituted by the company’s board and management to encourage the workers from the junior cadre to the assistant manager level, so that they would give their best to the company.

He added that workers would give their best if they were sure of being recognised and rewarded.

Are said, “The award committee thoroughly beamed its searchlight on the qualified categories of staff to detect who in the year was hardworking, effective, loyal and contributed immensely to the development of the company.

“The long service award was established purposely not only to recognise and celebrate long-serving members of staff, but also to reward them for their contributions to the growth and development of the company. This demonstrates the premium we place on our human resource development.”

The Managing Director, UPL, Mr. Samuel Kolawole, urged the recipients not to rest on their laurel as they had yet to reach the peak of their career.

Kolawole said, “It does not matter how old you are; this is just a new phase in your career and not the end of it. You have the immense strength to do more and earn more recognition.

“The strength of this company and any company is the competence of its staff. Without the contribution of the members of staff, we will not be where we are. I want to assure you that the board and management of UPL will always appreciate positive contributions and reward excellence on the job.”