Our People

Recognition and Incentives

As part of our focus on quality, we use a range of motivational tools including training, development, appraisals, recognition and incentive schemes. All of these improve staff performance instil pride in working for ASCS. These include:

Site Specific Awards
A number of sites have their own specific awards to recognise individual or team performance and achievements; e.g. employee of the month. The awards generally take the form of Gift Vouchers.

Employee Referral Scheme
Employees can qualify for a Referral Bonus by introducing new employees to the company. The introducing employee will receive a payment when an introduced candidate starts work.

Annual Recognition Awards
These recognition awards are made annually. The winners are decided by the Managing Director, in consultation with the Senior Management Team, in accordance with set criteria for various positions and achievements.

These include areas such as:

• Most Improved Site
• Site Operative of the Year
• Team Leader of the Year
• Supervisor of the Year
• Site Manager of the Year
• Site of the Year

Staff Retention

The combination of:
- good pay and benefits package
- training and IIP
- career development opportunities
- quality accessible management
- positive company culture
has resulted in ASCS enjoying staff retention well above industry standards.

Staff Communication

Communication within ASCS with staff operating on customer locations, providing a "Best in Class" service is vital. ASCS has introduced several methods to keep all employees informed. These include:

Newsletter
The "Spotlight on Spotless" is an employee newsletter designed to enhance the communication amongst employees at the various sites. All employees are encouraged to contribute with articles of interest, achievements, and other such information to share experiences, expertise, amongst the staff.

Staff Letters
Personalised letters are sent direct to employees when a specific matter needs to be communicated in a targeted, urgent or confidential manner.

Employee Survey
We realise that motivating our staff requires continuous attention and to this end we invest in an employee survey to measure staff satisfaction in key areas.