Focus GAMING CAREERS
SPIELO International
Established: 1990 Employees: 2,100+
COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WORKING CULTURE AT SPIELO INTERNATIONAL - THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND THE MEANING OF THE 'CULTURE OF INNOVATION'?
Innovation isn’t a buzz word at SPIELO International – it is the backbone of our business. In fact, we have received a number of innovation accolades; most recently we received the Excellence in Fostering Innovation Award from the Government of New Brunswick to recognize our leadership in advancing innovation and support of innovation in our province.
Innovation is ingrained in our culture at SPIELO International. Since our inception more than 20 years ago, we have leveraged innovative ideas and concepts originating from throughout our organization, combined with an extensive market validation process to help design market-leading products. We have has also shown vision in commercializing innovation, as many of our successful products are patent-based and patent- protected. Most products being sold and shipped by the company today did not exist three years ago. Our partnerships with researchers, academics, and multiple levels of government have enabled us to push the envelope on new product development and continue to yield tangible commercial successes.
Innovation is not the sole purview of a single department, but we encourage grassroots collaboration and idea-sharing across the organisation. An excellent example is our ideaWorks program, where every employee is encouraged to share ideas via an online form. Submitters of ideas that are judged to be of significant value to the company are awarded a cash prize. Ideas are saved in a database and prioritised for development or implementation, which may qualify employees for a larger cash prize if it eventually becomes commercially successful.
While our employees are dedicated and hard-working, we also promote a healthy work-life balance at SPIELO International:
February 2013 PAGE 78 Areas of business: slots, systems, VLTs, online
Website:
www.spielo.com Company size: Large Private/PLC: PLC
PAUL ROWAN, Vice-President of Human Resources
and Organisational Development,
SPIELO International. “Employees tell us
time and again that the prospect of a casual working
environment where they are
encouraged to maintain the
importance balance of home life with
career is one of the reasons they chose to work for our company. This balance is
encouraged in in formal policies,
such as paid time off permitted for
family events (e.g. a child’s first day at school) or
charitable activities, as well as
allowances on a case-by-case basis.”
indeed, it is one of the selling points of our company. Employees tell us time and again that the prospect of a casual working environment where they are encouraged to maintain the importance balance of home life with career is one of the reasons they chose to work for our company. This balance is encouraged in in formal policies, such as paid time off permitted for family events (e.g. a child’s first day at school) or charitable activities, as well as allowances on a case-by-case basis.
PEOPLE SWITCHING ROLES - HOW LONG DO AVERAGE EMPLOYEES STAY WITH THE COMPANY?
Our turnover is pretty low: in fact, it’s almost half of the industry average. We’re fortunate that we don’t share in the fate of many technology companies who have significant turnover rates. More than half of our employees have been with us for five years or more, with a significant number at eight years-plus of service. SPIELO International presents long
service awards at five, ten, fifteen, and twenty year milestones. That’s quite an accomplishment, particularly as our company itself is only just over twenty years old.
WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB- BASED TRAINING SCHEMES AND FOR POST- GRAD SCHEMES OFF-SITE?
We are a performance-based culture, and this means we attract motivated employees who are keen to develop and further their education. To support these ambitions, we sponsor training in various forms: online training, in house training, certification, and seminars. Employees who attend off-site training are paid for their time.
We also have a tuition reimbursement program for employees who undertake relevant studies. Several of our employees have taken advantage of this to get their MBA, for example.
DO YOU WORK WITH EDUCATION FACILITIES
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