Trimo Best Employer

Trebnje, 7 March 2009 – Trimo received recognition with the 'Golden Thread' for Best Employer, awarded within the research-media project framework, by the Slovenian newspaper 'Dnevnik'. Last year Trimo was one of the finalists of the Golden Thread award and received special recognition for the most innovative company among the best Slovenian employers. This year Trimo was a finalist in the category of large companies, along with dm drogerie markt, Krka, Merkur, Petrol, Si.mobil, and SRC.SI.

In their explanation the selecting committee wrote: “The Company is the best among the best because it has commercial successful in line with their production programme, in a field dominated by ruthless international competition. They build their long-term success on people, knowledge, and the well-being of employees, competent managers, and by consistently respecting principles on being socially responsible with their capital.”

Upon receiving the recognition the General Manager Tatjana Fink, MBA, said: “In Trimo we build success with competent and enthusiastic employees, we realise our goals together, and in the long term we achieve good results, and still enjoy ourselves. We also received this recognition because we have excellent opportunities for the development of individuals and Trimo in the future.”  

The most important criteria for reaching the list of 101 Best employers are (besides commercial success that determines 20 percent of the final assessment) the research findings, determined by the research centre, obtained by interviewing employees in the participating companies. The questionnaire focuses on six areas: 1. Basic relationship between the company and the employees; 2. the role and work quality of individuals in the company; 3. characteristics of the organisational culture and atmosphere, and mutual relationships; 4. entrepreneurship and innovation; 5. quality of the work environment; and 6. personal growth and development.

Upon the announcement of the 21 finalists in the 3 categories of companies (small, medium, large) these finalists were introduced in the newspaper, Dnevnik, which also invited readers to vote for the best employer.



Starting from the left: Dejan Turk, MA (Simobil – the Most Innovative and Socially Responsible relationship to employees and the environment), Branko Pavlin, MA (Dnevnik), Mojca Randl (Formitas – Best Employer in the small company category), Saša Mrak (Head of the Golden Thread selection), Tatjana Fink (Trimo – Best employer in the large company category), Marija Poglajen (Emloyment Service of Slovenia), Matej Potokar (Microsoft - Best employer in the medium size company category), Martin Kokol (Lidl, partner in the Golden Thread)  (Photo: Peter Klinc/Foto Life)