Reward employees: Akbar
Company managing director, Arif Khan, set up Bayshore Real Estate in 2015. The company has residential, commercial and international clients around the country.
Pita Raiqeu won the top agent of the year and mentor of the year awards.
“In 2017, I started with One Shore Bayshore Real Estate,” he said. “I learned a lot, and I’m enjoying the journey,” he said.
“The reason I enjoy working for this real estate agency is because there are systems in place.
“It enables us to achieve what we now are achieving. We have a very good work environment. My leader, Arif Khan is a very influential and supportive leader.”
Minister Akbar said it was important that employers rewarded employees.
“It’s important that you work as team and support each other.”
Appreciation
Ms Akbar said: “We should also appreciate what our employees do for us.”
Mr Khan said the company was one of the few to hold annual awards in recognition of staff efforts.
“We take the time out to recognise our top performers, mentors, and the administrators,” he said.
“Despite COVID-19, we’re still going ahead with the awards night.”
He said they were delighted to have the Minister of Education, Rosy Akbar, to join the award night as the theme was educating and uplifting the real estate industry.
“The bedrock of Bayshore Real Estate success has been education,” Mr Khan said.
“We don’t take any agent or salesperson until they attend a mandatory class. Once they pass the test, they then get to practice.
“These are the steps we have to take to elevate the standard of real estate in Fiji, and that’s working out well for us.”
Growing
Mr Khan said: “We have grown quite quickly in a period of four years, with a strong presence in Lautoka, Nadi and Suva.
“We have about 30 staff.
“We’re growing and recruiting in COVID-19 crisis, because real estate is a recession-proof business.
“One of the trends we have noticed was people are buying farmland.
“No way in the world can you pick up maybe 10 acres or 20 acres with $50, 0000 or $60,000, except in Fiji.”
Credit: Fiji Sun
Date: 2/11/2020
