Awards categories

HRD of the Year - HR Directors Distinction Award

Recognising the ultimate distinction within HR, this award acknowledges the achievement of delivering a people strategy that has demonstrated the greatest level of proficiency and clear results. This is the award that only a HR Director demonstrating distinction at all levels will be recognised for.

Winner:

• Lisa Winnard – Sesame Bankhall Group

Shortlisted Companies

Carey Olsen (Simon Nash), Northern Rail (Adrian Thompson), Sesame Bankhall Group (Lisa Winnard), VINCI Construction UK (Colin Jellicoe), Sodexo (Natalie Bickman)

Distinction in Talent Management Execution

Talent management is an integral retention and development strategy for the HR Director. Has your talent management strategy, pipeline or programme obtained results within your organisation?

This award will be judged on the changes and improvements to existing or fresh talent strategies and the organisational benefits produced.

Winner:

• Lancashire County Council in partnership with One Connect Limited

Distinction in Employee Engagement

Are your employees truly motivated and engaged? Has there been a vast improvement in your employees’ engagement levels following specific measures being utilised? An exceptional story is required to
achieve recognition in this category. Especially in the current marketplace, judges are looking for studies
that prove rocketing levels of employee satisfaction, encouragement and engagement that demonstrate a motivated workforce that is having a huge commercial input.

Winner:

• Merlin Entertainments

Distinction in Adding Value

This award celebrates the demonstration of addition value creation from successful implementation of HR and people strategies. The direct, profitable results that HR strategies have achieved will be rewarded. Demonstration of HR’s input into commercial improvement, profitability, performance growth and the overall commercial and strategic acumen of the HR Director will also be key measures for this winner of this award.

Winner:

• Carey Olsen

Distinction in Change Management

The HR Director plays a pivotal role within managing and implementing change. If you feel that you and your team have executed a winning change strategy or managed people through corporate reform this award specifically recognises your achievements.

This category will be judged upon merit in the planning, execution and performance results from large scale change programmes.

Winner:

• Veolia Environmental Services (UK) plc

Distinction in Leadership and Development

Has your leadership and development programmes improved succession planning or increased the performance and the profitability of your management? Have your L&D programmes been exceptional in bringing out the best from your employees? Can you demonstrate how the development of your people has made a significant change to your business? This award will be judged on the quality of the learning and development interventions and the results and benefits from the programmes.

This award will be judged on the quality of the learning and development interventions and the results and benefits from the programmes.

Winner:

• Experian Ltd

Distinction in Employee Benefits, Rewards and Recognition

Have renewing, streamlining or changing your benefits, rewards and recognition practices saved your organisation money and motivated your employees? Can you demonstrate innovative and engaging forms of recognition that have motivated your employees even further? This award will be judged on the effects and the motivation that a different reward and recognition strategies have had on your workforce. As well as the innovative methods used.

Winner:

• Tata Consultancy Service

Distinction in Recruitment

Recruitment and the so called ‘war on talent’ remain high on the HRD’s agenda. Whether you outsource your recruitment, use an agency or manage new hires in-house; this award looks to reward innovation through social media or fresh ways to attract and recruit talent for your organisation. A different and appropriate recruitment strategy needs to be highlighted to be shortlisted in this category.

Winner:

• Boots UK

Distinction in Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and inclusion can add innovation and different viewpoints to problems and performance within the company. Have changes to your diversity strategy brought innovative ideas to the fore? Have inclusion strategies dramatically improved the levels of diversity within your workforce? This award will be judged on the levels of inclusion and the business benefits shown by implementing a new or refreshed strategy.

Winner:

• McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd