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HR Adviser of the Year Award
Sound, fair advice when managers need it most.
About this category
This award recognises an HR adviser or HR officer whose advice to managers and employees is consistently sound, fair and timely. Judges look for quality of advice, handling of casework and the confidence managers place in them.
Eligibility
- Open to HR advisers
- HR officers and people advisers in any sector
Judging criteria
- Quality of advice
- Casework handling
- Fairness
- Responsiveness
- Manager confidence
Qualitative criteria
The person managers call first.
Metrics
- Cases handled
- Resolution times
- Outcomes
- Tribunal avoidance and manager feedback
Additional criteria
Entries should include a concise case study of the HR work, supporting figures such as engagement, retention, absence, capability or cost, and, where possible, comments from leaders, managers or employees. Never include names or any detail that could identify an individual employee, especially in employee relations, wellbeing or casework examples: describe cases in anonymised terms and give results as percentages or ranges. Nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Judges consider the size of the organisation and the HR team, so a one person HR function competes on equal terms with a large people directorate.
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