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HR Team of the Year Award
A people function that made the whole organisation better.
About this category
This award recognises an in house HR or people team whose work over the last twelve months has made a measurable difference to the organisation and its employees. Judges look for strategy, delivery, results and how the team works together.
Eligibility
Open to in house HR and people teams of any size in the UK.
Judging criteria
- Results for the organisation
- Quality of delivery
- Alignment with strategy
- Teamwork
- Employee experience
Qualitative criteria
A team the organisation could not do without.
Metrics
- Engagement
- Retention
- Absence
- Capability and delivery of the HR plan
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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