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Onboarding Programme of the Year Award
A first year that makes people want to stay.
About this category
This award recognises an onboarding and induction programme that helps new starters settle, become productive quickly and stay. Judges look for the new starter experience, manager involvement and results for early retention.
Eligibility
Open to organisations of every size and sector in the UK.
Judging criteria
- New starter experience
- Manager involvement
- Time to productivity
- Early retention
- Inclusion
Qualitative criteria
New starters who feel they belong from day one.
Metrics
- First year retention
- Time to productivity
- New starter survey results 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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