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Reward and Benefits Professional of the Year Award
Pay and benefits that are fair and valued.
About this category
This award recognises a reward, pay, pensions or benefits specialist whose work has made pay fairer, benefits more valued and reward better aligned with what the organisation needs. Judges look for fairness, clarity and value to employees.
Eligibility
- Open to reward
- Compensation
- Pensions and benefits specialists in any sector
Judging criteria
- Fairness and transparency
- Value to employees
- Alignment with strategy
- Cost control
- Communication
Qualitative criteria
Reward people understand and trust.
Metrics
- Pay gap measures
- Benefit take up
- Cost
- Retention and employee 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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