The finalists for this year’s CIPD People Management Awards have been announced, after another record number of entries. The Awards are the most prestigious in the industry, recognising outstanding and innovative achievements in people management and development.
A winner from each category and an overall winner will be chosen from the shortlist by our expert panel of judges and announced at the Awards dinner on 29 September 2015, which will be held in The Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.
Peter Cheese, Chief Executive at the CIPD, commented: “Once again we’ve seen a wealth of game-changing entries this year, with new, innovative programs and initiatives playing an essential role in creating business impact through people.
Workplace agility and performance remain at the heart of today’s business agenda, so it’s great to see so many HR and L&D professionals focussing on these key issues to benefit their organisations and the wider economy. Crucially, these shortlisted organisations have demonstrated best practice approaches with clear measures of success and I congratulate them all.”
Jill Miller, Research Adviser at the CIPD and Awards judge, added: “The quality of the entries this year has been fantastic. The finalists have demonstrated how a sharp business focus on people management and development has made a real difference to their organisations. They’re creating great places to work which attract highly talented people and enable them to perform to their best, and I look forward to celebrating their achievements at our event.”
This year’s finalists are:
Specialist categories Best change management initiative
- Aliaxis Group
- Bord Gais Energy
- Bourne Leisure
- Everest
- United Biscuits
- Version 1
Best diversity and inclusion initiative
- British Gas
- Essex Police
- Northern Rail / David Blore Associates
- Royal Navy
- Skanska UK
- Sodexo
Best employee engagement initiative
- British Gas
- Dorchester Collection
- Nationwide Building Society with Talent & Potential
- Parkdean
- RHP
- Timely Business Solutions
Best employee relations initiative
- Essex County Council
- Highwire Communications
- Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Remploy
- United Biscuits
- Vaultex
Best health and wellbeing initiative
- Allstate Northern Ireland
- Bentley Motors
- Glasgow City Council
- Kia Motors UK
- NATS
- Vaultex
- Westpac
Best HR / L&D consultancy
- Achieve Breakthrough
- Improvement and Efficiency Social Enterprise
- JCA (Occupational Psychologists)
- Mindset
- RBS Mentor
- Rambutan
Best HR / L&D supplier
- MidlandHR
- MSB Consultancy
- NKD with Tesco
- Sodexo
- Talent Innovations
- VINCI Construction UK & Blue Sky Performance Improvement
Best learning and development initiative
- ABB Power Systems UK Division
- Bluefin Solutions
- Harris + Hoole
- ISS UK
- Bank of Ireland
- Lloyds Banking Group
- One Housing Group
Best recruitment and talent management initiative
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- Dorchester Collection
- Isobar Dentsu Aegis Network
- oneSource
- Parkdean
- Virgin Money
- Volkswagen Group UK
Best reward and benefits initiative
- Halfords Group
- Ovo Energy
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Unilever
- Vaultex
- Virgin Money
Best use of technology
- myhomemove
- Nationwide Building Society
- Pizza Hut Restaurants
- Santander
- Shop Direct
- TATA Consultancy Services
Best youth employment initiative
- Capp & Co
- Chelmsford City Council
- HSBC
- Norbert Dentressangle
- Savola Group
- Stagecoach South West Trains
People categories
HR / L&D professional of the year
- Nabeel Al-Azami, Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Siobhan Connolly, Myhomemove
- Appandairajan Krishnakumar, MasterCard Asia Pacific
- Eugenio Pirri, Dorchester Collection
- Sarah Richards, Timely Business Solutions
- Tracy Scoggins, Virgin Money
- Gary Tomlinson, Kia Motors UK
Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Award – advanced level
- Laura Gomez, Farfetc
- Phil Harrison, HSB Engineering Insurance
- Valerie Hourigan, Investec Ireland
- Madeleine Petzer, Siemens
- Saffron Stickings, NIACE
- Alexander Taylor, Harrison Catering Services
Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Award – intermediate and foundation level
- Melissa Brown, Manheim Auctions
- Siobhan Chambers, Hogarths Hotel
- Gayle Howarth, Nexus Vehicle Management
- Liz Kennedy, Argos
- Alice Rees, Warwickshire County Council
- Christopher Whiting, Cairn Hotel Group - The Bellhouse Hotel
Team categories HR / L&D team of the year – organisation of 250+ employees
- Bord Gais Energy
- Halfords Group
- Bank of Ireland
- Sodexo
- Skanska UK
- TNT UK
- Virgin Money
HR / L&D team of the year public sector
- Department for Work and Pensions
- East Midlands Collaborative Human Resources Services
- Leeds City Council
- Royal Navy
- The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- University of Bradford
- VineHR and Essex Authorities
HR / L&D team of the year third sector/social enterprise
- Commonwealth Secretariat
- Islamic Relief Worldwide
- Queens Cross Housing Association
- The Calico Group
This year’s headline sponsor is Resource Management and category sponsors include Cascade, CIPHR, Hays Human Resources, MOL, Power2motivate, and Simplyhealth.
