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HR Excellence Awards 2017 shortlist announced

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HR magazine is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2017 HR Excellence Awards.

The gala dinner and awards ceremony for the 22nd annual HR Excellence Awards will take place on Tuesday 27 June at the prestigious London Hilton on Park Lane.

We received a record number of entries this year and the standard was incredibly high. That means being shortlisted was tougher than ever. Our judging panel consisted of top HR directors from a diverse collection of public, private, and third sector organisations. Representing a range of industries and with years of executive experience between them, these judges know true excellence when they see it.

The entries that have made this shortlist impressed our judges with their HR innovation to solve business problems, championing value creation through the power of people. Congratulations to all our finalists:

Best CSR strategy

Canary Wharf Management

DP World

London Midland

RAPt

Best HR strategy overseas

Advance Info Service

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Denizbank

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Dublin City University

Best HR team

Arnold Clark Automobiles

Byron Hamburgers

FitzRoy

Harrow College

Jardine Motors Group

Lawn Tennis Association

Stafford and Rural Homes

TrustFord

Wales & West Utilities

XPO Supply Chain UK

The Zoological Society of London

Best learning and development strategy

BPS World

HomeServe

My Home Move

Randstad

Santander

Shakespeare Martineau

Superdrug

Transport for London

TrustFord

The Zoological Society of London

Best talent management strategy

Anchor

Costain

DHL Supply Chain UK&I

Northern Gas Networks

Tata Consultancy Services

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Virgin Money

Best youth employment strategy

Anchor Trust

Capgemini

KFC

Mayer Brown International

Pinsent Masons

Pizza Hut Restaurants

Superdrug

T.O.M Vehicle Rental

Diversity and inclusion award

L&Q

Metro Bank

PageGroup

Touchstone

Virgin Money

Health and wellbeing award

Asda

BNP Paribas

East Sussex County Council

Edge Hill University

West Dunbartonshire Council

Willmott Dixon Construction

HR future leader of the year

Rachel Kent, Shakespeare Martineau

Steve Othen, REC

Leading transformation award

AbbVie UK

BBC

iForce Group

Lawn Tennis Association

National Trust

Odeon Cinemas Group

Transport for London

Vodafone

Most effective benefits strategy

BNP Paribas

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Luminus Group

Randstad

Most effective recruitment strategy

Cisco

DHL Supply Chain UK&I

easyJet airline

My Home Move

Stafford and Rural Homes

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Wincanton

Most effective use of internal communications

Celesio UK

Criteo

HSBC

Superdrug

The University of Sheffield

Most innovative deployment of HR technology

BNP Paribas

Denizbank

Dubai Police

MBNA

Metro Bank

Randstad

Rentokil Initial

Stonegate Pub Company

The University of Sheffield

Vestel

Willmott Dixon Construction

Outstanding employee engagement strategy

HomeServe

Islamic Relief Worldwide

Kerry Foods

Lawn Tennis Association

McDonalds

Phonographic Performance

RHP

Sky Betting and Gaming

Toyota GB

Unipart Group

Wales & West Utilities

XPO Supply Chain UK

The HR Excellence Awards ceremony is renowned as the night in the HR calendar, attracting the UK’s most talented HR individuals, teams and companies. By attending the awards you will have the opportunity to network with more than 600 fellow HR professionals and learn about the strategies raising the profile of HR.

Click here to book your place now
Date: Tuesday 27 June 2017
Dress code: Black tie
Venue: London Hilton on Park Lane, W1K 1BE