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