Guests were invited to the London Hilton Park Lane for a ceremony presented by comedian Marcus Brigstocke, preceded by a formal dinner marking the 26th year of HR Magazine’s awards.
This year’s winners were chosen from a diverse group of nominees, across both public and private sectors.
The difficult task of appraising these nominees was left to HR Magazine’s panel of expert judges, who volunteered their time to recognise the brilliance on display within their field.
Each entry was discussed by the panel, before being graded in secret and assessed via aggregate score.
Paul Turner, head of HR Services for the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which won Best Recruitment Strategy, told HR magazine: “We’re absolutely thrilled to be recognised by HR magazine – it’s a prestigious magazine, these awards are fantastic and I am thrilled on behalf of the team to accept this award. It’s great to be recognised for the hard work we’ve done.”
Ella Bennett, group people director at Easyjet and winner of HR Director of the Year, said: “It’s amazing to win.
“This really is about the people team, who I’m so proud of for all their hard work this year and for the last couple of years.
“It really has been quite an incredible effort on behalf of the whole team.”
Mark Grimley, group director for people and corporate services at the Government of Jersey, co-winner of Best Crisis Management Strategy, said it was an amazing result for the team.
“They worked so hard, and nobody knows what goes on behind the scenes.
“This is really important for this team because very often – we’re a small island – we don’t have a lot of resilience, so for our team to pull off what they did, without the national infrastructure that the UK has, has been phenomenal.
“I am so proud of them.”
HR magazine would like to congratulate the winners of each award, and give special thanks to the event’s sponsors, the Dorchester Collection, LHH, HireRight, and LumApps.
Many thanks are of course also due to all those who attended, some of whom travelled some distance to join us.
We look forward to seeing you next year, for #HREX22.
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Here are the winners in full:
Crisis Management Strategy
(joint winners)
Government of Jersey
Transport for London
Best CSR Strategy
Nestlé
Best Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Amey
Best Employee Engagement Strategy
Air Products
Best Flexible Working Strategy
Financial Services Compensation Scheme
Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Product Madness
Best HR Strategy from Overseas
Doğuş Holding
Best HR Technology Strategy
Tata Consultancy Services
Best Internal Communications Strategy
Dishoom
Best Learning and Development Strategy
KFC UK & Ireland
Best Recruitment Strategy
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Best Talent Management Strategy
Wolseley UK
Best Transformation Strategy
Babcock International
HR Future Leader of the Year
Katie Winstanley, Morson Group
HR Team of the Year
Pollinate International
Best people-focused CEO
Milena Mondini de Focatiis, Admiral Group
HR Director of the Year
Ella Bennett, Easyjet
Visit the HR Excellence Awards website for more information on shortlisted attendees and categories.
