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RECOGNISING, ACKNOWLEDGING AND REWARDING OUR SPONSORS FOR 2022

By Teresa Flannigan

The excitement and anticipation for this year’s Hr NETWORK Awards Gala Dinner 2022 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute is truly building. The 15th Annual Gala Dinner will once again take place at the hugely impressive Hilton Glasgow on Thursday 10th November 2022.

Nomination’s for this years Hr NETWORK National Awards 2022 have closed and the Judges will now begin the extensive task of sifting, scoring and confirming the finalists in this years Awards ahead of the Gala Dinner.

Despite the return to more normal working practices for many, HR departments across Scotland and the wider UK are still contributing significantly to the task of supporting their organisation’s to adjust to a new world or work, following two very challenging years of working through a lockdown, where we have seen the incredible contribution that HR and people professionals have made to help businesses adapt to the all-new working styles in a post-pandemic world.

Around 800 HR and associated professionals will attend the biggest HR event in Scotland, which will showcase the finalists across 18 awards categories before the winners are announced in each category.

Those that do manage to attend as table hosts will see the 2022 winners being announced at the hugely anticipated annual Hr NETWORK Awards Gala Dinner taking place at the hugely impressive Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 10th November 2022.

Award Category Sponsors

Learning & Development Award of the Year

sponsored by:

Search is a multi-discipline recruitment consultancy, supporting more than 20 industries across the UK. For the past 35 years they have built trusted partnerships with national corporates delivering resource solutions and large scale transformation projects. Their recruiters are specialists in their field having worked in the industry they are recruiting for or due to their years of experience and success. They were one of the first recruitment agencies to receive the ‘Investors in People’ platinum award for their commitment to employee engagement. Diversity and Inclusion is also a key priority, having been awarded with Clear Assured Bronze status.

For further information, please visit:

www.search.co.uk

HR Specialist of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

HR Graduate of the Year

sponsored by:

Brodies LLP is Scotland’s largest law firm. Home to more Leading Individuals than any other firm in Scotland, Brodies has 43 top tier rankings in the independent legal directories, including employment, where it has been regarded as a leader in the field for many years. The team consists of specialists in employment, immigration, pensions, health & safety, and remuneration & employee benefits. The team provides high-quality, innovative services to a wide variety of clients in the private and public sectors and is praised for its commerciality with personality. Its specialist lawyers apply common sense and practical, in-house experience to ensure delivery of relevant, high quality legal services, tailored to the needs of each client.

For further information, please visit:

www.brodies.com

HR Project of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

HR Assistant/HR Officer of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

Attraction and Resourcing Award of theYear

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year

sponsored by:

Three is committed to creating an engaging and inclusive culture. Their Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Steering Committee – made up of volunteers from across their business – is making some great progress, aligning with the Race at Work Charter and the Talent Tech Charter, celebrating diverse calendar of events and ensuring their policies and processes support their people. They believe that being diverse and inclusive, with a strong sense of belonging is not only the right thing to do but it will make them a stronger and better business. And they’re committed to making it part of their very DNA.

For further information, please visit:

HR Business Partner of the Year

sponsored by:

Right Management from ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions has more than 40 years of expertise in the talent lifecycle, enabling organisations to attract, develop and retain the talent needed for a rapidly transforming business environment. Their insight and technology-driven solutions are designed to work with your needs and your organisational culture, and include leadership development, workforce career management and career transition. They accelerate the capabilities of your workforce to ensure your talent – and your business – is prepared to meet the ever-changing demands of a strategic global workforce.

For more information, please visit:

www.rightmanagement.co.uk

Employee Engagement Award of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

Organisational Development Award of the Year

sponsored by:

Roffey Park Institute primes organisations to build business skills for everyone, everywhere. They provide business education around the world for individuals, teams and organisations, which develops mindsets and skillsets for the welfare of all. They help you and your people create a collaborative, resilient, high performing and inclusive culture. This is the Roffey Park Difference in leadership development, management development, organisational development, HR and adult learning.

For further information, please visit

www.roffeypark.ac.uk

Health & Wellbeing Award of the Year

sponsored by:

Love Your Employees is a platform to help employers improve employee wellbeing to help drive employee and company performance. Employers can score themselves across the five pillars of wellbeing (mental, financial, physical, career and social) and use this score to shape their reward, benefits and wellbeing support. Organisations can easily review their provisions online, arrange free reviews with independent consultants quickly and simply find support with no sales pressure. The wellbeing marketplace brings together established providers, consultants, tech-based services and more to make it easy to get inspiration and find new solutions.

For further information, please visit:

HR Manager/Advisor of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

www.loveyouremployees.co.uk

HR Team of the Year

sponsored by:

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

Corporate Responsibility Award of the Year

Navigator is a flexible employment law, HR, health & safety and data protection advisory practice. It is the client that decides what type of service they need, and they design their offering with them so that it meets their specific requirements, right down to how they want to pay for their advice. They have responded to a rapidly changing marketplace and an increasing unwillingness to settle for whichever “off the shelf” service a traditional law firm, on the one hand, or a call centre RECOGNISE ACKNOWLEDGE REWARD orientated provider, on the other hand, wants to promote. For further information, please visit: sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Swww.navigatorlaw.co.uk AVE THE DATE! Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/ NATIONAL AWARDS 2022

in partnership with

Best Employer/Workplace of the Year

sponsored by:

Seamless, flexible, and leading-edge applicant tracking

systems – Jobtrain pioneered applicant tracking systems in 1999 when online recruitment was in its infancy. They are regarded as the UK’s most innovative and clientfocused ATS / Talent Acquisition Management Software provider. They are a trusted partner to organisations including, NHS Scotland, Teleperformance, Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports, Toshiba, Odeon Cinemas, and Scottish Canals. They enable you to manage the sourcing, assessment and hiring of the right people with minimum effort and maximum efficiency. This positive automation of administrative processes in recruitment, frees up your time as recruiters to focus on the allimportant element of hiring – people and relationships.

For further information, please visit:

www.jobtrain.co.uk

Chief Executive of the Year

sponsored by:

AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR

Benefits of sponsoring this category: By sponsoring this category, you are directly supporting the HR community in Scotland. Hr NETWORK has been committed to supporting HR professionals and those closely associated with this vibrant and energetic community for more than 14 years.

For further information, please contact the Awards Planning Team – Email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk or visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards/

HR Director of the Year

sponsored by:

As the world’s leading integrated talent development and outplacement company, LHH has got both global scale and local knowledge; pioneering technology and experienced consultants. Whether you’re restructuring, changing your culture or developing your leaders, they can help. They work with companies to simplify the challenges of workforce transformation. They do that by helping their people navigate change, become better leaders, develop their careers or find a new path in life. The results: a stronger employer brand, less risk and better business performance.

For further information, please visit:

https://info.lhh.com/outplacement-support

Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR or Lifetime Achievement Award of the Year

The Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR or The Lifetime Achievement Award is Scottish HR’s most prestigious award specifically given by the Judges to an individual who has an established history of distinguished service to the HR profession either as a practitioner, academic or someone who has successfully transcended different areas of the HR profession. The individual will have made a lasting contribution to HR practice and has demonstrated excellent leadership qualities and provided inspiration to others in the sector. The Award may be presented to an individual in recognition of their contribution to a new innovation, new knowledge, or ways to improve professional practice. Importantly, the contributions should be above and beyond the everyday and have had a long lasting impact in the HR sector.

Please note that nominations for this award are not requested, as the recipient of this award, will be chosen by the Judging Panel.

Nominations

To see the full criteria and to make your nomination, please log on to:

www.hrnetworkjobs.com/events/awards - and select the Awards Nominations Form

If you have any enquiries in relation to nominations, sponsorship or becoming a table host at the Gala Dinner at the Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 10th November 2022, please contact: Tel: 0131 625 3267 or email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk