Award categories and typical nomination summary:

Learning & Development Award of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or can be Trainers/Training Managers. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Manager who has responsibility for training/organisation development within the organisation.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/learning-and-developmentaward-of-the-year

HR Specialist of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category provide leadership and expert advice on discreet areas of HR. The types of role are likely to be middle to senior level HR practitioners that may be, for example, responsible for Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Wellbeing, Resourcing, Reward, HR Systems. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Specialist-of-the-year

HR Graduate of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominees will typically be early career graduates who graduated in a CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development) recognised HRM qualification, on or after the 1st September 2022. Nominees in this category will be nominated by their lecturers or course tutors rather than their employers.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Graduate-of-the-year

HR Project of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominations in this category will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or be individuals or teams who have successfully delivered a significant people focused project with a sustained high level of excellence throughout the projects lifetime. Nominees will be nominated by the Chief Executive or Senior Manager responsible for commissioning the project.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-project-of-the-year

HR Assistant of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be entry-level HR practitioners whose role generally involves providing administrative support within the HR function. They may work in a general administration support function within HR or within a specific HR discipline such as recruitment, learning and development or reward, for example. Nominees at this level may also include HR practitioners who provide advice and guidance to staff and managers within the organisation. Nominees will be nominated by Head of HR or Manager responsible for HR within the organisation - Read more:

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-assistantofficer-of-the-year

Attraction and Resourcing Award of the Year

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Typical Nominees: : Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or senior managers, in-house resourcing/recruitment specialists or teams responsible for key talent attraction and recruitment initiatives. Such individuals may be part of the HR/OD function or may be part of an in-house recruitment function. Nominees will be nominated by the Head of HR, Executive Director or CEO.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/attraction-resourcing-awardof-the-year

Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year

functions, bringing people management expertise to business decisions and strategies and secures and/or delivers HR interventions and programmes to achieve business needs. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-business-partner-of-the-year

Employee Engagement Award of the Year

Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or can typically be senior managers/specialists or teams responsible for the overall planning and implementation of key employee engagement and development initiatives and strategies. Such individuals may not necessarily be members of the HR/OD function.

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Typical Nominees: Nominations will either be on behalf of the whole organisation or will typically be senior managers or specialists responsible for the overall planning and implementation of a key diversity & inclusion strategy. Such individuals may not necessarily be members of the HR/OD function. Nominees will be nominated by the Chief Executive or Executive Director.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/diversity-and-inclusion-ofthe-year/

HR People/Business Partner of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominees will be senior HR professionals or also HR Business Partners within an organisation who work in partnership with the business to provide specialist strategic, support and influence that enable key clients to effectively deliver their people plans. Provide a service that delivers best practice and commercially focused HR solutions that support the business area in conjunction with specialist HR www.hrnetworkjobs.com/employee-engagementaward-of-the-year

Organisational Development Award of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominations may either be on behalf of the whole organisation or may be hired by organisations to undertake this specialist work such as Consultant/Manager/Specialist etc. Nominees in this category can be senior HR leaders or client organisations with regular contact with the individual who have supported the implementation of a programme to improve the organisation’s effectiveness and viability through the introduction of a revised organisational culture allowing the organisation to adapt to new technologies, competition, regulation or other commercial demands.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/organisational-developmentaward-of-the-year

HR Manager/Advisor of the Year

Health & Wellbeing Award of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category run or assist in running the people management functions that support the business. HR Manager/Advisor nominees must demonstrate leadership and direction to enable them to deliver a comprehensive HR service, be that through the HR Team or the Company as a whole. The role may be concerned with the provision of advice, guidance and support to managers in employee relations, discipline, grievance and absence management. Project management may also likely be a feature of the role and may include advice, support and guidance in organisational redesign, redundancy and restructuring programmes. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or Senior Manager who has responsibility for HR within the organisationRead more:

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-manageradvisor-of-the-year

NEW AWARD: ESG Award of the Year

The ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Award recognises those organisations and their associated partners who have implemented a highly successful and impactful ESG strategy. The award also recognises the effective communication surrounding the ESG approach and what employee engagement benefits have been realised by the organisation through its ESG policy. Judges will be looking for organisations to match the rhetoric with real world practice that makes a positive impact.

Typical Nominees: The nomination will normally be the whole organisation. The goal of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) across the organisation is to embrace responsibility for a company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, social inclusion and the accountability of governance in which they operate or have an impact.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/ESG-award-of-the-year

Typical Nominees: Nominations will be for the whole organisation. This award will take in to consideration the positive culture and health and wellbeing practices being encouraged in the workplace by one of Scotland’s many positive organisations. The category acknowledge will reward organisations that can demonstrate their commitment to the health and wellbeing of their people through the application of a range of health and wellbeing programmes, which meet the needs of all staff.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/new-health-and-wellbeingof-the-year-award

HR Team of the Year

Typical Nominees: Nominees in this category may be an established HR Team, or alternatively may have come together to form a team to complete a specific project. Nominees will be nominated by their HR Directors or senior Managers who has responsibility for HR within the organisation. Please note that when nominating in this category, a nomination in one of the other categories is also required - Read more:

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/hr-team-of-the-year

Best Employer/Workplace of the Year

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Typical Nominees: Nominations will be for the whole organisation. This award will take in to consideration the positive culture and health and wellbeing practices being encouraged in the workplace by one of Scotland’s many positive organisations. Judges will be looking for empirical evidence such as external accreditations, for example, Living Wage, IIP, BITC, Healthy Working Lives and the like, but also by experiencing the culture and ‘feel’ of the organisation through a site visit.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/best-workplace-of-the-year

NEW AWARD: Leading With Kindness Award of the Year

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HR Director of the Year

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The brand new Leading with Kindness Award for 2023 has been introduced to acknowledge the huge role that kindness and compassion play in our everyday lives. The Award will recognise, acknowledge, and reward an organisation, team or individual that has demonstrated a kinder approach to people, through empathetic leadership, by showing real care and concern for colleagues or customers, and with a positive impact on business performance. Kindness is not the same as being nice. It is acting with intention, standing up for values in tough times and addressing unacceptable behaviour when it is sometimes easier to look the other way. With their actions impacting others through their generosity of kindness, this award will celebrate the unsung heroes that go above and beyond what is required of them in their day-to-day working life.

Typical Nominees: Nominations will be for an individual, team or organisation that has gone above and beyond expectations by demonstrating genuine kindness and compassion towards others or empowering their people through commitment and service for others through their actions. Fostering a culture of kindness and willingness across the organisation to help their community, this award will take into consideration the positive culture and the practice of kindness for others in remarkable examples of kindness across Scotland’s many forward-thinking organisations.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/leading-with-kindnessaward-of-the-year

Typical Nominees: Nominees will be the most senior HR professional within the organisation operating at or near Board level. They will be responsible for design and execution of an integrated HR strategy or plan. Roles at this level may typically be entitled Head of HR, People Director, Chief People Officer or similar. Nominees will be nominated by their Chief Executive or Chairman of the Board.

For further information, please visit: www.hrnetworkjobs.com/HR-Director-of-the-year/

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 9th November 2023, please contact: Tel: 0131 625 3267 or email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk