HR Excellence Awards 2009: The Winners
By HR magazine editorial Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Last night in a glittering awards ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane the great and the good of the HR profession met to celebrate the achivements of the industry over the past year. We are pleased to present the winners of the HR Excellence Awards 2009.
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- Working with charities to engage with the local community can save on research and development expenditure according to CSR leaders
- BT suspends its graduate programme
- McDonald's proves the benefits of an age-diverse workforce
- Cost-cutting BT offers staff a year's sabbatical with quarter of their annual salary upfront
- Employees like bosses who offer wellbeing programmes
- Exclusive: HR is to blame for the line's talent management shortcomings, say leading HR professionals
- Health and wellbeing: Gender divide - Same but different
- Health and wellbeing: Healthcare provision - Healthy competition
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most People-Focused CEO - Justin King, chief executive officer, Sainsbury's
- HR Excellence Awards 2009:Birmingham City Council scoops Gold Award
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best Talent Management Strategy - ZenithOptimedia
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most Effective Use of Internal Communications - Northern Rail
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy - Birmingham City Council
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most Effective Benefits Strategy - IAG UK
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most Successful Change Management Project - Bupa International
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best Learning and Development Strategy - McDonald's Restaurants
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most Effective Recruitment and Retention - Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Health & Wellbeing - Metropolitan Police Service
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best HR Strategy - fewer than 250 Employees - Broadway
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Most Innovative Use of Technology - Asda
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best Use of CSR in HR - The Midcounties Co-operative
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best Third Sector Strategy or Initiative - Broadway
- HR Excellence Awards 2009: Best Public Sector HR Strategy or Initiative - Cambridgeshire County Council
Most People-Focused CEO: Justin King, chief executive officer,
Sainsbury's
HR Excellence Gold Award: Birmingham City Council
HR Director of the Year: Caroline Waters, director, people and policy,
BT
Best Talent Management Strategy: ZenithOptimedia
Most Effective Use of Internal Communications: Northern Rail
Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy: Birmingham City Council
Most Effective Benefits Strategy: IAG UK
Most Successful Change Management Project: Bupa International
Best Learning and Development Strategy: McDonald's Restaurants
Most Effective Recruitment & Retention: Heart of England NHS Foundation
Trust
Most Compelling Motivation Scheme: Ladbrokes
Health and Wellbeing: Metropolitan Police Service
Best HR Strategy - fewer than 250: Employees Broadway
Most Innovative Use of Technology: Asda
Best Use of CSR in HR: The Midcounties Co-operative
Best Third Sector Strategy or Initiative: Broadway
Best Public Sector HR Strategy or Initiative: Cambridgeshire County
Council
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