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Personnel Today Awards

Personnel Today Awards 2021 shortlist unveiled

by Personnel Today 29 Jul 2021
by Personnel Today 29 Jul 2021

The shortlist for the Personnel Today Awards 2021 has now been revealed.

Now in its 23rd year, the awards programme celebrates the exceptional achievements of HR and L&D teams across the public and private sectors and rewards organisations that put their people at the heart of what they do.

Our judges deliberated carefully over which entries would make the 2021 shortlist after what proved to be a tumultuous year for HR.

There are 24 awards categories this year, including the new People and Purpose Award, which recognises organisations that put meaning and purposeful work at the centre of their strategy.

There are also awards to celebrate outstanding work in diversity and inclusion, employee benefits, health and wellbeing, talent management and learning and development, as well as awards that recognise exceptional work delivered by suppliers.

Eight organisations have been shortlisted for the coveted HR Team of the Year title.

Personnel Today editor Rob Moss said: “The past year has been a huge challenge for HR and we’ve been overwhelmed by the sense of creativity and resilience that we’ve seen in this year’s entries. A huge congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted and we look forward to celebrating your hard work and innovation in November!”

After the awards ceremony went online last year, it is our intention for the Personnel Today Awards to take place on 16 November 2021 at the Grosvenor House, London. We will adhere to guidelines and advice from the UK government, Public Health England and the World Health Organisation to ensure that our guests and colleagues’ health and safety is a priority. You can register your interest to attend here.

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The Personnel Today Awards 2021 shortlist

Apprenticeship Employer of the Year

  • Amey Consulting in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University
  • Anglian Water’s Alliances
  • Audley Group
  • DPD UK
  • Essex County Council
  • Great Western Railway
  • MBDA UK
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Change Management Award

  • Bank of Ireland
  • HSBC Bank
  • Norfolk County Council
  • TSB in partnership with The TCM Group

Diversity & Inclusion Award

  • Balfour Beatty
  • Civil Service Fast Stream and Early Talent
  • Govia Thameslink Railway
  • London Northwest University Healthcare Trust
  • Police Now
  • Reward Gateway
  • Unlocked
  • Wickes in partnership with Peppy

Employee Benefits Award

  • Financial Services Compensation Scheme
  • Pets at Home Group
  • Wickes in partnership with Peppy

Employee Experience Award

  • Balfour Beatty
  • Miller Homes
  • NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS)
  • Obelisk Networks UK
  • Porterbrook
  • TMF Group in partnership with Culture Amp

Employer Branding Award

  • DWP Digital
  • Integrated Care 24
  • Philip Morris International
  • Telegraph Media Group
  • ViacomCBS in partnership with The Surgery

Employment Law Firm of the Year

  • Burges Salmon
  • Irwin Mitchell
  • Winckworth Sherwood

Excellence in Public Service HR Award

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Ministry of Justice in partnership with MatchFit
  • Northumberland County Council

Family Friendly Employer of the Year

  • Financial Services Compensation Scheme
  • Nest Corporation
  • Pets at Home Group

Graduate Scheme of the Year

  • Infinity Works, part of Accenture
  • MBDA UK
  • Police Now
  • Savills UK
  • Vets4Pets, part of the Pets at Home Group
  • Vodafone in partnership with Aon’s Assessment Solutions

Health & Wellbeing Award – Private Sector

  • Aggregate Industries
  • Aster Group
  • Co-op
  • Elsevier in partnership with Kamwell
  • HSBC Bank
  • KP Snacks
  • MBDA UK
  • Smart Pension
  • Yodel

Health and Wellbeing Award – Public Sector

  • Devon County Council
  • London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Norfolk County Council
  • Surrey County Council

HR Consultancy of the Year

  • CitrusHR Consulting
  • Copacetic Business Solutions
  • Dearden HR
  • McCann Synergy
  • Rainbow HR
  • Starford Legal HR
  • The TCM Group

HR Director of the Year

  • Alison Daymond, Adastra HR
  • Alyson Fadil, N Brown
  • David Blackburn, Financial Services Compensation Scheme
  • Jeanette Wheeler, MHR
  • Jessica Gallop, Student Roost
  • Robert Hicks, Reward Gateway
  • Ruth Busby, Great Western Railway

HR Impact Award

  • Coca-Cola HBC
  • DPD UK
  • Essex County Council
  • KPMG in partnership with Cappfinity
  • London Northwest Healthcare University NHS Trust
  • Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

HR Team of the Year

  • Aspen Healthcare
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Marks & Spencer
  • N Brown
  • Obelisk Networks UK
  • Peninsula
  • Pets at Home Group
  • Student Roost

HR Tech Provider of the Year

  • 87%
  • BrightHR
  • Ceridian
  • Culture Amp
  • Elevatus
  • Talos360

HR Technology Award

  • Arvato Financial Solutions in partnership with The Access Group
  • Ceridian
  • HSBC UK
  • KP Snacks
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ocado Group in partnership with Aon’s Assessment Solutions

Innovation in Recruitment Award

  • Blood Cancer UK
  • Microsoft in partnership with TheTalentPeople/GetMyFirstJob
  • Norfolk County Council
  • Ocado Group in partnership with Aon’s Assessment Solutions
  • Police Now
  • Sky in partnership with Cappfinity

L&D Supplier of the Year

  • Attensi
  • Fuse
  • HowNow
  • Let’s Get Healthy
  • MatchFit
  • Notion
  • Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?

L&D Team of the Year

  • Bank of Ireland
  • GSK
  • Leaders Romans Group

Learning & Development Award

  • Blue Array
  • CGI
  • IRIS Software Group in partnership with Verosa Leadership
  • King in partnership with The Happy Learning Company
  • Leaders Romans Group
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Mishcon de Reya
  • NatWest Group
  • Stein IAS Holdings
  • William Hill

People and Purpose Award

  • Biffa
  • Financial Services Compensation Scheme
  • New Street Consulting Group
  • Now Teach
  • Offploy

Resourcing Supplier of the Year

  • giant screening
  • PeopleScout
  • Saville Assessment

Talent Management Award

  • Coca-Cola HBC
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Ricoh Europe

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