It's time to nominate your outstanding HR professionals
Nominations are now open for HR’s most outstanding professionals as the fourth annual HRD Awards returns for 2023. Nominations open today and close on 2 December, with winners being announced at our HR Summit at the Hilton in April 2023. The annual HRD Awards is the leading independent awards program in New Zealand. The awards showcase the country’s most outstanding HR teams, leaders and employers for their innovation, best practices, and achievements in the HR profession over the past 12 months.
At last year’s awards McDonald’s Restaurants NZ gained Excellence Awards in the HR Team of the Year (>500 staff) category and the Best Workplace Flexibility Programme category.
Gareth Cameron, head of people, training and talent at McDonald’s NZ, told HRD he looks forward to entering in the HRD Awards each year.
Read more: Awards NZ to recognise top HR leaders, teams and employers
“It’s a great opportunity to reflect on some of the outstanding accomplishments our team has done throughout the year and allows us to stay connected with the best practices and current happenings in the wider HR industry,” Cameron said.
This is the perfect chance to acknowledge someone’s outstanding achievements and noble work over an extraordinary year, so we encourage you to nominate your exceptional colleague, team, even yourself – we want to hear about the HR leaders who’re making a difference. The online nomination process is fast, easy, and free.
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“When our submissions are successful and we are lucky enough to be recognised in specific areas, it is extremely rewarding and motivating for our team to celebrate these at a national level, and to be able to share our successes with other HR businesses and professionals,” Cameron said.
Read more: Winners announced at NZ HR awards
There are seven categories open to in-house HR teams, HR leaders, and programs across areas such as leadership, workplace flexibility, employee wellbeing, diversity, and more.
Award categories include:
- NZ HR Director of the Year
- NZ HR Rising Star
- Best Reward & Recognition Program
- Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program
- Service Provider of the Year
We encourage you to put forward your team, programs, colleagues, or even yourself, for as many categories as you like.
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Nominations
Nominations are open for submission from 31/10/22 – 02/12/22 via the event’s online portal. The awards are free to enter. Individuals and companies can nominate themselves or their peers in unlimited categories. Submissions must focus on the achievements of the last 12 months.
Research and Judging
The HRD Awards team conduct thorough research to verify all submissions and nominations. An independent panel of judges made up of HR leaders from around New Zealand review submissions and allocate each nominee with a confidential and impartial score.
Winners
Winners will be announced at HRD’s annual HR Summit, a highly anticipated, in-person event held on Auckland’s waterfront at the Hilton on 27 April 2023.
