SpunOut named HR Team of the Year at HR Leadership & Management Awards 2025

Looking back in last year’s excellence, SpunOut was named HR Team of the Year at the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2025, recognised for its outstanding ability to maintain high organisational performance while managing a remote workforce and implementing a Four Day Working Week strategy. 

SpunOut was recognised for its exceptional ability to balance operational excellence with employee wellbeing, maintaining high performance across a fully remote workforce while successfully implementing a Four Day Working Week strategy. Their initiatives have not only improved employee retention and morale but also ensured the uninterrupted delivery of vital youth services across Ireland. 

Judges highlighted SpunOut’s innovative, employee-centred approach, noting how the shift from a five-day to a four-day workweek was underpinned by strong collaboration across teams and a clear, well-justified business rationale. 

“SpunOut demonstrated exceptional operational excellence while pioneering forward-thinking workplace practices. Their approach has delivered tangible results in engagement, retention, and overall organisational performance,” the judges said.

SpunOut’s recognition reflects broader trends within the HR Leadership & Management Awards, where winners are increasingly distinguished by their ability to combine strategic vision with measurable cultural and operational outcomes.

As the sector looks toward the 2026 awards cycle, SpunOut’s achievement sets a benchmark for HR teams striving to innovate, improve employee experience, and create agile, values-led workplaces. The question now is: which teams will emerge as the next wave of innovators in organisational culture, employee engagement, and workplace transformation for 2026?

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