2024 Winners

Overall Excellence in HR

WINNER:

Baxterstorey Ireland

HR Leader 2024

RECIPIENT:

Roseanne Killeen

Best Change Management Programme

WINNER:

Spunout - Four Day Week Programme

FINALISTS:

Britvic Ireland - Templar
Spunout - Four Day Week Programme

Best Employer Branding Programme

WINNER:

Irish Distillers - Share our spirit, shape your future

FINALISTS:

Glenveagh - Love where you work
Irish Distillers - Share our spirit, shape your future
Vodafone Ireland - Youth Attraction Campaign

Best Flexible Working Strategy

WINNER:

spunout

FINALISTS:

Copacetic - Policy Innovation
Hostelworld - Agile Working Strategy
SD Worx
spunout
Uisce Éireann - A Holistic Approach

Best Health & Wellbeing Strategy

WINNER:

Fragomen

FINALISTS:

Bord na Móna
Fragomen
Gas Networks Ireland
Glenveagh
HedgeServ
Irish Life - Everyday MOMENTS of Wellbeing
Three Ireland - Wellbeing
Uisce Éireann - Employee-centric

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Best Leadership Development

WINNER:

Primeline Group – Forward Thinking Leaders

FINALISTS:

Avolon - BE THE BEST TEAM
Depaul - Emerging Leaders
Lidl - Leadership Academy
Primeline Group – Forward Thinking Leaders
PTC Therapeutics - Emerging Leaders
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
The Doyle Collection - Coaching With Purpose

Best Learning & Development Strategy

WINNER:

Depaul - Building Blocks

FINALISTS:

Cpl - Thrive
Depaul - Building Blocks
Digital Marketing Institute - Elevate

Best Private Sector HR Initiative

WINNER:

BaxterStorey - Chef Academy

FINALISTS:

BaxterStorey - Chef Academy
Britvic Ireland - B Valued Expos
DeCare - Healthy Eating initiative
Meat Staff - Enhancing Workforce Excellence

Best Public Sector HR Initiative

WINNER:

Department of Transport

FINALISTS:

Department of Transport
Tusla Child and Family Agency

Best Use of CSR in HR

WINNER:

Cpl - Creating a positive impact

FINALISTS:

Cpl - Creating a positive impact
Trigon Hotels - Supporting Our People and Community

Best Workplace Award - Over 250+ Employees

WINNER:

Cpl

FINALISTS:

Breedon Group
CluneTech
Cpl
Glenveagh
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
Uisce Éireann

Best Workplace Award - Under 250+ Employees

WINNER:

Deciphex

FINALISTS:

Clark Recruitment
Core Optimisation
Deciphex
KORE - KORE Insulation and KORE Retrofit
RKD
SD Worx

Best Workplace Diversity Strategy

WINNER:

Three Ireland - Inclusion & Belonging

FINALISTS:

Bord na Móna
Cpl - Embedding DEI into our Cultural DNA
FINEOS - DEI Embrace Disability Inclusion
Fragomen - Inclusive Ireland
Glenveagh - Building a Better Workplace
Three Ireland - Inclusion & Belonging

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

AIB - Empowering Graduates

FINALISTS:

AIB - Empowering Graduates
Glenveagh
SSPC - EPSRC SFI Centre for Doctoral Training
Viatris Little Island - Graduate Rotation Programme

Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategy

WINNER:

Breedon Group - Strive to improve

FINALISTS:

Approach People Recruitment - Engagement
Breedon Group - Strive to improve

Most Effective Recruitment & Retention Strategy

WINNER:

Bon Secours Health System - Delivering Exceptional Care

FINALISTS:

Approach People Recruitment
Bon Secours Health System - Delivering Exceptional Care
Deciphex
FINEOS - Spring Onboarding
Trigon Hotels - Creating a future ready workforce

Most Effective Rewards & Benefits Strategy

WINNER:

Baxterstorey Ireland

FINALISTS:

Approach People Recruitment
Baxterstorey Ireland

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Most Effective Use of Internal Communications

WINNER:

Boots - Focus on Healthcare Conference

FINALISTS:

Aviva - Making it Click
Boots - Focus on Healthcare Conference
Transfermate - The Not So HR Podcast
Trigon Hotels
Vodafone Ireland - The Gathering

HR Team of the Year Large - Over 250+ Employees

WINNER:

Primeline Group

FINALISTS:

Bord na Móna
Kuehne+ Nagel
Primeline Group
Uisce Éireann

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HR Team of the Year Small - Under 250+ Employees

WINNER:

MDE Installations

FINALISTS:

MDE Installations
spunout People Team

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HR Manager of the Year

WINNER:

VOYA - Katherine Durcan

FINALISTS:

Copacetic Business Solutions - Dylan Loughlin
VOYA - Katherine Durcan

HR Rising Star of the Year

WINNER:

CluneTech - Kaylyn Burke

FINALISTS:

Britvic Ireland - Debbie Taaffe
CluneTech - Kaylyn Burke
McKenna & Co Solicitors - Bethany Youngson
SD Worx - Aine Shepherd