2020 Winners
The 2020 HR Leadership & Management Awards were revealed on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020, in front of a live digital audience. View the winners below.
The standard of entries really impressed the judges and because the results were close, we also announced 2nd & 3rd places across selected categories.
Overall Excellence in HR
WINNER: Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland
HR Leader 2020
HR Team of the Year
WINNER: WaterWipes
2ND PLACE: MSD Ireland
3RD PLACE: Taxback Group
HR Manager of the Year
WINNER: Gillian O'Sullivan - Irish Water
HR Rising Star of the Year
WINNER: Ashleigh Martin - Clanwilliam Group
Best Public Sector HR Initiative
WINNER: Irish Defence Forces
2ND PLACE: Enterprise Ireland
3RD PLACE: National Rehabilitation Hospital
Best Talent Management Strategy
WINNER: Dalata Hotel Group
Best Workplace Diversity Strategy
WINNER: MSD Ireland
2ND PLACE: Beckman Coulter Ireland
3RD PLACE: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Best Recruitment Agency & HR Team Partnership
WINNER: Approach People Recruitment Partnership
Most Effective Recruitment & Retention Strategy
WINNER: MSD Ireland
2ND PLACE: Mercury
3RD PLACE: Goodbody
Best Use of CSR in HR
WINNER: Cornmarket
Best Learning & Development Strategy
WINNER: Goodbody
2ND PLACE: Peninsula
3RD PLACE: Depaul
Most Effective Rewards & Benefits Strategy
WINNER: RSA Insurance Ireland
Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategy
WINNER: Obelisk
2ND PLACE: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
3RD PLACE: Enterprise Ireland
Most Effective Use of Internal Communications
WINNER: Ervia
2ND PLACE: Making a Difference - KPMG
3RD PLACE: Bus Éireann
Most Innovative Use of Technology
WINNER: MANNOK
2ND PLACE: Bus Éireann
3RD PLACE: LinkedIn
Excellence in Education & Training
WINNER: Tallaght University Hospital