2023 Winners

Overall Excellence in HR

WINNER:

Embedding a culture of flexibility - CluneTech

HR Leader 2023

RECIPIENT:

Gareth McGrane

Best Talent Management Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Catalyst – Bus Éireann
• Pathways at Digital Marketing Institute

Best Change Management Programme

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Connecting the DoTs - Department of Transport
• Department of Health Culture Project
• Implementation of a Successful Joint Industrial Council - Iarnród Éireann
• One PTSB People and Culture - Permanent TSB
• Oriflame R&D Transition Programme
• Tusla Coaching Network

Best Health & Wellbeing Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• #Wellbeingworks - Fragomen Ireland
• Best Health & Wellbeing Strategy - Compliance and Risks
• Building a home for employee wellbeing - DPD Ireland
• Embedding a Culture of Health & Wellbeing - Iarnrod Éireann
• Prioritising Wellbeing in a Hybrid Environment - CluneTech
• SD Worx, formerly Intelligo

Best Use of CSR in HR

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• A CSR Programme created by our people, for our people - CluneTech Cares
• TY Programme Relaunch and other CSR activities - Department of Transport

Best Workplace Diversity Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Best Workplace Diversity Strategy - McKesson
• Diversity & Inclusion Strategy - Woodie's
• Embrace Equity Strategy - Trigon Hotels
• First Derivative
• Inclusive Ireland - Fragomen Ireland
• National Council for the Blind Of Ireland
• Our DEI Stratgey brought to life through our people - Cpl

Most Innovative Use of Technology

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Automating Decision Making- The Project Foundry
• Colleague Experience Strategy - Valeo Foods Ireland
• Engaging and Hiring - VMware
• HR Automations - TELUS International Ireland

Most Effective Use of Internal Communications

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Cpl
• Internal Communications Evolution - Department of Transport
• Voices of Valeo - Valeo Foods Ireland
• Woodie's

Most Effective Employee Engagement Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Effective Employee Engagement - Carton House, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
• Employee Engagement - Mater Private Network
• Empowering our people to shape our culture - CluneTech
• Gleneagle Hotel
• McKesson's Employee Engagement Strategy
• National Council for the Blind of Ireland
• SD Worx, formerly Intelligo
• Woodie's Great Places to Work Strategy

Most Effective Rewards & Benefits Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• ICON Global Rewards
• McKesson Total Rewards
• Rewards Strategy - Approach People Recruitment
• SD Worx, formerly Intelligo

Most Effective Recruitment & Retention Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• A Career Built around You - Bus Éireann
• Gleneagle Hotel
• Recruitment Re-Defined – Using our bespoke Liquid Methodology to inspire and influence human behaviour – CPM Ireland
• Retention Strategy - Approach People Recruitment
• Tusla Recruit Return to Practice Social Work Permanent Employment Initiative

Best Employer Branding Programme

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• VMware
• Woodie's

Best Flexible Working Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Adapting Workplaces, Empowering Lives – Voltedge Management
• Embedding a culture of flexibility - CluneTech
• McKesson's Future of Work Strategy
• Pobal Blended Working Strategy
• Putting Our People First - Tusla

Graduate Training Programme of the Year

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• BUILDING A TALENT PIPELINE - PTC Therapeutics
• Capital Markets Training Programme (CMTP) - First Derivative
• Fota Island Resort and The Kingsley
• Graduate Programme - Circet
• Green and Growth - Bus Éireann
• Permanent TSB

Best Workplace Award

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Avolon
• DeCare
• SD Worx, formerly Intelligo

HR Team of the Year

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Chadwicks Group
• Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
• HR Division - Department of Transport
• HR Team - NIBRT
• Northern Trust
• OnePTC OneHR - PTC Therapeutics
• People Team - First Derivative
• Woodie's

HR Manager of the Year

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Dylan Loughlin - Copacetic Business Solutions
• Hege Sollie Zetlmayer - PTC Therapeutics
• Helen McDowell - First Derivative
• Nicola O'Sullivan - Kerry Diocesan Youth Service

HR Rising Star of the Year

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• Donal Hurley - Cyara
• Mairead McCormack - Chadwicks Group

Best Public Sector HR Initiative

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• 'uStart' Tusla's Online Induction Resource
• Capability Redefined - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Department of Health Culture Project
• HSE Career Hub
• Tusla Recruit Graduate Permanent Employment Initiative

Best Learning & Development Strategy

WINNER:

FINALISTS:

• BUILDING A STRENGTH BASED CULTURE - PTC Therapeutics
• Circet Mentoring Programme
• Education in a Learning and Development Strategy - DPD Ireland
• Evolve - Avolon
• Pathways Programme at the Digital Marketing Institute
• Strength In Balance Leaders - Version 1