THE search is on to find the best companies to work for in the North East.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development have teamed up with The Journal to recognise the region’s top employees and companies.
The North East Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development HR awards celebrate those people who have gone that extra mile in recruitment and training, culminating in a ceremony at the Hilton Newcastle Gateshead on Thursday, May 3, 2012. And this year the awards are in association with Nigel Wright Recruitment.
There are eight awards, which recognise the contributions of both organisations and individuals, with each category sponsored by a wellknown organisation including Northumbrian Water, Cintra HR & Payroll Services, Home Group and Newcastle University Business School. The categories are:
Excellence in Developing People Award
Innovation in Social Media or Technology Award
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Award
HR&D Team of the Year Award
Engagement and Well-being Award
Change Management Project of the Year Award
Talent Attraction and Management Award
SME Excellence in HR&D Award
The event organisers expect the gala event to be better than ever this time and attract over 350 people to cheer on the winners. They are already taking bookings for tables.
CIPD chair Catherine Attwell said: “With all the problems companies have faced, it will be nice to celebrate the success the HR function has achieved in supporting the business aims in such difficult conditions.”
Past winners of the awards include John Lewis, Nexus, Northumbria Police, North Tyneside Council and South Tyneside Homes.
Attwell said: “I hope you will come and help us celebrate all that is good about HR in the North East. Better still, why not enter your organisation for one of the awards. Winning such an award has helped other companies retain and attract good quality staff.”
The Journal editor Brian Aitken said: “These awards have run for the past six years in conjunction with the Evening Chronicle with great success.
“The Journal is now delighted to back these important awards. Our business is all about people and that’s what these awards focus on. It is right we recognise the individuals and companies from the North East who excel in the HR field.”
Details of how to enter will be available each Thursday in The Journal until March 19, which is the closing date for entries.
To enter, log onto www.journallive.co.uk/cipdawards or contact Lesley Hampson, events manager on 0191 201 6435 or email lesley.hampson@trinitymirror.com
NIGEL Wright Recruitment is delighted to be the associate sponsor of the 2012 CIPD North East of England Branch Awards.
Human resource management is a process of bringing people and organisations together to achieve success. The CIPD awards are a chance for exceptional individuals and outstanding companies to be recognised for their unique contribution to the discipline and the wider business community.
Whether it is economic challenges, social media, gender diversity, executive remuneration or pension reform, companies require the best human resources and development (HR & D) talent to help them to navigate through this hugely complex business environment.
The North East can be proud of its HR & D talent and we urge businesses in the region to nominate those who they believe deserve to be recognised for their efforts in the past year. We hope that our involvement in the CIPD Awards will continue to increase awareness and secure participation from public and private sector companies, of all sizes.
Winning an award from CIPD can make a significant impact on an individual’s career or an organisation's prospects in the marketplace. We anticipate that this year’s awards will once again be a huge success and we’re looking forward to working with the CIPD and The Journal to highlight some of the region's top talent over the next few months.
