The North’s people professionals triumph at CIPD People Management Awards
The Sovini Group, Liverpool - Best Flexible Working Initiative
The Co-op, Manchester – People Team of the Year (private sector)
Eight of the North’s people professionals and teams scooped awards at the 2021 CIPD People Management Awards, which celebrate the outstanding achievements of HR and people professionals across the UK. The awards attracted over 150 entries this year with over 800 delegates in attendance at the glittering awards ceremony, held at The Grosvenor Hotel in London.
People Team of the Year: The Co-op, Manchester
Karbon Homes, Newcastle - Best Organisational Development Initiative
The team also helped to recruit more than 5,000 additional colleagues over just six days and played a fundamental role in implementing government guidance as it evolved throughout the pandemic.
Best Flexible Working Initiative – The Sovini Group, Liverpool Best Organisational Development Initiative – Karbon Homes, Newcastle Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative (private sector) – Northumbrian Water, Durham People Team of the Year (private sector) – The Co-op, Manchester CIPD Judges recognised that The Co-op Hire to Retire team had gone above and beyond to coordinate the organisation’s impressive response to the Covid-19 crisis, supporting its frontline colleagues across its stores, depots, funeral homes and more. As part of this, they created ‘Co-op Care’, to share information and tools with colleagues, on a weekly basis to help them take care of their physical and mental health.
Nick Speight MBE, Head of Co-op’s Hire to Retire team said:
Our unwavering support for our colleagues and customers, across our shops and funeral care business has had a significant positive impact on the extensive range of communities that we serve in. We are thrilled the Judges recognised this and rewarded our people team for all their hard work and commitment.
The Northern winners: Best Apprenticeship Scheme - Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds Best Digital Technology Initiative in HR/L&D – Shared Services Connected Ltd, York Best Change Management Initiative – The Co-op, Manchester Michael Keely Outstanding Student Award – Ryan Hollingshead of Tiffin Sandwiches, Bradford
Register to enter the 2022 CIPD People Management Awards here .
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