Hr NETWORK National Awards 2024 Gala Dinner

The 17th Hr NETWORK National Awards 2024 Gala Dinner took place on Thursday 14th November at the hugely impressive Hilton, Glasgow. With almost 700 guests from the HR and people management & development industry attending, the awards recognised, acknowledged and reward the champions of Scottish HR in 2024. A full review including the winners in pictures will be available VERY SOON.

Category winners of the Hr NETWORK National Awards for 2024 are:

• Attraction & Resourcing Award of the Year – WINNER: Three UK

• HR Graduate of the Year – WINNER: Khushboo Parikh, Strathclyde Business School

• Employee Engagement Award of the Year, sponsored by Multrees Investor Services – WINNER: Aegon UK

• HR Assistant/Officer of the Year, sponsored by Skyscanner – WINNER: Erin McEwen, Turning Point Scotland

• ESG Award of the Year, sponsored by Suntory Global Spirits –WINNER: SSE

• HR Project of the Year, sponsored by CIPD – WINNER: Aegon UK

• HR Manager/Advisor of the Year, sponsored by AAB People –WINNER: Rebecca Lamb, Edinburgh Napier University

• Health and Wellbeing Award of the Year, sponsored by International Beverage – WINNER: Hanover Housing Association

• Organisational Development Award of the Year – WINNER: Skyscanner

• HR Specialist of the Year – WINNER: Jonathan Pender, NHS Lanarkshire

• Learning & Development Award of the Year – WINNER: Multrees Investor Services

• Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year – WINNER: Tata Consultancy Services

• Best Employer/Workplace of the Year, sponsored by Jobtrain – WINNER: MDDUS

• HR Business Partner of the Year, sponsored by Right Management –WINNER: Claire Jenkins, Highland Spring Group

• HR Team of the Year, sponsored by Robertson Group – WINNER: Gleneagles

• Leading with Kindness Award of the Year, sponsored by Leading Kind – WINNER: Mintra

• HR Director of the Year sponsored by LHH – WINNER: Emma Simpson, Gleneagles

• Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR – WINNER: Tony Elliott, Robertson Group

NOMINATIONS FOR 2025 WILL OPEN ON 1ST MARCH 2025!!!

With 18 awards categories to choose from, which includes the HR Director of the Year category sponsored by LHH, Best Employer/Workplace of the Year sponsored by Jobtrain and HR Business Partner of the Year sponsored by Right Management. There will also be the Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR award for services to the HR profession in Scotland – an award, which is not nominated, but decided each year by the Hr NETWORK Judging Panel.

Timeline for 2025:

• Nominations Open – 1st March 2025
• Nominations Close – 31st May 2025
• Nominations Scored 1st – 31st July 2025
• Finalists Notified – 12th August 2025
• Finalists Interviews  – 9th, 10th and 11th September 2025
• Best Employer/Workplace Visits – 16th September 2025
• Nominees Lunch (Edinburgh) – 23rd October 2025
• Awards Gala Dinner – Thursday 13th November 2025

Assistance and further information

If you require any assistance or have any further questions, please contact a member of the Awards Planning Team – details below:

For further information on the Hr NETWORK Awards 2025, including: sponsorship and/or hosting a Table of 10 at the Annual Gala Dinner taking place at the Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 13th November 2025, please contact the Awards Planning Team on Tel: 0131 625 3267 or email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk

Awards Categories & Criteria 2025

Click each category below for criteria and nomination information

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The 16th Hr NETWORK National Awards 2023 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute, took place at the hugely impressive Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 9th November 2023. Attracting around 700+ HR and people professionals and regarded as ‘the’ event in the HR calendar, the Awards recognised, acknowledged and rewarded the champions of the Scottish HR profession.

The 15th Hr NETWORK National Awards 2022 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute, took place at the hugely impressive Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 10th November 2022. Attracting around 700+ HR and people professionals and regarded as ‘the’ event in the HR calendar, the Awards recognised, acknowledged and rewarded the champions of the Scottish HR profession.

Category winners of the Hr NETWORK National Awards for 2022 are:

1. Learning & Development Award of the Year, sponsored by Search Consultancy – Webhelp UK
2. HR Project of the Year – Multrees Investor Services
3. HR Graduate of the Year, sponsored by Brodies LLP – Sarah Lawson, Strathclyde Business School
4. Attraction & Resourcing Award of the Year, sponsored by Be-IT Resourcing – Gleneagles
5. Corporate Responsibility Award of the Year – Business Stream
6. Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year, sponsored by Three UK – Tata Consultancy Services
7. HR Business Partner of the Year, sponsored by Right Management – Rachael Tochel, Webhelp UK
8. Employee Engagement Award of the Year – Zero Waste Scotland
9. Organisational Development Award of the Year, sponsored by Roffey Park Institute – Barclays Scotland
10. Health and Wellbeing Award of the Year, sponsored by Love Your Employees – Scottish Water
11. HR Team of the Year, sponsored by Navigator Employment Law – VisitScotland
12. Best Employer/Workplace of the Year, sponsored by Jobtrain – Barclays Scotland
13. CEO of the Year: Jim Gillespie, Kibble Education & Care Centre
14. HR Director of the Year sponsored by LHH – Kevin Staunton, Turning Point Scotland
15. Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR – Gill Scott,  Aegon UK (Retired)

About Roffey Park Institute

Based in the UK, Singapore and Ireland, Roffey Park Institute delivers high impact Leadership and Management Development, and Organisational Development programmes and qualifications, as well as development and coaching for HR and HRD leaders and business partners. Led by Dr. Arlene Egan and her wonderful team, the association between Roffey Park Institute and Hr NETWORK began in early 2019 and has been extended in 2021 to 2024.

For further information on Roffey Park Institute: www.roffeypark.com

Thank you to Roffey Park Institute and all our category sponsors for their wonderful support!

“AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION BY NHS SCOTLAND!”

Hr NETWORK National Awards in partnership with Roffey Park Institute – Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 25th November 2021 –

The 14th Hr NETWORK National Awards 2021 in partnership with Roffey Park Institute, took place at the hugely impressive Glasgow Hilton on Thursday 25th November 2021. Attracting over 600 HR and people professionals, slightly down on the the usual 800 guests due to the impact of COVID, with the Awards regarded as ‘The’ event in the HR calendar, the HR industry in Scotland recognised, acknowledged and rewarded the champions of the Scottish HR profession.

There were 15 awards categories to choose from which included the HR Director of the Year category sponsored by LHH Penna and won by Lesley Naylor from Gilson Gray LLP, Diversity & Inclusion Award of the Year sponsored by Three UK and won by SSE, Health and Wellbeing Award of the Year sponsored by Love Your Employees and won by Morgan Stanley and Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR, which was won by NHS Scotland. 

Presenting the winners of the Hr NETWORK National Awards 2017

Awards Videos

Photos from the Hr NETWORK Awards 2016