Celebrating the WINNERS of the Hr NETWORK National Awards 2025 in partnership with Alvarez & Marsal

The winners of this year’s hugely exciting and much anticipated Hr NETWORK National Awards 2025 in partnership with Alvarez & Marsal were announced at the ‘star-studded’ Annual Gala Dinner, held at the hugely impressive Hilton in Glasgow on Thursday 13th November.

Over 650 guests came along to RECOGNISE, ACKNOWLEDGE and REWARD the champions of the Scottish HR profession, at the glittering evening, which showcased the winners across 17 different categories including: Baillie Gifford (Learning & Development Award) Highland Spring (HR Team of the Year) and Weir Group who became the first organisation in the history of the Awards to be shortlisted in all six categories they entered, with wins in three including: HR Project, Organisational Development Award and Employee Engagement Award of the Year.

The 18th annual gathering, which is the flagship event for HR professionals across Scotland, was hosted for the third time by radio broadcaster and Scott Wilson.

The coveted Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR award was presented to John Ferguson for his commitment and dedication to the HR profession in a career spanning over 35 years.

A full review of the evening including all the pics and highlights from the event will be published in the next issue of Hr NETWORK Magazine and also on our Hr NETWORK Magazine Group: https://hub.hrnetworkscotland.com/communities/groups/magazine/home

Category winners of the Hr NETWORK National Awards for 2025 are:

• HR Graduate of the Year – sponsored by Robertson Group – Winner: Alexandra Hislop, Strathclyde Business School

• Attraction & Resourincg Award of the Year – Winner: Suntory Global Spirits

• HR Assistant/Officer of the Year – sponsored by Skyscanner – Winner: Nicola Cunningham, University of Strathclyde

• Employee Engagement Award of the Year, sponsored by Multrees Investor Services – Winner: Weir Group

• ESG Award of the Year – Winner: Business Stream

• HR Project of the Year – sponsored by CIPD – Winner: Weir Group

• HR Manager/Advisor of the Year, sponsored by AAB – Winner: Daniel Moczynski, NWH Group

• Health and Wellbeing Award of the Year – sponsored by International Beverage – Winner: NHS National Services Scotland

• Organisational Development Award of the Year – Winner: Weir Group

• Learning & Development Award of the Year – Winner: Baillie Gifford

• Diversity & Inclusion Award – Winner: Tata Consultancy Services

• Best Employer/Workplace of the Year, sponsored by Be Group –Winner: International Beverage

• HR Business Partner of the Year, sponsored by Right Management – Winner: Alison Burnett, McQueens Dairies

• HR Team of the Year – Winner: Highland Spring Group

• Leading with Kindness Award of the Year, sponsored by Leading Kind – Winner: Suntory Global Spirits

• HR Director of the Year sponsored by LHH – Winner: Robert Allan, McQueens Dairies

• Outstanding Contribution to Scottish HR – John Ferguson (Retired)

ALL the Winners Pics can be found in our ‘Hr NETWORK Magazine’ Group on Hr NETWORK HUB: https://hub.hrnetworkscotland.com/communities/groups/magazine/home

Further information regarding the winners and the gala dinner, including ALL GALA DINNER photographs from the evening will be available in due course here: https://hub.hrnetworkscotland.com/communities/groups/magazine/home. Next Year’s Awards Gala Dinner will take place in Glasgow on Thursday 12th November 2026. For details regarding Nominations in 2026, Sponsorship and Table Hosting, please contact the Awards Planning Team on Tel: 0131 625 3267 or email: awards@hrnetworkscotland.co.uk