This award recognises effective people-centred talent management across the employee lifecycle. Entrants are likely to be working towards a strategic workforce plan and talent pipeline that takes account of the organisation’s future workforce needs.    

Successful entries will show how they have implemented new and diverse approaches to recruitment, development, reward and retention in order to attract and build the capability required for the future. People’s needs will have been central to decisions on resource planning, job design, and where the use of technology can augment tasks.    

Entrants will demonstrate how they ensure that supportive measures and addressing skill needs were embedded in their processes and culture, while presenting an authentic employer value proposition.     

Entrants are encouraged to show evidence of how their workforce and talent management approach has improved the employee experience, met or exceeded business objectives, supported organisational agility and its impact on meeting future skills requirements and business objectives.