This award recognises small and medium organisations (SMEs) with less than 150 employees that may be working on survival and / or forging ahead in terms of growth, using the resources within their means to achieve the best for the people and the business.

Entries are likely to show how agility, leadership and the capabilities of people professionals, along with the skills and initiative of managers and employees, can help to achieve strong results.

This award will recognise the use of creativity, innovation, and appropriate solutions to address people management issues. Entrants in this category will demonstrate relevant HR policies and good practice, while recognising the need to be agile and adapt to the organisation’s context. How people management is being embedded within the organisation and how it is sustaining the business model and improving the customer / employee experience will be clearly demonstrated.