HR Leader Awards 2010: Tonight’s the night!

Australia’s top HR professionals will gather in Sydney this evening for the prestigious annual HR Leader Awards ceremony. With 16 prizes up for grabs celebrating the country’s best HR practice, it’s sure to be a special night

The crème de la crème of Australia’s HR talent will gather in the exclusive Ivy Ballroom tonight to celebrate another year of excellence in HR.

The HR Compass Awards, Australia’s premier benchmark of excellence in HR, again attracted a huge level of entries with judges commending many nominees’ submissions. The finalists represent the top performers in Australian HR and come from a wide array of organisations across a number of industries.

The 16 winners will be announced tonight and will be featured in HR Leader’s bumper November issue

Sydney Water

The Frontier Software Award for Employer of Choice (less than 1000 employees)

Atlassian Pty Ltd

Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers

Diageo Australia

Porter Davis Homes

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland Section)

Youi Pty Ltd

The HR3 Award for HR Champion (CEO)

Jack Percy, Managing Director, Accenture

Tim Salt, Managing Director, Diageo Australia

Menno Henneveld, Managing Director, Main Roads Western Australia

Rob Grant, CEO, Pacific Hydro

The Mastertek Award for Employer of Choice (Public sector)

Glen Eira City Council

Main Roads Western Australia

Shoalhaven City Council

WorkSafe Victoria

The HR Partners Award for Best HR Leader

Lynne Barry, HR Director South East Asia, Australia & Korea (SEAAK), Accenture

Lisa Cooper, Regional Director-Human Resources, Pacific, CB Richard Ellis

John Taya, Executive Director, Organisational Development, Main Roads Western Australia

Kate McCormack, Director People, Learning and Culture, Mercy Health

The Adecco Award for Innovation in Recruitment and Retention

Atlassian Pty Ltd

Ezypay

HLB Mann Judd

Main Roads Western Australia

Sydney Water

The Cleardocs Award for Next Generation HR

Lauren Noonan, HR Projects Manager, CB Richard Ellis

Scott Paton, HR Coordinator, Sabre Pacific Pty Ltd

The Pride in Diversity Award for Workplace Diversity

Accenture

Main Roads Western Australia

TATA Consultancy Services

The Peak Health Management Award for Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Bupa Australia

Seymour Whyte Constructions

The City of Melbourne

TNT Express

The FCB HR Award for Best HR Strategic Plan

Hamilton Island Enterprises

Main Roads Western Australia

Sydney Water

The Quadrant Executive Award for Best Talent Management Strategy

eBay ANZ

Main Roads Western Australia

Pacific Hydro

Sydney Water

The Lexis Nexis Award for Best Learning & Development Strategy

Fairfield City Council

Heritage Building Society

Main Roads Western Australia

TNT Express

The Careers MultiList Award for Best HR Team

Allens Arthur Robinson

Bupa Australia

Cochlear Limited

TNT Express

The EmployeeConnect Award for Best Overall use of Technology

CB Richard Ellis

Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM)

The Mastertek Award for Best Employer Branding Strategy

Atlassian Pty Ltd

Main Roads Western Australia

Sydney Water

Youi Pty Ltd

The Aon Hewitt Employer of the Decade Award

Anglican Care

Main Roads Western Australia

Atlassian Pty Ltd

Allens Arthur Robinson