This award is for companies that have executed wellness programs pertaining to physical and/ or emotional well-being of employees. We would like to know what was the program, scale of execution and what impact did it create in terms of employee productivity, absenteeism etc.

Do you offer a great mix of work from anywhere and work onsite? Or have you started hiring employing resources that can largely work remotely? Do you have fixed working hours or you offer fluidity? This award is to recognize companies that have identified the most optimum working program that suits their business needs as well as employee demands. Show us how your program has resulted in employee happiness, maybe even reduced employee costs while ensuring that goals are not compromised.

Do you have meeting rooms that have no tables and chairs to promote a quicker, more on-point meeting culture? Do you ensure that laptops are placed at eye levels through intelligent ergonomic interventions? Have you done away with closed offices completely? Is there a space where employees can gaze out at the sky and recharge? This award is to recognize companies that have designed workspaces that are smart, in alignment with the company culture, and promote a sense of wellness.

This award is to honour companies that are breaking the taboo that surrounds the concept of taking sabbaticals. This recognizes a company that welcomes employees, especially mothers, back into the workforce after a break in their careers. Share how you offer flexibility, fair pay, and a clear career path for employees who wish to return to work.

Do you recognise how difficult it is for an employee to be productive when they’ve had a baby screaming from colic all night? Do you empathise with parents who have round-the-clock children duties and no familial support to help them? If you are an organisation that allows parents with flexible working hours, more thoughtfully designed leaves, better childcare, and creche options to ensure they can be at peace, this is the category you must look out for!

If you are an organization that has a deliberate agenda of ensuring that employees from various age groups, sexes, ethnicities, nationalities, etc are part of your workforce and you ensure that they feel heard, seen, and valued in a work environment that promotes fair play- then you MUST nominate in this category.

Do you know what motivates Gen Z is completely different to what motivates Gen Y and Millenials? Do you have a reward and recognition program that is fair and relevant to the changing generational aspirations of a mixed workforce? Then this is the category you are looking for!

This award is to recognise companies that offer exciting learning & development opportunities that sharpen the skill of employees, prepare them for anticipated business needs and allow employees to keep pushing the envelope of their own learning curve.

Do you believe in spotting talent early and then offering them a career path to thrive in your company? Are internship programs a serious tool for you to identify capable and culturally fit resources? Are your pre-placement offers coveted by the student community? If growing and developing young talent forms a part of your business ethos, then this is the category you must nominate in.

This award is to recognise visionary capability building within an organization wherein employees with serious leadership potential are identified, put on specific fast-track growth programs, and given wide exposure to prepare them for senior roles in order to ensure business continuity & protection.

Do you ensure that women have a seat at the table in your organization? Do you ensure that there are adequate women representing the leadership team of your company? Do you create an environment where their voices and opinions are heard, respected, and factored in the decision-making? Do younger women employees believe they have a shot at the top job with the precedents that you are currently setting? Then this is a category where you must share your story

Hiring talent is one of the most critical challenge that faces any organization today. But do you just hire to fill the seats or have you taken the time to define the “best fit” talent for you and your organization and hire accordingly? Do you use technology and more interactive methodologies for sourcing & selecting talent? If you believe that “Right Talent” is the key to a successful recruitment strategy then this award is for you!

This award is to honour a company that has cracked some unique and exciting employee benefits that have massive appeal and play a part in attracting and / or retaining the talent.

Do you have a program that allows new joinees (at a fresher or an executive level) to integrate into the work environment seamlessly and in a comparatively short span of time? How soon do new joinees begin to perform in their respective roles? Tell us about your stories in this category.

Does your organization go beyond the stipulated CSR description to genuinely create a positive impact on the community? Do you drive community impact at a strategic level rather than tick the box? Does it include employees in the process to lend more meaning to their jobs? Then this is the category for you!

Do you boast of retention rates that are higher than the industry average? Do the average tenures of your employees indicate long-term commitment from them? Tell us how you do this while keeping them happy and motivated.

Did employee feedback ever trigger a massive change in your organization? Did it lead to a better working environment and better business results? Tell us how you have engaged your employees to be a part of “raising the bar” continuously and which best change idea you have implemented

Do you have a solid strategy to attract and engage talent via social media channels? Does most of your hiring now come through social media? Have you positioned your brand and people stories to attract talent rather than use recruitment platforms only? Share your stories in this category.

Technology plays a critical role in driving the efficiency and productivity of employees. At the same time, it can be used effectively to engage employees to get regular feedback and perform sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics which help to drive a targeted engagement and retention approach. If you have used technology to drive happiness and just not productivity, this award is for you!

Learning that is bespoke, just-in-time, and available anywhere and anytime is the best way that people learn nowadays. Technology plays a critical role in ensuring that training is not just tracked and recorded but delivered seamlessly, in a fun engaging manner to uplift capabilities and impact business results. Share how you have used technology to position yourself as a learning organization.

This is to honour a company with 250 or more employees that has created a happy, fair, progressive working environment for its people.

This is to honour a company with less than 250 employees that has created a happy, fair, progressive working environment for its people.

This category awards an HR team that has been at the forefront of introducing HR practices that only deliver better employee happiness but also a positive business result.

This award recognises an individual who has risen through the ranks from a relatively junior position to a significant leadership position within a company thereby inspiring others to break all barriers and pursue their dreams.

This is to honour a CEO who has championed the cause of employee happiness, introduced clutter-breaking people practices, and has empowered his workforce to deliver outstanding results

This category is to facilitate an HR professional with 10+ years of experience who has a track record of designing and executing business-relevant HR practices that have quantifiable results and a history of continued contribution to the HR industry.

Honours an Emirati individual whose progressive views on people practices have influenced companies across the globe to adopt more futuristic policies that promote employee well-being, openness, happiness, and productivity.

This award will go to a person who has been instrumental in the successful establishment of a new organization founded after January 2020. Share your stories of your employees and how you have ensured their involvement and commitment to achieving your start-up goals.