Nomination and Award Guidance
Who can make a nomination, and who can be nominated?
Nominations for the Yorkshire HR Awards can be made by the prospective nominee themselves, by a third party or by the event organisers. Practices, employers, institutes, clients, suppliers and colleagues who have had positive contact with the HR profession are encouraged to make nominations to ensure the fullest range of candidates are put forward. HR professionals who meet the criteria for a category can also make their own entry. The period for work referred to runs from July 2024 to July 2025.
Entries are open to all individuals, teams and agencies from all industry sectors operating within the following areas: East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire.
Criteria for each award can be viewed on the categories page.
How are nominations made?
Making a nomination for the Yorkshire HR Awards is very straightforward and is designed to be targeted and not overly time consuming. You simply need to fill in the online form for the relevant category and this will be submitted automatically to us once completed. Each category has a list of criteria which should be referred to in your nomination. We suggest a max of 200 words per criteria item however some criteria will require a longer response than others. We recommend preparing your nomination in a word document first before copying into the submission form in case the page times out.
Following the nomination deadline the Judges will review all submitted nominations and those selected as finalists will progress to the judging day.
What is the Judging Process?
A “Meet the Judges” event will take place for all successful nominees, this will take place on Monday 8th September in Leeds. This will be an opportunity for the Judging Panel to discuss the nomination with the nominee in a dedicated interview slot.
When are the winners announced?
The winners of the Awards will then be announced at the Awards Dinner Thursday 23rd October at The Royal Armouries, Leeds.