Excellence in People and Culture Award

Description

Recognizes an organization with a strong workplace culture and evidence that its leadership and people practices improve employee experience and organizational performance.

Requirements

● Open to businesses and organizations of any size that have been operating for a minimum of three years and have a substantive connection to London.
● The application must describe people and culture practices and results across the organization rather than a single event or isolated program.
● Chamber membership is not required and shall not influence eligibility, scoring or selection.
● For this award, applicants must demonstrate that the people and culture practices submitted for consideration have been meaningfully implemented within their London operations and have produced identifiable benefits for their London workforce. Corporate policies or programs developed outside London may be considered where the applicant demonstrates their application and impact locally.
● An organization in which a Business Achievement Awards judge is materially involved is ineligible to apply during that judge's service and for the next two complete awards cycles following the end of that service.
● An applicant may apply in one Business of the Year category and one specialist category but may be named a finalist in only one competitive category in any awards cycle.
● Before applications are submitted to judges, the Chamber may recommend that an applicant move to another category. The applicant's consent is required for any transfer.
● An organization that receives a competitive Business Achievement Award is ineligible to apply for that same award during the next five complete awards cycles following the year of its win. It may apply again in that category after the restriction expires.
● An organization that receives a competitive Business Achievement Award is ineligible to apply for any other competitive Business Achievement Award during the next three complete awards cycles following the year of its win.
● These post-award restrictions apply to relevant awards received before 2027 as well as future awards. Applications during an ineligibility period will not be accepted. The restrictions apply to the organization as a whole, including where it has been rebranded, reorganized or operates through a successor. The Chamber determines whether an applicant is substantially the same organization.

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