Winner's announced
We are proud to have hosted our first ever awards, recognising excellent employment practice amongst Greater Manchester employers.
Thank you to all employers who took the time to enter our Awards this year, we will be back in 2023! Videos available for each category are linked below. We're pleased to announce our 2022 winners:
⭐ Employer of the Year
One+All
⭐ Best for Flexible Work:
Winner: Dunsters Farm
Notably commended: Six Town Housing & Making you Content Ltd
⭐ Best for Supporting Line Management:
Winner: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Notably commended: Ernst & Young and SUEZ recycling & recovery UK
⭐ Best for Employee Engagement:
Winner: Transport for Greater Manchester
Notably Commended: Social & One+All
⭐ Supporter of the Year - SME
Anchor removals
⭐ Supporter of the Year - Large
Seddon Construction
⭐ Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing:
Winner: Electricity North West
Notably commended: Transport for Greater Manchester & One+All
⭐ Best for Diversity & Inclusion:
Winner: The Calico Group
Notably commended: TalkTalk & Ingeus UK and Ingeus Europe Ltd
Hear from the winners
Meet our Judges
Best for Diversity & Inclusion
Andy Walker, Engagement Lead
Best for Diversity & Inclusion
Elizabeth Cameron, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at One Manchester, Chair of the Race Equality Panel
Best for Diversity & Inclusion
John Herring, Strategic Lead at GMHSP, Chair at Abandon Normal Devices
Best for Supporting Line Management
Daphne Doody-Green, Head of CIPD North
Best for Supporting Line Management
Terry Duffy, Area Director at Acas
Best for Supporting Employee Engagement
Michael Brennan, Co-Founder, CEO at Tootoot & Stribe
Best for Supporting Employee Engagement
Jennifer Atkins, People Director, Bruntwood
Best for Supporting Employee Engagement
Jay McKenna, Regional Secretary at TUC North West
Best for Flexible Work
Emma Stewart, Co-Founder & Director at Timewise
Best for Flexible Work
Dan Maxwell, Regional Training Manager at Acas
Best for Flexible Work
Lynne Fish, Senior HR Manager at SUEZ Recycling and recovery UK
Best for Flexible Work
Karen Clarke, Senior Project Manager at GMCA
Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing
Maria Mander, Health & Wellbeing Specialist at The Growth Company
Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing
Charlene Mulhern, Mental Wellbeing System Lead at GMHSP
Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing
Andy Bell, Deputy Chief Executive at Centre for Mental Health
Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing
Stewart Lucas, Strategic Lead at Mind
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Awards Sponsors
Best for Supporting Line Management
CIPD is the professional body for experts in people at work, championing better work and working lives by setting professional standards for HR and people development, as well as driving positive change in the world of work.
Best for Employee Engagement
Bruntwood own, let and manage outstanding buildings, workspace, innovation and science facilities through Bruntwood Scitech and Bruntwood Works. Bruntwood is a business led by one purpose: creating thriving cities
Best for Supporting Mental Wellbeing
Lloyds Bank is the largest retail bank in Britain, and has an extensive network of branches and ATMs in England and Wales and offers 24-hour telephone and online banking services.
Best for Flexible Work
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK employ more than 5,000 people, with over 600 in Greater Manchester. They manage the waste sites on behalf of the GMCA, managing 1.1 million tonnes of waste arising from nearly 2.3 million residents.
Best for Diversity and Inclusion
The Growth Company is a not-for-profit, commercially driven organisation dedicated to economic development, inward investment, skills, employment and enterprise.
Notably Commended: Best for Employment Engagement
Electricity North West is the region’s electricity distribution network operator. They employ nearly 2,000 people, support hundreds of contractors, and provide power to 2.4 million homes nationwide.
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