Request an official entry from Nazreen.Harris@Topco.co.za to see full entry criteria and guidelines.

Employer of Choice: Large Organisations

This award recognises the best big companies to work for, with 1000+ employees and turnover of R50 million+. At the core of any great organisation is an HR department whose innovative values create a productive and enjoyable place of work. As an employer of choice, your reputation precedes you and jobseekers view you as a desirable place to work. That’s the first goal of any effective recruitment strategy – to be a 1st choice employer for top talent.

Employer of Choice: Small to Medium Organisations

In similar vein, this award will go to the best small-to-medium-sized organisation with 100 – 999 employees and a R5-50 million annual turnover (or equivalent in your country’s currency).

Employer of Choice: Public Sector Organisations

This award belongs to the best Public Sector organisation to work for. Key to any efficient Public Sector entity is an HR department whose innovative values create a productive, happy environment – because this plays a major policy role in establishing standards of excellence in response to society’s service delivery needs.

HR Team of the Year (1000+ Employees)

This award recognises the most outstanding HR team of the year, in an organisation with more than 1000 employees. This high-energy and highly-organised team excels within the HR function and has a major impact across their business.

HR Team of the Year (less than 1000 Employees)

In similar vein, this award recognise the most outstanding HR team of the year with fewer than 1000 employees.

Best Learning and Development Strategy

This award recognises and celebrates the HR team, HR-strong organisation or employee learning service provider that has delivered impressive outcomes by maximising the training and skills development of employees, with positive business results. “Learning and Development” can encompass coaching, mentoring programmes, bursaries, internships, e-learning, etc.

HR Tech Service Provider of the Year

The current global market for HR technology is valued at around $14 billion. This award looks for innovative service providers that create and distribute HR – specific technology solutions to clients in business or government – for example, payroll software solutions or user-friendly digital HR platforms for employees. Enter now if you can showcase cost-effective tech solutions that you have provided to clients, to boost their HR function’s impact and efficiency.

Best Graduate Development Programme

With youth unemployment being one of South Africa’s biggest socio-economic challenges, this inspiring award will recognise the HR Team showing excellence and innovation in driving graduate development programmes and initiatives. Share your organisation’s support for bright young minds with the world – by being this category’s first-ever winner!

HR Big Data & Analytics Award

For some time now, big companies, especially retailers, have been using data to better target, engage with and understand their customers in tandem with the growth of e-commerce. Now companies are looking for a similar level of control of big data internally, to unite disparate data sources on hundreds or thousands of employees – so that they can have a holistic and real-time picture of employees’ time-keeping, performance management, sales results, education & training, incentives & rewards, and more. If you have helped your organisation, or others, to solve this significant challenge – thereby improving staff retention and productivity, and the impact of the HR function as a whole – this trophy could be yours.

Corporate Wellness Champion

This award will go to the organisation that provides the most compelling evidence that their strategy for health and wellbeing in the workplace is the best.

HR Consultancy of the Year

The award will go to the organisation that is defined as an independent service provider contracted by clients, on an ad hoc, project basis, to advise on, or oversee change management, improvements to HR processes, or one on-one engagement with employees as a diplomatic and impartial resource.

HR Rising Star of the Year Award

Sponsored by SABC

LEE WATTS – TRAVELSTART

Lee Watts is the recruitment and people analytics manager for online travel company Travelstart, where he’s really … taking off.

Future of HR Hall of Fame Award

DR NCEBA  NDZWAYIBA – NETCARE

Dr. Ndzwayiba is Netcare’s Head of Transformation and People Development. He is known as a leader who truly cares for his people.

Pictured with McDonalds SA CEO Greg Solomon.

HR Leader of the Year Award

PHILLIP TSHIKOTSHI – AEGIS OUTSOURCING

Associate Vice President & Head of HR for Aegis, Phillip has won several global awards in his career before taking this trophy. Outstanding!

HR Rising Star of the Year

• Lee Watts – Travel Start
• Beverley Rosan – Work Dynamics
• Praveshan Naidoo – E-Waste
• Cedrick Diphoko – DNA Brand Architects
• Nkonya Magdeline Makgalemele – Lotshephe Development Engineers

HR Leader of the Year

• Teresa Badenhorst – Ricoh
• Basetsana Magano – Phetogo Consulting
• Phillip Tshikotshi – Aegis Outsourcing
• Ogotlhe Satekge – Transnet
• Shanitha Singh – METSO
• Shadrack Mbaiwa – Builders Warehouse
• Gerhard Fouche – Aspen Pharmacare
• Nikhil Dabhole – Tata Consultancy Services
• Carol Weaving – Reed Exhibitions

Hall of Fame Award

• Benedicta Mahlangu-Durcan – Saldanha Bay IDZ
• Nceba Ndzwayiba – Netcare
• Gerhard Fouche – Aspen Pharmacare
• Dirusha Ganapathy Juta – Beyond Transform
• Hawa Charfaray – Training Excellence
• Keitumetse Lebaka – Cathsseta

CEO of the Year

• Francois Wilbers – Work Dynamics
• Maphefo Anno-Frempong – Transport Education Training Authority
• Jonathan Goldberg – Global Business Solutions
• Basetsana Magano – Phetogo Consulting
• Devon Moonsamy – ICHAF Training Institute
• Jacqueline Pillay – Jasjian