On Friday, 9 September, more than 700 HR professionals converged on The Star Sydney to recognise the best of the best in people management at the third annual Australian HR Awards. Among the 19 award winners announced on the night, we are very proud to have partnered with seven of the finalists, including three of the winners.
We were honoured to celebrate with Simplot and cheer on their win for Best Leadership Development Program. We are extremely proud that Simplot’s win represents the second year running that a Maximus client has won the award for best leadership experience.
We would also like to make special mention of Johnson & Johnson’s win for Employer of Choice (>1000) and Fitness First’s win for Best Use of Technology. To see a list of the other award winners, click here.
Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners on a job very well done!
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