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Employee Excellence Awards
Employee of the Year Award
The colleague everyone agrees made this year better.
About this category
This award recognises an employee in any role, sector or level whose work over the last twelve months has made an exceptional difference to their colleagues, customers and organisation. Judges look for real contribution, consistency and the way they go about their work.
Eligibility
- Open to employees at any level in any UK organisation
- Private
- Public or voluntary
Judging criteria
- Contribution to the organisation
- Quality and consistency of work
- Effect on colleagues and customers
- Attitude and values
- Growth over the year
Qualitative criteria
- Reliability
- Generosity and the respect of the people around them
Metrics
- Targets met or exceeded
- Customer and colleague feedback
- Responsibilities taken on and improvements made
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short account of the contribution, supporting figures where they exist and, wherever possible, comments from colleagues, managers or customers. An employee can be put forward by anyone who has seen their work, or can enter themselves. Nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel, and customer or colleague names can be left out. Judges consider the size of the organisation and the nature of the role, so a cleaner, a driver or a care worker competes on equal terms with a head office professional.
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