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Lauren Phillips

Welsh broadband provider Ogi among winners at Wales HR Awards 2022

Broadband firm Ogi was among the top Welsh employers celebrated at this year’s Wales HR Awards.

Wales’ own fast-expanding internet provider was named HR Team of the Year in the 2022 awards.

Ogi’s HR director Lisa Hand also took the title of HR Director of the Year at the event at Cardiff’s Parkgate Hotel.

The firm was among many companies and HR professionals in Wales recognised at the fifth annual awards which are held to shine a spotlight on HR employees who work hard behind the scenes in businesses of all sizes across Wales.

The 2022 Wales HR award winners were:

Best Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

Gower College Swansea

Best HR Initiative

Gower College Swansea

Best Response - Covid 19

Freshwater

Best Staff Wellbeing Strategy

Adra

Best Use of the Welsh Language in HR

Adra / Grŵp Cynefin

Employer of Choice

Freshwater

HR Assistant/Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

Sophie Evans Crunch Digital Media

HR Consultancy of the Year

Choose To Grow

HR Director of the Year

Lisa Hand, Ogi

HR Team of the Year

Ogi

Outstanding HR Professional of the Year

Angela Overment (Cwmpas)

HR Star

Sarah King, Gower College Swansea

The awards were launched by UK recruiter Acorn and law firm Darwin Gray in partnership with the Wales HR Network.

Bernard Ward, managing director at Acorn said: "HR continues to have played a crucial role in the continuing development of businesses across Wales who, as employers, have been tasked with ensuring the ongoing wellbeing of their employees whilst also making the most of the opportunities available to them in the post-pandemic world."

Mr Ward added: "Once again, the standard of entries has been extremely high and they are proof, collectively, that the commitment from Welsh employers in supporting their employees to achieve their greatest potential remains higher than ever. All of this year’s winners and all those shortlisted at the HR Wales Awards have our heartiest congratulations for all they have done, and continue to do, for the profession regionally."

Darwin Gray’s managing partner Fflur Jones said: “It is fantastic to see the achievements of HR professionals in Wales be recognised in this manner at the Wales HR Awards. We are proud to have established the Wales HR Network and awards alongside Acorn. We work very closely with HR professionals on a daily basis, and understand how unsung their achievements generally are. They often have to perform difficult and sensitive tasks in challenging circumstances, and we truly hope that the prestige of the Wales HR Awards adequately reflects their hard work and commitment to their roles. Huge congratulations to each finalist in each category, and of course to the ultimate winners.”

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