Winners unveiled for the CIPD Middle East People Awards

Winners unveiled for the CIPD Middle East People Awards

Dubai: The 2023 Middle East People Awards winners were unveiled at the CIPD’s annual gala dinner in Dubai on 7 December. The awards recognised individuals, teams, and organisations across eleven categories for their outstanding people management and development achievements. The judging panel of independent consultants, global experts and HR practitioners reviewed over 130 entries this year, ranking them against innovation, alignment with the business, impact, and relevance.

Commenting on the awards this year, Stuart Dunlop, Regional Director – CIPD MENA, said, “This year marked a record number of submissions, showcasing impressive quality. While celebrating our winners, it's crucial to acknowledge the finalists' excellent work, each presenting innovative stories in alignment with CIPD's mission for better work and working lives.”

As Gulf countries continue to drive their nationalisation agendas to support economic diversification, the CIPD introduced the Nationalisation Award to recognise the positive initiatives being rolled out. The winners, Emirates Group, impressed the judges with their focus on building Emirati talent through their whole sourcing cycle of candidates, from high school to post-graduate scholarship, focusing on first recruiting Emirati nationals for all their open positions at all levels.

For embodying the People First approach with an initiative that impacted over 15,000 employees and championing