13 March 2023

Principality awarded top accolade at CIPD Wales Awards

Principality Building Society have taken home a top accolade at the 2023 CIPD Wales Awards which celebrates HR and people development across Wales.

The CIPD Wales Awards returned to Cardiff’s City Hall with its fifth annual awards, marking the first gala ceremony since 2019 due to the pandemic. 

Throughout Wales, thousands of people are employed in the people profession, with HR and leadership development covering all sectors and industries. 

Principality Building Society was recognised as winner of Best Hybrid / Flexible Working Initiative, as the judges commended its inspirational working environment at the organisation’s Cardiff HQ and its approach to individualising work patterns for staff across Wales.

Speaking of the award, Claire Jones at Principality Building Society said: “This award represents a culmination of the last four years and changes we’ve made to help our employees balance their lives and personalities. We used the pandemic as an opportunity to innovate for the better and this award is proof that it was worth it.”

This year’s winners were selected by a judging panel of top HR and business professionals, including: director of HR & Corporate Services for Welsh Government, Peter Kennedy; UK HR director at Airbus Operations LTD, Nicola Montgomery; head of people at Admiral, Rhian Langham and managing director at Resolution at Work, Alison Love. 

Lesley Richards, head of CIPD Wales, said: “The CIPD Wales Awards are always a brilliant opportunity to recognise and celebrate some of the outstanding, groundbreaking, and sometimes career changing work that goes on across the country. 

“Year-on-year we’re impressed by the number and the quality of entries, along with the dedication to people development that has been showcased, and this year has been no different with organisations and individuals from Cardiff proving their successes. All our winners, those highly commended and finalists have proven they maximise the utmost potential and opportunities for their employees”. 

Published: 13/03/2023