In this category, we recognise an individual or team who have been responsible and actively involved in the development and implementation of a new Reward Project. The Project may be of a short-term or long-term nature, and have a procedural, operational or strategic impact on the organisation. The impact horizon can range from 2 months to more than 12 months.

The individual or team would have been responsible for a Reward Project which demonstrates innovative and relevant reward practices that support the unique business environment and business strategy, and contributes towards the organisation’s objectives and success.

The winners will not only receive the acclaim and recognition from their peers, but will also receive a cash prize of R30 000 for the 1st prize, R20 000 for the 2nd prize and R10 000 for 3rd prize.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO NOTE

• The closing date for submitting nominations is 7 August 2019.
• Short-listed nominees will be required to present their Reward Project to an objective and neutral panel of judges on 4 September 2019. Presentation guidelines will be provided to short listed nominees in order for them to be well prepared and to present with confidence.
• The winners will be announced at the annual SARA Reward Awards Banquet on 2 November 2019 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo.
• All motivations for nominations must be submitted on the official SARA nomination form.
• This competition is only open to individuals based in South Africa.
• Non-SARA members may participate. An entry fee of R250-00 will be charged for entries for organisations or individuals that are not members of SARA.
• Nominations will be evaluated against strict criteria and high industry standards.
• Consultants are not eligible to be nominated however they are eligible to nominate.
• HR Professionals and Reward Practitioners qualify to be nominated.
• The final winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges, subsequent to a screening and validation process.
• Note that the nominee and the person validating CANNOT be the same person - the person validating should be superior to the nominee/s.
• Validations will take place between 19-30 August 2019, and the person identified as the validator needs to be available for telephonic validation during this period (i.e. not out of country or on leave).
• The ruling of the independent panel of judges for each category will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• The motivation(s) for the nomination must be based on a new practice or program within the organisation which has not been forwarded in previous nominations for the organisation’s team or individual.

TEAM NOMINATIONS

2.1 DETAILS OF NOMINATOR

2.2 DETAILS OF TEAM NOMINEES

2.2.1 DETAILS OF TEAM LEADER

2.3 DETAILED NOMINATION MOTIVATION

Kindly refer to the criteria for each category when completing and submitting your detailed nomination motivation below. Please complete in no more than 1 000 words in the space provided. Please provide as much detail as possible. Information to include would be:

·         What was the team’s contribution and involvement?

·         How did the team combine the skills of the individual team members?

·         Is the Reward Project of a procedural, operational or strategic nature?

·         What was the impact horizon of the Reward Project?

·         What was the purpose of the Reward Project?

·         Has sufficient time passed to demonstrate the benefits to the organisation, and what were these?

·         Importantly, can the benefits be demonstrated through business metrics?

·         How did the Reward Project contribute to the organisation’s strategic objectives?

·         What was the response in the organisation?

·         Were external consultants utilised, and if so, what was their contribution?

Additional information can be emailed to eileen@vdw.co.za

2.4 VALIDATION

Two validators are required where an external nominator nominates a team (i.e. where the nominator is from a different company than the nominee team). Please note that the nominator and validators may not be the same person.

2.4.1 DETAILS OF PERSON VALIDATING NOMINATION

(Superior of nominated team leader. May not be the same person being nominated.)

2.4.2 DETAILS OF 2nd PERSON VALIDATING NOMINATION

(Only applicable where there is an external nominator who nominates a team. May not be the same person being nominated.)

2.5 AUTHENTIFICATION OF TEAM NOMINATION

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the foregoing nomination is bona fide; the nominees actually performed as indicated in the nomination motivation within the organisation.

2.6 SUBMIT TEAM NOMINATION