2020 Reward Project of the Year Award – TEAM Nomination

SARA Reward Awards 2020

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 that:

  • May be of a short-term or long-term nature;

  • Has a procedural, operational or strategic impact on the organisation; and

  • Has an impact horizon 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 (financial or humanitarian). 

The global pandemic has had an astonishing impact on businesses and individuals in 2020, challenging employees’ ways of working and their Total Reward solutions. Although these challenging times may result in the re-evaluation of previously planned Reward initiatives, it also provides an opportunity for innovation in a field that very seldom lends itself to significant change. 

As a result, we will also recognise novel and creative Reward interventions that have gone above and beyond in limiting the negative impact to businesses and employees. The nomination could be for an individual, or a team, and must demonstrate the impact the intervention has had on the business.

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 the 3rd prize.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO NOTE


  • The closing date/time for submitting nominations is 19 August 2020, by 12-noon.

  • Short-listed nominees will be required to present their Reward Project via a virtual meeting/presentation to an objective and neutral panel of judges on 15 September 2020. 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 2020 SARA Virtual Reward Awards on 5 November 2020 (from 15:00-17:00).

  • 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 R400-00 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 and Reward Professionals 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 nominees.

  • Telephonic validations by SARA will take place between 24-28 August 2020, and the person(s) identified as the validator(s) on the nomination form needs to be available for telephonic validation during this period (i.e. not out of the 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







2.2.2 DETAILS OF TEAM MEMBERS







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 dion@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