Allianz Nigeria Wins CIPM’s HR Best Practice Award For Insurance Industry
Allianz Nigeria has emerged Winner of the Insurance Sector of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Human Resources (HR) Best Practice Awards at the CIPM Gala & Awards Night held Thursday.
The CIPM 9th HR Oscars™ is a rigorous assessment of organizations across different industries and categories and evaluates whether a company practices exceptional HR standards, implements outstanding HR initiatives, and promotes best-in-class disability inclusion practices.
Their goal is to identify best practices and recognize achievements. As such, the CIPM relies on independent advisers to assess for recognition the demonstrated proof of positive business impact based on the change, initiative, program, or process improvement described in the applicants’ submissions.
The Award categories on Thursday night where winners emerged included: HR Best Practice Awards; HR Optimisation Awards and HR Disability Inclusion Awards
The HR Best Practice Awards was established by CIPM in 2012 to promote excellence in People Management and Organisation Development as well as celebrate professionals who strive to implement and embed best-in-class HR practices in their organizations.
Practice areas include Strategic HR, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Talent Development, Compensation, Rewards and Recognition, Employee Engagement & Internal Communication, Employee and Industrial Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, HR Policy Development and Implementation, Employee Service and Administration, Organisational Development & Change Management, Digital HR/SMAC Technology.
Allianz Nigeria offers employees flexible work options while providing infrastructure support such as work tools and internet allowances. Employees are provided a vast range of engagement activities annually including _Fitness Fridays, _Bring Your Kids to Work, _Mental Health Awareness Week_ and so on.
The firm also promotes a transparent and open communication culture with all employees equally able to access senior leadership including the CEO for informal interactions. Allianz Nigeria was the first insurance company in Nigeria to make WFA a work policy post the COVID-19 pandemic.