Excellence in Total Rewards Strategy
Recognising organizations architecting cohesive, future-forward total rewards frameworks that align business priorities with human aspirations.
Excellence in Holistic Well-being Architecture
Honouring organizations that embed well-being—physical, mental, emotional, financial, and social—into the core of their people strategy.
Excellence in Compensation Design & Innovation
Celebrating breakthroughs in pay practices that champion fairness, transparency, and agility in today’s dynamic talent marketplace.
Excellence in Employee Recognition & Experience
Awarding organizations that elevate recognition as a powerful lever for belonging, meaning, and sustained engagement.
Excellence in Work-Life Integration & Flexibility
Celebrating organizations pioneering flexible, human-centric models that empower employees to harmonize work and life.
Excellence in Digital Enablement for Well-being
Recognising innovative use of technology to personalise, scale, and measure the impact of wellness and rewards initiatives.
Excellence in People Care During Adversity
Celebrating compassionate and courageous leadership that prioritised human dignity and support through periods of disruption and crisis.
Excellence in Well-being as Business Strategy
Celebrating organizations where wellness is not a perk, but a strategic lever driving performance, innovation, and long-term growth.
Excellence in Total Rewards for Emerging Enterprises (SMEs & Startups)
Recognising agile, high-impact reward strategies created by fast-growth or resource-constrained organizations.
Excellence in Frontline & Distributed Workforce Rewards
Awarding organizations designing impactful and accessible rewards models for non-desk, remote, or field-based teams.
Excellence in Equitable Rewards & DEI Integration
Honouring organizations weaving equity, access, and inclusion into the very fabric of their total rewards philosophy.
Excellence in Benefits Personalization & Inclusion
Recognising inclusive, relevant, and adaptive benefits strategies that cater to diverse, multi-generational workforce needs
Evaluation Criteria
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Innovation& Originality
2
Impact &Effectiveness
3
User experience& Accessibility
4
Genuineness& Intent
5
StakeholderEngagement
6
Learningsfrom failures
7
Consistencyin efforts
Emerging Total Rewards Leader of the Year
This award celebrates a rising leader - typically with under 10 years of experience - who is already reshaping how rewards are designed and delivered. With bold thinking and deep empathy, they are turning total rewards into a strategic tool for engagement, equity, and impact.
Well-being Champion of the Year
This award honours a seasoned professional who has consistently led enterprise-wide rewards transformation. Their leadership balances innovation and integrity—ensuring rewards systems drive performance, purpose, and people-first outcomes.
Total Rewards Leader of the Year
This award honours a seasoned professional who has consistently led enterprise-wide rewards transformation. Their leadership balances innovation and integrity—ensuring rewards systems drive performance, purpose, and people-first outcomes.
Evaluation Criteria
1
Innovation& Creativity
2
VisionaryThinking
3
Team empowerment& development
4
Changeleadership
5
Collaboration& influence
6
Agility& Adaptability
7
Impact onorganisational culture
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TUSHAR SHARMA
Assistant Manager - New Marketstushar.sharma@gopeoplematters.com
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Sweta Bhardwaj
AGM - New Markets & New Initiativessweta.bhardwaj@gopeoplematters.com
+91-9871977008