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Any firm that works within the UK hospitality industry is welcome to enter the Caterer and Hotelkeeper Best Places to Work in Hospitality Awards 2009.
 
When you complete the entry form online, simply select the category you would like to enter and your chosen payment method, and we'll do the rest.

You may enter as many categories as you wish; the standard entry fee is £500+VAT. Entry into additional categories will cost £250+ VAT for each additional category.

The categories are:

2009 core award categories

New to 2009

In addition to our usual core awards recognising the best employers in the restaurant, hotel and contract catering spheres, this year we are introducing four new awards focusing on specific elements of employment best practice. If you believe your place of work excels in any of these new areas, this is your chance to shout about it.

• Innovation in Retention and Talent Management Award
  This Award recognises effective approaches to the retention of employees at all levels from school leaver and graduate to senior positions. Judges will look for successful examples of developing staff and motivating them to stay within the business. Relevant to this category are new methods of measuring and assessing capability and performance, talent management, career progression, succession planning and competency testing. We will look for evidence of organisations gaining competitive advantage from the strategies.

• Employee Engagement Award
  This Award recognises high-performing organisations that are unlocking discretionary effort from their staff through effective employee engagement. Entrants will be able to identify what it is about the organisation, its job functions and its managers, that makes people love to work there. We will be looking for evidence of respected leadership, exceptional levels of communication, and a strong sense of community that centres on shared values. We will look for measurement data, (eg employee attitude survey results, staff turnover rates, absence levels etc) to prove the value of your organisation's high levels of staff motivation.

• Excellence in Training Award
  This Award looks for innovative training initiatives that have significantly benefited the business or organisation. We will look for evidence of improved performance and gains in employee skills and capabilities. Entrants should show how training has boosted motivation and helped focus staff on key organisational objectives. We will look for well designed and delivered training programmes.

• Reward and Recognition Award
  Entrants into this category will demonstrate how they use reward and recognition in a strategic way, aligned to their organisational objectives. They will show how their reward and recognition policy relates to specific market and competitive pressures, how they maximise staff appreciation of the package, and how they measure its impact. We will be looking for evidence that reward and recognition is making a positive difference to the organisation and its staff performance.