By Our Reporter
Organizations with outstanding HR practices have been recognized and awarded. This was during the inaugural Prudential Best HR Practices Awards 2021 held on Friday evening at the Kampala Serena Hotel.
These organisations were identified from a three-month survey commissioned by Prudential Uganda and conducted by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), from October to December 2021.
1,526 employees across 534 organisations in Uganda participated in the survey where they were asked to comment, rate, and assess their employer’s HR practices and policies by responding to questions under 12 thematic areas. The survey was designed to record the viewpoint of employees regarding their organisation’s HR practices.
While making his remarks at the Awards Gala, Mr. Arjun Mallik, Regional CEO, Prudential Eastern & Central Africa noted that, “Seeking feedback from our teams is among the most high-impact actions that any organisation can take. It creates a sense of respect, transparency, safety, and empowerment. It requires humility in admitting that no organisation or leader is perfect and demonstrates an intent to improve the environment and ways in which we work.”
Arjun added, “Prudential believes the way for economies to prosper and communities to thrive is by putting people first and it chose to lead on this conversation by commissioning this survey which was done in consultation of diverse stakeholders like Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU), the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), Human Capital International (HCI), and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA).”
Speaking on behalf of the Vice President of Uganda, Her Excellence, Jessica Alupo, Hon. Diana Mutasingwa, Minister of State of the Vice President observed that, “The National Planning Authority in consultation with other government institutions and stakeholders developed the Uganda Vision 2040 to operationalize the National Vision Statement, ’A Transformed Ugandan Society from a Peasant to a Modern and Prosperous Country within 30 years’.
“This vision builds on the progress that has been made in addressing the strategic bottlenecks affecting Uganda’s socio-economic development since independence. Some of which includes underdeveloped human resources, inadequate infrastructure, small market, lack of industrialization and underdeveloped services sector.”
Hon. Mutasingwa added, “To attain this goal, it will require us to work collectively both as government and private sector. Thus, an initiative such as the Prudential Best HR Practices survey shows the commitment and dedication of the private sector which is of paramount importance towards achieving this vision.”
The Overall winner of the Prudential Best HR Practices 2021 Survey was Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)
Here is the full list of winners:
1. Organization Performance and Confidence – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)
2. Leadership Alignment and Involvement – Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA)
3. Collaboration and Communication – Pride Microfinance Limited
4. Reward and Recognition – Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Limited
5. Quality and Innovation – Graphic Systems Uganda Limited
6. Diversity and Inclusion – Agricultural Business Initiative Development
7. Learning and Development – Absa Bank Uganda Limited
8. Risk and Compliance – TotalEnergies E&P Uganda
9. Workplace, Culture and Environment – Save the Children International Uganda
10. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Compliance – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)
11. Covid-19 Response and Support – Minet Limited
12. Employee wellbeing and wellness – dfcu Bank Limited
13. Overall winner – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)