2023 NZPPA Payroll Excellence Awards

*Nominations now close on 30th November 2023.

 

Payroll practitioners are the unsung heroes of business. They manage one of the largest costs an employer has while applying legislation, deadlines, and a changing work environment, all for the purpose of paying employees correctly and on time.

In 2023 we will not be running the Payroll Provider and Outsourced Payroll Provider of the Year awards, there will be a new award structure happening in 2024.

For 2023 there are three award categories that make up the NZPPA payroll industry awards:

Payroll Professional of the Year 2023

  • This award recognises the payroll professional who is an exceptional performer and has gone above and beyond in their role as a payroll professional to assist the business, the employees they pay, or even in developing the payroll industry.

Payroll Team of the Year 2023

  • This award recognises the payroll team that together has performed exceptionally for the business and its employees, achieving a business outcome (increased productivity, cost savings, etc.) over the last 12 months.

Payroll Leader of the Year 2023

  • This award recognises the payroll leader who has shown exceptional leadership in any or all the following areas: development of their team, promotion of payroll to the rest of the business, achieving recognised results for payroll in compliance, cost-effectiveness, or best practice over the last 12 months.

Winners will be announced at the NZPPA 16th Annual Payroll Conference on 8 December 2023.

Why should you enter?

Entering these awards allows the wider payroll industry to acknowledge and celebrate payroll excellence and promotes payroll as a profession in NZ.

NZPPA Awards

Nominations for the NZPPA awards open on the 25th of October 2023.

The aim of the NZPPA awards is to celebrate the exceptional work payroll leaders, individuals, and payroll teams do within the New Zealand payroll industry.

Winners will receive the following:

NZPPA Payroll Leader of the Year

  • A framed award and trophy
  • NZPPA training vouchers to the value of $200
  • Prezzy card to the value of $200
  • Article in ePayroll
  • A listing as this year’s winner on the NZPPA website

NZPPA Payroll Practitioner of the Year

  • A framed award and trophy
  • NZPPA training vouchers to the value of $200
  • Prezzy card to the value of $200
  • Article in ePayroll
  • A listing as this year’s winner on the NZPPA website

NZPPA Payroll Team of the Year

  • A framed award and trophy
  • NZPPA training vouchers to the value of $100 for each team member
  • Prezzy card to the value of $500
  • Article in ePayroll
  • A listing as this year’s winner on the NZPPA website

Please note:

For an award to be awarded there must be at least five nominations in the category. NZPPA can if there are fewer combined categories so an award can still be awarded if possible.

How to apply or nominate for this year’s awards

Who can enter?

  • Any person involved in NZ payroll based in NZ is eligible to enter, whether they are a member of the NZPPA or not.

How to enter?

Payroll Leader, Practitioner and Payroll Team Awards:

  • To apply for Payroll Leader, Practitioner, or Payroll Team of the Year awards applicants must provide the following:
  • Clearly state what award you are applying for (payroll leader, practitioner, or team).
  • State in detail (at least) three examples of how exceptional work in payroll has been achieved, and how it has impacted payroll, the business, or employees.
  • The immediate manager of the payroll leader, practitioner, or team must endorse the award application.
  • Include a photo of the individual leader, practitioner, or team (to be used on the NZPPA website and in ePayroll).
  • Send your application via email to: [email protected]

Judging process and confidentiality

Who are the judges?

Each award is judged by three judges who are NZPPA-certified payroll professionals (from any of the five certification levels). Judges cannot be involved in a panel if they have made an application for the specific award.

*NZPPA employees are excluded from the judging panels and the decision-making process.

What are the judges looking for?

The judges are seeking to recognise the exceptional contribution of a payroll leader, individual, team or payroll provider that has demonstrated great execution of good business ideas and practices, while having developed and remained focused on their future direction.

Entry confidentiality

  • For the awards process to be effective, there must be unquestionable fairness and objectivity for all concerned.
  • All award applications are treated as confidential by the organising team and judges.
  • The awards management process is comprised of employees of the NZPPA, who are impartial and are not involved in the selection of award winners.
  • Judges will be asked to declare any conflicts of interest and if necessary alternative judging arrangements will be made.
  • Each judge has volunteered their time without compensation and is committed to assisting with the success of the awards.
  • Judging decisions remain confidential to judges and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the awards.
  • A NZPPA judging panel will assess all applications made.