The Employee Relations Leader Award

Celebrate the Leaders Shaping the Future of Employee Relations 

Now in its second year, the HR Acuity Awards spotlight the professionals and programs redefining what’s possible in ER—from enterprise-wide transformation to culture-shifting innovation. 

The ER Leader Award: For the changemaker elevating ER from function to force. 
This award honors an ER leader who has led bold, measurable transformation—whether rearchitecting structure, adopting new tech, or accelerating trust, fairness, and transparency at scale. They don’t just lead—they lift their teams, advance their organizations, and shape the future of our field. 

ER Initiative of the Year: For the idea that rewrote the ER playbook. 
This award celebrates the year’s most transformative ER initiative—from AI-enabled investigations to psychological safety programs. The results? Scalable, measurable, and built to last. 

• Nominations close September 12. 
• Winners announced at the 2025 Employee Relations Roundtable. 
• Self-nominations welcome. Past honorees may reapply.