By Michelle Crean

Their work is very much a team effort and now a group of ladies at the Gleneagle are up for a prestigious award.

The company's HR team has been named a finalist in the annual Chartered Institute of Personnel Development Ireland (CIPD) HR Awards. But they will have to wait until next month to find out if they are a winner.

The CIPD is the professional body for human resources and people development in Ireland and the awards are considered the most prestigious of their kind in Ireland.

The Gleneagle Group has been shortlisted for one of the most hotly contested awards - and is the only hotel group to feature under the Talent Management category.

The Gleneagle are facing stiff competition from Boots Ireland, Bus Éireann, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mater Private and Tusla Child and Family Agency.

“This nomination is a testament to the work we all do across the hotel to attract, engage, train and retain people,” Eilis Loughrey, Director of People and Culture for The Gleneagle Group, said.

“It is very much a team effort but we must give particular credit to Sylwia Godzik our Recruitment Manager for her work in developing new pipelines for talent throughout Europe.”

The HR team’s next step is to present their talent management strategies to the CPID judging panel. The overall winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony in the Mansion House, Dublin on February 24.