On Thursday 5 December , Advo held it’s end of year celebration party which included the presentation of our ‘One’ Awards, Advo’s Oscars, where we celebrate our ‘best of the best’.. This was a night of celebration for all that Advo had achieved over the last five months since the switch to focus on HR and Payroll back in July. Advo’s ‘Oscars’ are a long-held tradition where we aim to celebrate the those of us who our staff feel have contributed the most during the year.

This year there were five awards including the ONE Award, where the Management Team put forward candidates which are voted on by the Directors. The Advonian of the Year, and all other awards are voted on by the staff who choose the winners.

Congratulations to our Payroll manager Caroline Jackson who won the Inspiration Award and also the Business Impact Award. The person that staff chose to be the Advonian of the Year was Siouan Oliver, our northern Payroll supervisor. The ONE Award recipient for 2024 was for the first time won jointly by HR Consultant, Sam Brown and Payroll Advisor Hayley Hardy. The ONE Award, our Employee of the Year, is chosen by the Directors from submissions from the Management Team.

The full list of Awards, winners and nominees are outlined below.

ONE AWARD

The winner of this award will be an individual who has performed above and beyond, showing team spirit, consistently exceeding expectations, and achieving remarkable results.(Submissions are put forward by the Management Team & voted on by the Director Team)

JOINT WINNERS: SAM BROWN & HAYLEY HARDY

SHORTLISTED NOMINEE

• KARLY KOSSINGTON

ADVONIAN OF THE YEAR

This award goes to the person who our staff feel is a true Advonian, demonstrating many of the best of our qualities. We define an Advonian as someone who is motivated, a team player, dedicated, reliable and focused. They can also be passionate, fun, creative, innovative, and tenacious.

WINNER: SIOUAN OLIVER

SHORTLISTED NOMINEES

• CAROLINE JACKSON
• MADDIE PROLE

INSPIRATION AWARD

This is awarded to the Advonian who stands out as inspiring others through their actions or by their example.

WINNER: CAROLINE JACKSON

SHORTLISTED NOMINEES

• COLIN MIDDLETON
• JENNI WELCH
• JESS HALL
• SARAH MALLINS

BUSINESS IMPACT AWARD

This is awarded to the individual that has made the most impact on our business in 2024. This is a broad category which can be commercial, for example, someone who has brought in lots of revenue, or perhaps someone who is leading by example encouraging others.

WINNER: CAROLINE JACKSON

SHORTLISTED NOMINEES

• NIC DRAYCOTT
• JENNI WELCH

BEST COMEDY MOMENT

This is the person (or persons) who have brought merriment to us all either by design or mishap.

WINNER: VICKI CONNELLY & EDD KNIGHT

SHORTLISTED NOMINEES

• SAM BROWN

Congratulations to all the Winners and Nominees. You are all bl##dy Marvellous!