Hertz Wins Prestigious HR Awards

It has been announced that the Hertz Corporation has won three awards in recognition of its human resources programs. The reasons for the awards include the company’s improvement of employee benefits while also excelling in talent management practices. The three awards given to the Hertz Corporation are the 2011 European HR & Business Success Award and Dave Ulrich Award of HCM Excellence, and the 2011 Apex Award, according to The Sacramento Bee.

The HR & Business Success Award and the overall win for the Dave Ulrich Award of HCM Excellence were handed out by the European HCM Excellence Awards 2011 from Stamford Global. The awards recognize and reward companies that show excellence in talent management practices. Hertz Europe was awarded with the overall winner’s award for 2011. They received the award for their value in HR practices and HR contribution.

A professor at the University of Michigan, Dr. Dave Ulrich ad the following to say about the awards:

“The line managers, employees, and HR professionals at Hertz have so much to be proud of. They are truly business partners who contribute to business performance in very specific and important ways. They have made their organization better. They are well deserving of the European HCM Excellence 2011 grand prize.”

LeighAnne Baker said: “It is truly an honor to earn the European HCM Excellence recognition from Stamford Global and Dr. Dave Ulrich. The HR team at Hertz has collaborated very closely with the business to deliver state-of-the-art talent management and related HR programs that create tangible value for employees and the business alike.”

UnitedHealthcare handed out the 2011 Apex Award, which is given to employers to recognize their innovative health care strategies related to benefits. The company has an extensive wellness offering for its U.S. employees, called the Hertz’s Journey to Better Health, which is a reason the company was given the award. The company provides incentives to its employees, such as discounts on health premiums, if they take a health assessment or seek preventive care. They can also engage in wellness coaching or achieve target biometric values.

Comments from the panel of judges this year include the following:

“Hertz’s Journey to Better Health is a multi-faceted program that reflects great creativity and strong corporate commitment.”

“This program addresses workforce complexities, incorporates feedback, and offers incentives that really mean something to employees.”

“Hertz has been aggressively focused on developing a health care program that motivates employees to live a more healthy, engaged lifestyle, while also working on stabilizing its health care costs” said LeighAnne Baker, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Hertz. “We wanted our employees and their families to be more aware of their health status and to start making better health care solutions. So, in 2009, Hertz embarked on a Journey to Better Health, and set out to change the course of our health as a company.”