Cox Automotive Australia New Zealand has been named in the Human Resources Director magazine as one of the most innovative HR teams for 2018-19.
A nationwide nomination survey has put thirty companies on the list their innovative human resources practices which include aspect like employee engagement to workplace culture.
Cox Automotive has ranked with this year’s top performing HR departments by driving a cultural shift across the group of companies, despite having only been formed in the last two years.
Cox earned its spot by successfully implementing multiple innovative people solutions, replacing paper-based performance appraisals with a forward-feedback approach; automating the on-boarding and induction process for new employees; and introducing Women with Drive (WWD), an inclusive movement to celebrate the work of women in the automotive industry.
HCA magazine says the new staff performance appraisal method “encourages social recognition, offers 360-degree feedback and has the ability to record discussions and outcomes from 1:1 conversations”.
Cox joins Deloitte, Schneider Electric and SBS among 26 others on the list, whose HR team comprises eleven staff under the leadership of group HR director Snezana Jankulovski who joined in 2017.
“We’re helping set the standard for what great leadership looks like,” says Jankulovski.
“That’s put us into territory that we didn’t necessarily expect, but it’s also brought far more benefits than we could have anticipated.”
Sponsor Maxxia group executive for customer development, Andrew Daly, says “By recognising those who are pushing the boundaries and thinking bigger, the list helps set new benchmarks for the Australian HR industry.”
“On behalf of Maxxia, I congratulate and applaud these HR professionals for their efforts in creating great experiences for their employees,” he says.
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