Rep and officer awards - ​​​​​​​judging criteria

Judging criteria for the annual representative and officers awards

Judging criteria for the representative and national officer awards 

Nominations will be judged against the criteria listed below. Nominations do not have to address all the criteria, but the more evidence and examples you can provide, the better chance nominees have of being recognised by the judging panel.

Things to note when nominating : 

  • Nominations for Executive members will not be accepted for these awards.
  • Officers cannot nominate themselves
  • Executive members can submit nominations for these awards, but they will not carry more weight.  Executive members should support other members, reps and local officers to submit nominations.
  • Nominees must have been active as an officer in the past year.
  • For representative of the year, joint nominations are permitted, but they cannot be from different workplaces. For the national officer award, joint nominations are permitted where officers have worked closely together in the same branch/district.

Judging criteria for rep awards

  1. Building a stronger union
    Effective recruitment and retention, increasing member activity (particularly under-represented groups), actively contributing to the union’s current campaigns.
  2. Winning in the workplace
    Successfully negotiating with management, bargaining for improvements/safeguarding conditions of service or working practices, and supporting members collectively.
  3. Raising the profile of the union
    Communicating effectively with members and non-members

Judging Criteria for officer awards

  1. Building a stronger union
    Effective recruitment and retention, increasing member activity (particularly under-represented groups), actively contributing to the union’s current campaigns.
  2. Winning in the workplace
    Successfully negotiating with management, bargaining for improvements/safeguarding conditions of service or working practices, and supporting members collectively.
  3. Raising the profile of the union
    Communicating effectively with members and non-members.
  4. Supporting activists
    Identifying, developing, and supporting representatives/activists.
  5. Making an impact locally
  6. Making a positive difference at local district/branch level.
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