Terms and conditions

(a). The 2024 SEEK Talent Acquisition Awards (the Awards) are conducted by SEEK Limited (ACN 080 075 314)(SEEK).

(b). Information and instructions on how to participate in the Awards form part of these Terms and Conditions relating to the Awards (Terms and Conditions). If you enter the Awards, you will be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions and warranted that you are eligible to enter the Awards and meet the requirements of the relevant categories that you have entered.

(c). The Terms and Conditions will be published on https://www.seek.com/starawards throughout the duration of the Awards.

(d). The Awards will recognise activities and achievements executed in the period of 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. All submissions must relate to this period only.

To be eligible to enter the Awards, participants must meet the requirements below. SEEK reserves the right to change the eligibility criteria, and determine whether an entrant is eligible, in its absolute discretion.

(a). Participants must have (or be employed by a relevant organisation that has) a registered Australian Business Number.

(b). Organisations can be private companies, publicly listed companies, multi-national subsidiaries, government and non-government organisations, franchise systems or partnerships.

(c). Organisations must have been operating in Australia for a minimum of 9 months prior to 28 June 2024.

(d). Organisations and individuals within those organisations in which a judge has been appointed to the panel of experts to adjudicate the Awards are not eligible to enter.

(e). Subsidiaries of parent companies (or different brands within a group company) are eligible to enter the Awards, even if their parent company or another group company (or brand) also chooses to enter, provided that they:

The award categories for the Awards are listed below. SEEK reserves the right to change the award categories, or not award categories, in its absolute discretion:

This category is open to all individual talent acquisition professionals who are in:

(a). a management or leadership role within their organisation, and/or

(b). a management or leadership role within a department in their organisation.

This category is open to all individual talent acquisition professionals who have less than 8 years’ experience in talent acquisition and/or hiring within a HR capacity.

This category is open to HR, talent acquisition and hiring teams within organisations who have in-house hiring capabilities and responsibilities and who do not offer these services externally. This category is not open to HR, talent acquisition and hiring teams: (a) within the Australian Public Sector (Government owned, operated, and funded), or (b) who have applied to the Public Sector Team of the Year award category below.

(a). Organisations with under 1000 employees; and

(a). Organisations with over 1000 employees.

This category is open to HR, talent acquisition and hiring teams within the Australian Public Sector (Government owned, operated, and funded) who have in-house hiring capabilities and responsibilities.

This category is open to HR, talent acquisition, hiring and employer brand teams within organisations who have in-house hiring capabilities and responsibilities and who do not offer these services externally. This category is also open to marketing teams within organisations.

This category is open to HR, talent acquisition and hiring teams within organisations who have in-house hiring capabilities and responsibilities and who do not offer these services externally.

This category is open to HR, talent acquisition and hiring teams within organisations who have in-house hiring capabilities and responsibilities and who do not offer these services externally.

To enter the Awards, participants must follow the steps below.

(a). Entry for the Awards opens at 9.00am AEST on Wednesday 3 July 2024 and closes at 11.59pm AEST on Friday 30 August 2024. No entries will be accepted after this time.

(b). Participants must register via the online submission form at https://www.seek.com/starawards; enter their company and contact details, complete the application and provide material to support the application, within the valid entry period.

(c). Participants may enter multiple Awards categories, provided that they only submit one entry per each Award category and a registration form must be completed for each submission that answers the criteria for the relevant category. However:

(d). By entering the Awards, each participant acknowledges that:

(a). It is proposed that the 2024 Awards finalists will be announced in December 2024.

(b). It is proposed that the 2024 Awards winners will be announced at an invite-only Awards ceremony in March 2024. It is expected that a senior representative from all companies who are 2024 Awards finalists attend the Awards ceremony.

(c). The winners of each awards category in the Awards will be determined by a panel of expert judges appointed by SEEK in its absolute discretion. Each of these expert judges will have a background and experience in talent acquisition, HR and/or business (or other industries deemed appropriate by SEEK). This is a game of skill only. There is no element of chance in determining the winners. More information about the judges and judging criteria is available at https://www.seek.com/starawards/categories#criteria.

(d). Judges have complete discretion in assessing submissions, including applying the judging criteria and these Terms and Conditions to the submissions and determining finalists and winners. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into in relation to their decisions.

(e). SEEK and the judges reserve the right not to allocate finalists or a winner in a particular category of the Awards and/or to decline a submission or to disqualify a participant at their absolute discretion.

(f). You acknowledge that SEEK may engage third parties to assist with the Awards, including but not limited to managing and judging submissions. By submitting an entry into the Awards, you consent to any information provided in your submission or in connection with the Awards being shared with such third parties for the purpose of managing and/or judging your submission or otherwise assisting with the Awards.

(a). As part of your participation in the Awards we collect personal information relating to you and your business. We may share this information with our related entities or other third party service providers engaged to help us with the Awards (who may be in different Australian states and territories or outside Australia). By participating in the Awards, you consent to the collection, disclosure and use of your personal information to administer the Awards, send you marketing and improve our and our related entities’ products and services. All participant personal information will be collected and dealt with in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and as per SEEK’s privacy policy, which can be viewed in full at www.seek.com.au/privacy.

(b). SEEK, its employees, agents, directors, officers and affiliates and the Awards judges do not accept any liability, however arising, including liability for negligence, for any accident, loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly at any time out of, or in connection with, the Awards, except for any liability that cannot, by law, be excluded.

(c). SEEK reserves the right in its absolute discretion to alter any dates associated with the Awards, including the dates within which participants can enter the Awards, the dates for the announcement of the Awards finalists and winners and the date of the Awards ceremony. SEEK may also cancel the Awards or the Awards ceremony, or change the format of the Awards ceremony (including by making it hybrid or virtual), in its absolute discretion.

(d). Awards finalists will be entitled to use the Awards’ Finalist 2024 logo on their website and marketing materials for 24 months from the date of the Awards ceremony, in the form provided by SEEK and subject to any additional terms of use advised by SEEK. No other person has any right to use any SEEK logo or Awards logo.

(e). Any misuse or altering of the SEEK logo or the Awards logo is not permitted. SEEK reserves the right in its absolute discretion to withdraw the right to use the Awards logo with immediate effect at any time if these conditions are not met or for any other reason.

(f). Participants acknowledge that they may be required for media interviews and/or presentations in respect of their submission, and agree to take all reasonable steps to be available for and actively participate in such media interviews and/or presentations.

(g). SEEK reserves the right to place photos, videos and/or other media taken at the Awards ceremony or in connection with the Awards on the Awards microsite, the SEEK website and other SEEK marketing, social and media channels, and utilise such photos, videos and other media in media outreach to secure media coverage of the Awards, the Awards ceremony and Awards finalists and winners. By providing any logos, photos or other media to SEEK in connection with your entry or the Awards, you permit SEEK to use such media for the same purposes (and warrant that you have the right to grant such permission).

(h). By submitting an entry into the Awards, you consent to receive promotional and marketing messages from SEEK. Entrants will be able to opt-out or unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions included in each marketing message sent by SEEK or by contacting SEEK directly.

(i). SEEK may choose to publish submissions wholly or in part, as case studies or for publicity purposes. Permission from participants (not to be unreasonably withheld) will be sought prior to publication and commercially sensitive information will be excluded.

(j). SEEK in its absolute discretion may provide prizes (such as a trophy) to winners of the Awards. SEEK reserves the right to withdraw a prize if there are no eligible entrants to receive that prize or to supply an alternative prize if a prize is unavailable. By accepting a prize, you agree to participate in and co-operate as required with all reasonable marketing activities relating to the prize including but not limited to being interviewed and photographed. We reserve the right to use your comments, image and name for advertising and publicity purposes in any media in perpetuity without further consultation or compensation. Prizes awarded cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash. All other expenses associated with the prizes are the responsibility of the winners.

(k). SEEK reserves the right to alter these Terms and Conditions at any point. Participants in the Awards will be notified of any material amendments prior to the close of the Awards entry period.