Phase 3 Wins Greater Manchester Business Awards HR Award
Phase 3, the award-winning HR, payroll and workforce technology consultancy, is proud to announce that we have been named Winner of the HR Award at the Greater Manchester Business Awards.
The award recognises organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to HR through innovation, technology and measurable business impact. Phase 3 was recognised for delivering a transformative digital HR solution for national charity Change Grow Live, demonstrating how the right technology can improve employee experience, streamline HR operations and enable better strategic decision-making.
This latest achievement further strengthens our growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading HR and payroll technology specialists, adding to an expanding portfolio of industry awards.
Recognising Excellence in Digital HR Transformation
Winning the HR Award reflects our commitment to helping organisations modernise their people operations through innovative technology and expert consultancy.
Our award-winning project saw Phase 3 partner with Change Grow Live to replace its legacy HR and payroll systems with an integrated MHR iTrent platform. The transformation introduced employee and manager self-service, automated workflows, integrated reporting and a single source of workforce data, enabling the organisation to move away from manual processes and towards more strategic, data-driven people management.
The project tackled significant operational challenges, including managing more than 70 sets of employee terms and conditions, migrating over 4,700 employee records and delivering more than 350 successful data conversions. Despite the complexity, the implementation was delivered to a fixed deadline while maintaining data integrity and business continuity.
Delivering Measurable Results
The judges recognised not only the scale of the transformation but the measurable outcomes achieved for the client.
Following implementation, critical payroll errors were eliminated, holiday entitlement queries reduced significantly, and employee engagement with the new platform exceeded expectations, with 87% of employees logging into the system within the first week. Automated integrations also removed manual administration, creating significant efficiency savings while providing HR leaders with accurate, real-time workforce data to support strategic planning.
These results demonstrate how technology, when combined with expert delivery and effective change management, can create lasting value for organisations and their people.
A Team Effort
“We’re incredibly proud to receive the HR Award at the Greater Manchester Business Awards,” said James Proctor, CCO at Phase 3.
“This award reflects the expertise, dedication and collaboration of our entire team. Every implementation is about more than delivering technology; it’s about helping our clients transform the way they support their people. We’re delighted that our work with Change Grow Live has been recognised and that the project has delivered such meaningful improvements for their organisation.”
Continuing a Journey of Industry Recognition
This latest success follows an exceptional period of recognition for Phase 3, including being named Payroll Service Provider of the Year at the CIPP Annual Excellence Awards and winning the Rewards for Excellence in Customer Service Award last year.
Together, these awards recognise the breadth of Phase 3’s expertise, from delivering outstanding customer service and payroll excellence to leading complex digital HR transformation programmes that generate measurable business outcomes.
As organisations continue to invest in modern HR technology, Phase 3 remains committed to helping clients unlock the full value of their people systems through expert consultancy, innovative solutions and long-term partnership.
