ADP Celebrates 2025 HCM Distinction Award Winners at 40th Annual ADP® Meeting of the Minds Conference

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ADP announced the winners of its 2025 HCM Distinction Awards at the 40th annual ADP Meeting of the Minds conference. Five companies were recognized for excellence in human capital management and workplace innovation:

• RSG Group (Gold's Gym) won the Agility at Work Award for streamlining HR functions across 50 locations
• BrightPath Early Learning and Child Care received the Culture at Work Award for employee engagement initiatives across 236 centers
• Stanley Black & Decker earned the Global Solutions Award for centralizing HR processes for 48,500 employees
• Tillys won the Innovation at Work Award for implementing paperless processes across 248 stores
• Academy Bank received the Talent at Work Award for unifying HR processes and improving recruitment

The awards recognize organizations leveraging HCM technology to drive organizational agility, build people-centric cultures, enable global performance, and enhance employee experiences.

ROSELAND, N.J., March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- During the 40^th annual ADP Meeting of the Minds conference, ADP, a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, announced the winners for the 2025 HCM Distinction Awards. Helping to transform the world of work, these five companies, RSG Group (Gold's Gym), BrightPath Early Learning and Child Care, Stanley Black & Decker, Tillys, and Academy Bank, demonstrate excellence in HCM and lead the way in workplace innovation.  

Hear how the 2025 honorees are transforming work

The awards are given to a select group of large employers that are leveraging HCM technology to drive organizational agility, build people-centric cultures, lead workplace innovation, enable global performance, and deliver enhanced candidate and employee experiences. These forward-thinking organizations were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants that have all demonstrated a strong commitment to HCM excellence. Each winner was recognized during ADP Meeting of the Minds, which for the past 40 years has offered an exchange of inspiration and expertise, providing attendees with educational sessions, networking opportunities, an inside look at the latest ADP HCM technologies and recognition of best-in-class initiatives.

"The past several years have taught us that business can be unpredictable," said Kareem Rogers, president of National Account Services at ADP. "From evolving talent needs to faster adoption of new technology, change itself is the new norm. Being ready for the next anything is about putting your organization in a position to successfully anticipate, navigate and respond. These esteemed organizations are doing just that – they're leveraging the latest HCM technology to transform how they support their people and leading the way forward in the future of work."

Agility at Work Award Winner: RSG Group (Gold's Gym)
This award honors an organization that has shown remarkable agility in the dynamic world of work, leading to enhanced efficiencies, optimal resource allocation and a thriving workforce. Part of RSG Group, a global fitness company, Gold's Gym manages gyms across 50 locations with approximately 1,700 employees. With a vision to automate as much as possible to support continued growth, Gold's Gym has worked with ADP to centralize and streamline its HR functions. These efforts have driven efficiency in payroll and onboarding, helping to accommodate a dynamic workforce with multiple roles and pay rates. Equipped with insights into workforce management needs, Gold's Gym has been able to free up time to be more strategic, streamlining manual processes and driving cost savings.

Culture at Work: BrightPath Early Learning and Child Care
This award celebrates an organization that drives sustained employee engagement through a dynamic, best-in-class workplace culture. BrightPath Early Learning and Child Care, part of Busy Bees, is one of the world's largest providers of early years education and care. The company is committed to creating an enriching learning environment that provides children with the best start in life. That environment is built on a foundation of inclusivity and engagement, a culture that BrightPath has intentionally built with its over 7,000 employees across 236 centers in North America. To support that culture, BrightPath has implemented employee recognition programs and leveraged engagement surveys and feedback mechanisms to enhance retention and engagement, while using ADP's data insights, mobile app, and onboarding processes to improve efficiency and enhance the employee experience.

Global Solutions at Work Award Winner: Stanley Black & Decker
This award features a global organization that exemplifies leadership in human capital management by effectively harnessing advanced digital technologies and streamlining and simplifying its organization. A worldwide leader in tools and outdoor, Stanley Black & Decker's approximately 48,500 employees produce innovative end-user inspired power tools, hand tools, storage, digital jobsite solutions, outdoor and lifestyle products, and engineered fasteners to support the world's builders, tradespeople and DIYers. With the goal to deliver an exceptional global employee experience, the company worked with ADP to centralize and streamline its payroll and HR processes. This enabled the company to offer a consistent experience to employees within their own native languages across the countries in which it operates, including self-service capabilities. This effort also helped the company centralize its data and standardize performance metrics, making reporting much easier.

Innovation at Work Award Winner: Tillys
This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated a commitment to driving workplace innovation. A specialty retailer with 248 store locations across 33 states, Tillys consistently strives to think outside the box. With a young workforce that values technology, the company worked with ADP to ensure its HR solutions could meet its people's needs, including self-service and mobile app capabilities that are intuitive and easy to navigate. Tillys additionally automated to a fully paperless merit and review process, working to streamline manual processes and find new ways to deliver value to its employees. These enhancements have additionally helped the company adapt during holiday peak seasons when staffing needs fluctuate according to demand.

Talent at Work Award Winner: Academy Bank
This award showcases an organization that consistently drives process advancements and performance throughout the talent journey, resulting in enhanced efficiencies, optimized resources and a better experience for candidates and employees. Academy Bank is a family-owned bank that serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses and its communities. To support its talent, Academy Bank worked with ADP to unify its HR processes in one system, which helped to streamline recruitment and onboarding and more effectively meet employees' needs. They've additionally leveraged insights and analytics to reduce overtime and more quickly fill new positions, and they've introduced mobile app capabilities to support employees' self-service needs and drive retention.   

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FAQ

What companies won ADP's 2025 HCM Distinction Awards?

The 2025 winners are RSG Group (Gold's Gym), BrightPath Early Learning and Child Care, Stanley Black & Decker, Tillys, and Academy Bank.

How many locations did the ADP Agility Award winner Gold's Gym manage in 2025?

Gold's Gym managed approximately 1,700 employees across 50 locations.

What improvements did Tillys implement with ADP's HCM technology in 2025?

Tillys implemented self-service capabilities, mobile app features, and automated a fully paperless merit and review process across their 248 stores in 33 states.

How did BrightPath Early Learning utilize ADP's solutions for employee engagement?

BrightPath implemented employee recognition programs, engagement surveys, feedback mechanisms, and used ADP's data insights, mobile app, and onboarding processes to improve efficiency.

What global HR improvements did Stanley Black & Decker achieve with ADP's solutions?

They centralized payroll and HR processes, offering native language self-service capabilities to 48,500 employees worldwide while standardizing performance metrics and reporting.