Gabriella Jóźwiak - Freelance Journalist

I was named Best HR newcomer to journalism 2012 last week, at an awards ceremony held by international HR specialists, Towers Watson . Unfortunately I was unable to attend the ceremony, but am absolutely thrilled to have my work for Payroll World magazine recognised in this way. Speaking after the ceremony, Chantal Free, HR Award judge and UK head of rewards, talent and communications at Towers Watson, said: "A special mention should go to the HR Newcomers category which was one of the strongest and most competitively fought awards this year. The judges all agreed that the quality of entries in this category bodes well for the future of HR journalism.” I began writing about HR and payroll in December 2010 when I became senior reporter at Payroll World magazine. Click here for the press release with full details of all the awards and winners .

I've been at Payroll World since just before Christmas, writing about all sorts of issues related to pay, HR, employment law and technology. You can read the cover story I wrote for February's issue here about how apps are going to revolutionise office management, and also keep up to date with the latest online news at www.PayrollWorld.com. I've written a few exclusives so far, namely this story on how HMRC managed to create incorrect tax codes for thousands of the clergy , and this one about the cuts at the BBC . The Church of England story was picked up by the Daily Mail .