Every workplace has someone who makes it better.
In shops, depots, offices, wards, kitchens and building sites across the UK, employees go beyond what their job description asks of them every day, and most of it is never formally recognised.
The Employee Excellence Awards exist to recognise outstanding employees in every kind of role, the managers and teams around them, and the workplaces that bring out their best.
First in.
Last to leave.
Finally, recognised.
Organisations run on people. People are rarely thanked.
A warehouse operative who trained every new starter on the night shift.
A receptionist regular customers ask for by name.
A line manager whose team nobody ever wants to leave.
An apprentice who spotted the fix everyone else had missed.
A colleague who noticed when someone was struggling and did something about it.
Great employees spend every day making work better for others.
This time the recognition is for them.
“We noticed.”
“Thank you.”
From the first shift to thirty years of service.
Employees in every role, rising stars, apprentices, graduates, line managers, teams, champions and the workplaces that support them.
The Employee
Whose work makes everyone's day better.
The Rising Star
New to the job and already making their mark.
The Unsung Hero
Quietly holding everything together.
The Manager
The boss people are glad to work for.
The Team
Achieving more together than anyone expected.
Know a colleague who deserves to be seen?
Four ways to be recognised.
Outstanding Employees
Employee of the year, rising stars, unsung heroes, frontline staff, apprentices, graduates, long service and career changers.
Managers and Teams
Line managers, teams, cross team collaboration, workplace mentors and remote and hybrid teams.
Beyond the Role
Customer heroes, bright ideas, and champions of wellbeing, volunteering, inclusion, safety and sustainability.
Great Workplaces
Best places to work, employee voice, recognition programmes and employee development.
Recognition that stays with people.
Pride for the person
A moment they and their family will never forget.
Confidence for the team
Proof that great work is seen and valued.
A better place to work
Employers recognised for their people attract more of them.
Connections
Meet outstanding employees and employers from across the UK.
You do not need a senior job title.
Judges consider the nature of the role and the size of the organisation, so a cleaner, a driver or a care worker competes on equal terms with anyone.
Anyone can put a colleague forward, and employees can enter themselves.
Customer and colleague names can be left out of any entry.
The difference someone makes matters more than their title.
The question isn't:
“Is my job important enough?”
A better question might be:
“Is my work making a difference?”
Recognition only counts when it is earned fairly.
The value of an award depends on the integrity behind it, so the way entries are judged should be clear before anyone enters.
Free to enter
Nominating and entering cost nothing. No category depends on buying a ticket, a table or a package.
Independent judging
Entries are scored by an independent panel, not by the organisers, working under a confidentiality agreement.
Read moreConflicts managed
Judges declare any conflict of interest and stand aside from the entries it touches.
Read moreSponsors support the awards. They never decide the results.
The best employees never put themselves forward.
They say:
“I was only doing my job.”
“Anyone would have done the same.”
“It was a team effort.”
And sometimes that is exactly why somebody else needs to say:
“They made the difference.”
“They deserve to be recognised.”
If you work with someone like that, put their name forward. It takes a minute.
From a name to the night itself.
Discover
Find the award category that fits the achievement best.
Nominate
Put forward a colleague, a manager, a team, your workplace or yourself.
Tell the story
Share what was achieved, and the difference it made.
Judging
Eligible entries are judged against the published criteria.
Recognition
Finalists and winners are celebrated at the awards.
Great work is how great workplaces begin.
Every employee has a story.
Every team has a moment.