List of UK HR Awards and Training Awards

This is the world’s best list of UK HR awards and training awards and best places to work awards. It includes all the most credible national HR awards and recruitment awards such as The Personnel Today Awards, The Investors in People Awards, HR Excellence Awards, The CIPD People Management Awards, The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Powered by WorkL, Great Place to Work and UK’s 100 Best Companies to Work For. It also features Employee Benefits Awards, The Recruiter Awards, Recruitment Marketing Awards, The National Diversity Awards, LGBT Awards, UK Employee Experience Awards, Inclusive Companies Awards, The Times Top 50 Employers for Women and The Social Mobility Index. UK training awards include The Princess Royal Training Awards and The Learning Awards among many others.

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Award nameAwards Trust MarkDeadline DateAwarding DateIndustryRegion
Great Place to Work - 2nd Dec ~27th Apr HR & Training International
Living Wage Accreditation - 3rd Dec ~3rd Jan HR & Training UK
CEO Today Executive Coaching Awards - 5th Dec ~5th Jan HR & Training International
Global Healthy Workplace Certification - 6th Dec 6th Jan HR & Training International
Brandon Hall Excellence in Action Awards - 6th Dec 10th Jan HR & Training International
Diversity Champion Award and International Inclusion Award - 8th Dec 12th Jan HR & Training International
Best Places to Work (Business Intelligence Group) - 13th Dec ~13th Mar HR & Training International
Ragan's Workplace Wellness Awards - 13th Dec ~1st Apr HR & Training International
Fertility Friendly Employer - 14th Dec ~14th Jan HR & Training UK
British LGBTQ+ Awards - 15th Dec ~21st Jun HR & Training UK
Menopause Friendly Accreditation - 15th Dec ~15th Jan HR & Training UK
Endometriosis Friendly Employer - 15th Dec ~15th Jan HR & Training UK
ATD Advancing Talent Development Awards - 16th Dec ~21st May HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Training Companies - 18th Dec 19th Dec HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Sales Training & Enablement - 18th Dec 19th Dec HR & Training International
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards - 20th Dec ~2nd Mar HR & Training UK
Apprenticeship Guide Awards - 20th Dec ~1st May HR & Training UK
Top Employer Institute Certification Programme - 31st Dec 31st Jan HR & Training International
Business Disability Forum - Disability Smart Audit - 31st Dec 31st Dec HR & Training UK
Gartner Marketing and Communications Awards - 3rd Jan 1st Jul HR & Training International
GEO Awards - 6th Jan 29th Apr HR & Training International
World Staffing Awards - ~8th Jan ~1st Feb HR & Training International
Employee Benefits Awards - 10th Jan 27th Jun HR & Training UK
Gallup Exceptional Workplace Awards - 10th Jan 12th Mar HR & Training International
RoSPA Health and Safety Awards - 13th Jan 13th May HR & Training International
Workplace Wellbeing Index - 15th Jan ~15th May HR & Training UK
Business Disability Forum - Disability Smart Awards - 17th Jan ~27th Apr HR & Training International
PPMA Excellence in People Management Awards - 17th Jan 10th Apr HR & Training UK
British HR Awards - 17th Jan 2nd Apr HR & Training UK
TrainingIndustry.com Top Leadership Training - 22nd Jan 23rd Jan HR & Training International
TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards - 27th Jan ~29th Apr HR & Training UK
Stonewall UK Workplace Equality Index - ~30th Jan ~19th Jun HR & Training UK
TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards - 31st Jan ~11th Apr HR & Training UK
Internal Communications and Engagement Awards
Celebrating achievement in internal communications & highlighting the impact internal communications has on a business.
- 31st Jan ~6th Jun HR & Training Europe
Rainbow Honours - 31st Jan ~17th May HR & Training UK
Festival of Learning Awards - ~2nd Feb ~10th Nov HR & Training UK
International Safety Awards (British Safety Council) - 3rd Feb ~7th Jun HR & Training International
The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (BITC) - 7th Feb ~19th Jun HR & Training UK
Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators - ~9th Feb ~1st Sep HR & Training International
BSIF Safety Awards - ~10th Feb ~26th Apr HR & Training UK
The Best 100 Student Employers - ~10th Feb ~16th Mar HR & Training UK
UK Employee Experience Awards Outstanding 14th Feb 15th May HR & Training UK
Culture 100 Award - The UK's Greatest Companies to Work For - ~15th Feb ~25th Mar HR & Training UK
Safety & Health Excellence Awards - ~16th Feb ~1st May HR & Training UK
Rally Awards - ~16th Feb ~7th Apr HR & Training International
International e-Assessment Awards - ~18th Feb ~11th Jun HR & Training International
Inspiring Workplaces Awards Europe - 19th Feb ~11th May HR & Training Europe
Inspiring Workplaces Awards UK & Ireland - 19th Feb ~16th May HR & Training UK & Republic of Ireland
This Can Happen Awards - ~21st Feb ~5th Jun HR & Training UK
EMpower Role Model Lists - ~22nd Feb 28th Feb HR & Training International
Global Council of Corporate Universities GlobalCCU Awards - ~24th Feb ~17th May HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Custom Content Development - 26th Feb 27th Feb HR & Training International
Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index - 1st Mar ~1st Jul HR & Training International
Business Awards UK - Business Training and Education Awards - ~6th Mar ~1st May HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing - 7th Mar 26th Jun HR & Training UK
Working Families Best Practice Awards - ~7th Mar ~26th Jun HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Development - 7th Mar 22nd May HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces for Women - 7th Mar 22nd Jul HR & Training UK
Employer Brand Management Awards - ~8th Mar ~21st Sep HR & Training Europe
The Firm Awards (Recruitment) - ~8th Mar ~6th Jun HR & Training International
Linkedin Top 25 Companies in the UK - ~10th Mar ~16th Apr HR & Training UK
Tomorrow's Health and Safety Awards - ~11th Mar ~1st May HR & Training UK
IELA International E-Learning Awards - Business Division - 15th Mar ~12th Jun HR & Training International
EFMD Excellence in Practice EiP Awards (Learning & Development Partnerships) - ~15th Mar ~4th Oct HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Staffing and Temporary Resources - 26th Mar 27th Mar HR & Training International
The UK's 100 Best Companies to Work For - 31st Mar 28th Nov HR & Training UK
Princess Royal Training Awards - 31st Mar ~15th Aug HR & Training UK & Republic of Ireland
Pink News Awards - ~31st Mar ~19th Oct HR & Training UK
The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards (Powered by WorkL) - 31st Mar ~10th May HR & Training UK
Brandon Hall Excellence in Human Capital Management Program - 11th Apr 14th Aug HR & Training International
Employee Benefit News Excellence in Benefits Awards - ~12th Apr ~24th Sep HR & Training International
Relocate Awards - ~12th Apr ~6th Jun HR & Training International
TIARA Talent Tech Star Awards - ~12th Apr ~27th Jun HR & Training International
Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers - ~12th Apr ~25th Jul HR & Training UK
Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers - ~12th Apr ~25th Jul HR & Training UK
Recruiter Awards - ~17th Apr ~26th Sep HR & Training UK
Workplace Pride Global Benchmark - ~20th Apr ~7th Nov HR & Training International
Working Dads Employer Awards - ~21st Apr ~21st Jun HR & Training UK
TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Services - 23rd Apr 24th Apr HR & Training International
British Training Awards - 25th Apr 9th Jul HR & Training UK
Corporate Adviser Awards - ~26th Apr 26th Jun HR & Training UK
APSCo Awards for Excellence - ~26th Apr ~20th Sep HR & Training UK
Incentive Marketing Association IMA Summit Awards - ~26th Apr ~18th Jul HR & Training International
British Institute of Cleaning Science BICSc Awards - ~30th Apr ~26th Sep HR & Training UK
GenM’s Menopause Awards - ~30th Apr ~1st Sep HR & Training UK
CIPD People Management Awards - ~2nd May ~19th Sep HR & Training International
HPMA Excellence in People Awards - ~2nd May ~19th Sep HR & Training UK
Workplace Savings & Benefits (WSB) Awards - ~3rd May ~5th Sep HR & Training UK
Refinitiv Global Diversity & Inclusion Index - ~5th May ~30th Jun HR & Training International
Institute of Internal Communication IoIC Awards - ~10th May ~26th Sep HR & Training UK
Ethnicity Awards - ~10th May 31st Oct HR & Training UK
National Diversity Awards - ~15th May 4th Oct HR & Training UK
Reward 300 - ~18th May ~3rd Jun HR & Training International
Chief Learning Officer Magazine Learning in Practice Awards - ~20th May ~16th Oct HR & Training International
UK Company Culture Awards Outstanding 21st May ~2nd May HR & Training UK
Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards - ~26th May ~5th Oct HR & Training UK
TrainingIndustry.com AI in Training - 28th May 29th May HR & Training International
SGUK National Health and Safety Awards - ~31st May ~19th Sep HR & Training UK
Learning Elite Award - ~31st May 21st Oct HR & Training International
The CPD Awards - ~31st May ~24th Nov HR & Training UK
Universum’s Most Attractive Employers - ~31st May ~20th Jun HR & Training International
Brandon Hall Employee Voice Excellence Award - ~31st May ~1st Jul HR & Training International
Engage Fifty - ~31st May ~17th Jun HR & Training UK
Global Healthy Workplace Awards (GHWAwards) - ~7th Jun 5th Nov HR & Training International
Social Mobility Employer Index - ~7th Jun 16th Oct HR & Training UK
Celebrating Neurodiversity Awards - ~7th Jun ~28th Sep HR & Training UK
Association for Learning Technology ALT Awards - ~11th Jun ~4th Sep HR & Training UK
The Stevie® Awards for Great Employers - 11th Jun 16th Sep HR & Training International
Recruitment Marketing Awards - ~12th Jun 31st Oct HR & Training UK
TIARA Talent Acquisition Awards Europe - ~14th Jun 3rd Oct HR & Training Europe
Reward Strategy Incentive Awards - ~14th Jun 3rd Oct HR & Training Europe
Diversity in Tech Awards - ~14th Jun ~19th Sep HR & Training International
Financial Times Diversity Leaders List - ~14th Jun 18th Nov HR & Training Europe
Personnel Today Awards - ~17th Jun 19th Nov HR & Training UK
Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards - ~19th Jun ~10th Dec HR & Training International
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services - 20th Jun 2nd Sep HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces in Education & Training - 20th Jun 2nd Sep HR & Training UK
Menopause Friendly Employer Awards - ~21st Jun ~11th Sep HR & Training UK
Culture Pioneers Awards - ~21st Jun 13th Nov HR & Training UK
IELA International E-Learning Awards - Academic Division - 22nd Jun ~24th Sep HR & Training International
Global Recruiter Industry Awards - ~28th Jun 20th Nov HR & Training UK
UK Social Mobility Awards - ~28th Jun 3rd Oct HR & Training UK
Lead5050 Awards (Gender Balance) - ~28th Jun 2nd Nov HR & Training International
LGBTQ+ Defence Awards - ~28th Jun 23rd Oct HR & Training UK
In-house Recruitment Awards - ~30th Jun 27th Nov HR & Training UK
Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix - ~30th Jun ~1st Sep HR & Training UK
BITC Race at Work Charter Survey - ~30th Jun ~10th Oct HR & Training UK
Incentive Magazine Motivation Masters Awards - ~1st Jul ~7th Apr HR & Training International
Online Learning Consortium Fellows Program - ~1st Jul 18th Nov HR & Training International
ONREC Online Recruitment Awards - ~2nd Jul ~5th Sep HR & Training UK
TrainingIndustry.com Top Online Learning Library - 2nd Jul 3rd Jul HR & Training International
Business Awards UK - Recruitment Awards - ~3rd Jul ~9th Aug HR & Training UK
Federation of Awarding Bodies FAB Awards - ~5th Jul 25th Nov HR & Training UK
Business Culture Awards - ~5th Jul 13th Nov HR & Training International
TIARA Recruitment Awards - ~5th Jul 16th Oct HR & Training UK & Republic of Ireland
TIARA Talent Solutions Awards - ~12th Jul ~26th Sep HR & Training Europe
WorkLife 50 - ~14th Jul ~9th Sep HR & Training International
The Diversity Power List - ~15th Jul 28th Nov HR & Training UK
Inclusive Awards - ~15th Jul 28th Nov HR & Training UK
PR Internships and Apprenticeships Awards - ~17th Jul ~6th Sep HR & Training UK
HR in Hospitality Awards for Excellence - ~19th Jul ~27th Sep HR & Training UK
National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards - ~19th Jul 27th Nov HR & Training UK
enei Inclusivity Excellence Awards - ~25th Jul ~30th Nov HR & Training UK
ABP Awards - ~26th Jul 14th Nov HR & Training UK
Learning Technologies Awards - ~26th Jul 13th Nov HR & Training International
Reward Strategy - The Rewards - ~26th Jul ~10th Sep HR & Training International
AMBA & BGA Excellence Awards - ~26th Jul 24th Jan HR & Training EMEA
ATD Excellence in Practice Awards - ~31st Jul 31st Dec HR & Training International
Learning Pool Awards - ~31st Jul ~13th Oct HR & Training UK
Top Employers for Working Families Benchmark - ~31st Jul ~25th Sep HR & Training UK
National Facilitator Awards - ~31st Jul ~7th Oct HR & Training UK
Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents - ~2nd Aug 3rd Dec HR & Training International
The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers - ~5th Aug ~1st Sep HR & Training UK
European Diversity Awards - ~6th Aug 8th Nov HR & Training Europe
TrainingIndustry.com Top Experiential Learning Technologies - 6th Aug 7th Aug HR & Training International
Ragan's Top Women in HR Awards - ~9th Aug ~10th Nov HR & Training International
The Times Graduate Recruitment Awards - ~11th Aug ~1st Sep HR & Training UK
Engage Awards - ~13th Aug 26th Nov HR & Training International
Inclusive Top 50 Employers - ~14th Aug ~5th Dec HR & Training UK
The GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards UK - ~15th Aug ~12th Jul HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - Best Small & Medium Workplaces in Europe - ~16th Aug ~27th Sep HR & Training Europe
OUTstanding LGBT+ Role Models Lists - ~20th Aug 28th Feb HR & Training UK
British Recruitment Awards - 22nd Aug 5th Nov HR & Training UK
HR Excellence Awards (HR Magazine) - ~23rd Aug 3rd Dec HR & Training UK
National Online Recruitment Awards (NORAs) - ~30th Aug 6th Nov HR & Training UK
The Investors in People Awards Outstanding ~30th Aug 13th Nov HR & Training International
Top 50 Inclusive Muslim Employers - Global - ~30th Aug 4th Nov HR & Training International
UK Excellence Awards (BQF British Quality Foundation) - ~31st Aug 27th Mar HR & Training International
Training APEX Awards - ~3rd Sep ~26th Feb HR & Training International
Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence - ~6th Sep ~30th Oct HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Learning Management System (LMS) - 10th Sep 11th Sep HR & Training International
Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Program - ~13th Sep 5th Dec HR & Training International
Enable Role Model List - ~18th Sep ~22nd May HR & Training International
Sword of Honour - ~23rd Sep 29th Nov HR & Training UK
Globe of Honour - ~23rd Sep 29th Nov HR & Training UK
Paseda360 National Coaching Awards - ~23rd Sep 30th Jan HR & Training UK
RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising) - ~27th Sep 30th Jan HR & Training UK
The ERSA Employability Awards - ~27th Sep 14th Oct HR & Training UK
The Learning Awards - ~29th Sep 13th Feb HR & Training International
Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative RIDI Awards - ~30th Sep 5th Dec HR & Training UK
Trans in the City Awards - ~30th Sep ~14th Nov HR & Training UK
Top 10 Best Places to Work for Black Professionals - ~30th Sep 9th Oct HR & Training UK
HRO Today Association Awards - ~1st Oct ~1st Dec HR & Training EMEA
TrainingIndustry.com Top IT and Technical Training - 8th Oct 9th Oct HR & Training International
Great Place to Work - World's Best Workplaces - 10th Oct 14th Nov HR & Training International
Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards - ~13th Oct ~30th Jan HR & Training UK
Fortune World's Best Workplaces - 14th Oct 14th Nov HR & Training International
Glassdoor's Best Places to Work - 16th Oct 12th Jan HR & Training UK
ATD BEST Awards - 18th Oct ~20th May HR & Training International
I&D Impact Awards - 18th Oct 12th Mar HR & Training International
WM People Top Employer Awards - 25th Oct 4th Feb HR & Training UK
Working Mums Top Employer Awards - 25th Oct ~6th Feb HR & Training UK
Learning Excellence Awards Accredited 31st Oct 30th Apr HR & Training International
British Ex-Forces in Business Awards - 1st Nov ~27th Jun HR & Training UK
Institute of Student Employers ISE Awards - 3rd Nov 24th Jun HR & Training UK
WorkLife Awards - 8th Nov ~27th Feb HR & Training International
HR Brilliance Awards - 11th Nov 23rd Jan HR & Training International
Internal Communications Brilliance Awards - 11th Nov 23rd Jan HR & Training International
TrainingIndustry.com Top Assessment and Evaluation - 12th Nov 13th Nov HR & Training International
AAC Apprenticeship Awards - 14th Nov ~27th Feb HR & Training UK
Great Place to Work - UK's Best Workplaces - 15th Nov 14th Mar HR & Training UK
HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards - 15th Nov 30th Apr HR & Training EMEA
Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards - 17th Nov 20th Mar HR & Training UK
DIVA Awards - 29th Nov 25th Apr HR & Training UK
British Diversity Awards - 30th Nov 19th Mar HR & Training UK
WorkL Happiest Workplaces - 30th Nov ~15th Jan HR & Training UK

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