Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards 2023 | The Irish News | 26 April 2023 | TBA

This year marks 15 years of The Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards. The awards have evolved into one of the country’s most prestigious business initiatives, regularly attracting hundreds of entries and culminating in a presentation ceremony in front of 500 guests. In 2023, we will launch a new category the ‘Best Sustainable Business Award’, and this award is open to any organisation that sets new standards in lowering the carbon footprint impact of their business activities, champions sustainability and inspires new ideas and positive change.

Award Categories
• Best Place to Work
• Team of the Year
• Best Education, Trainee or Apprentice programme
• Employer for the Future
• Best Innovation and Leadership
• Best Employee Development Programme
• Best Wellbeing in the Workplace Strategy
• Best Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
• Best Sustainable Business Award
• Corporate Social Responsibility Programme of the Year

*NOTE: Entries may be categorised into Small, Medium and Large

2022 Winners

Team of the Year
• Seating Matters

Next Generation Initiative (Large)
• First Derivative

Next Generation Initiative (SME)
• Re-Gen Waste Ltd

Employer for the Future
• White Ink Architects

Innovation and Leadership
• Alchemy Technology Services

Best Employee Development Programme (Large)
• Fin Tru

Best Employee Development Programme (SME)
• Options Technology

Wellbeing in the Workplace (Large)
• Farrans Construction

Best Wellbeing in the Workplace Strategy - SME
• CavanaghKelly

Diversity Equality Inclusion (Large)
• Version 1

Diversity Equality Inclusion (SME)
• Paper Owl Films

Best Company Connection (Large)
• Rapid7

Best Company Connection (SME)
• Personio

CSR (Large)
• Henderson Group / Spar NI

CSR (SME)
• Irwin M&E Limited

Best Place to Work (Large)
• Fintru

Best Place to Work (Medium)
• Alchemy Technology Services

Best Place to Work (Small)
• White Ink Architects