BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards, powered by WorkL

Q: What date do the awards close?

The awards close on the Friday 1st August 2025Therefore, survey completion for the 2025 awards is required by midnight on Friday 1st August 2025.

Entries for 2025 are now live.

Attract & Retain Top Talent | Boost Productivity | Elevate Your Workplace Culture

Winning a BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Award positions your company as an employer of choice. Improve retention, attract high-performing employees, and showcase your commitment to workplace excellence.

The survey completion for the 2025 awards is required by midnight on Friday 1st August 2025.

Why Enter the BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards?

Boost Employee Engagement & Retention
Recognised workplaces see higher staff retention and increased productivity.
Attract Top Talent Effortlessly
Stand out in a competitive job market and become an employer of choice.
Celebrate & Showcase Your Workplace Culture
Gain industry recognition and demonstrate your commitment to employee wellbeing.
Improve Business Performance
Engaged employees drive better results, innovation, and overall success.
Backed by Data & Insights
Receive employee insights instantly via a dynamic dashboard including benchmark industry data, flight risk and net promoter score.
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How it works.

Step 1: Register our Organisation
Follow the easy steps below.
Step 2: Employee Feedback & Survey
Gather anonymous employee insights via your survey.
Step 3: Get Certified & Promote Your Success
Receive your Best Places to Work certification & share it with the world!

How to register:

1. Select your organisation size

Select if you are a small, medium, big or very big organisation based on your number of employees.

2. Set up your Survey

Select when you’d like your survey to start end and how many employees you have.

3. Purchase your Awards package

Pay by card or generate an invoice to purchase your package and be able to send your survey out.

4. You're entered!

Once your survey results have been collected and the entry period closes, our panel of experts will evaluate your results and determine the final lists, based on organisation size.

The process will only take no more than 10 minutes and you will need your company card or relevant details to generate an invoice.

Award categories

Best Places to Work: Small Organisation (10-49 Employees).
Best Places to Work: Medium Organisation (50-249 Employees).
Best Places to Work: Big Organisation (250-1,999 Employees).
Best Places to Work: Very Big Organisation (2,000+ Employees).
Best Places to Work for Women.
Best Places to Work for Disabled Employees.
Best Places to Work for Ethnic Minority Employees.
Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Employees.
Best Places to Work for 16-34 year olds.
Best Places to Work for 55+ year olds.
Best Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing.

BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards, powered by WorkL FAQs

Why should we enter BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards, powered by WorkL?

Get recognition by BusinessWorld and WorkL for the employee experience you provide
Retain employees
Attract new talent
Build your brand as a great place to work

What results will my organisation receive?

Each organisation will receive access to their own dynamic dashboard with their engagement survey results.
Organisations will receive an overall score, scores for the six engagement drivers, but also action plans and resources to drive change in your organisation.

What questions will be asked in the survey?

The 31 survey questions measure employee experience, covering WorkL’s six key drivers of engagement; Reward and Recognition, Information Sharing, Empowerment, Pride, Job Satisfaction and Wellbeing. If you need more information about the specific questions please contact us on bwbestplacestowork@workl.com

What date do the awards close?

The awards close on the Friday 1st August 2025
Therefore, survey completion for the 2025 awards is required by midnight on Friday 1st August 2025.

What are the BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards, powered by WorkL Categories?

Companies will be recognised for having the best overall engagement scores and also by company size. Other areas that BusinessWorld may choose to recognise are the best workplaces for Women, disabled employees, ethnic minority employees, LGBTQ+ employees, 16-34 year olds, 55+ year olds and for wellbeing. Please see FAQs for more information

How do I know which of the BusinessWorld Best Places to Work Awards, powered by WorkL, entry packages I should buy?

Select your entry package based on how many employees you have:
- Small Organisations (10-49 Employees): PHP 34,000
- Medium Organisations (50-249 Employees): PHP 64,000
- Big Organisations (250-1,999 Employees): PHP 144,000
- Very Big Organisations (2,000+ Employees): PHP 264,000