Flexible Workplace Awards 2022
Categories & shortlisted companies 2022
The Most Flexible Workplace & Remarkable Employee Onboarding [Enterprise]
This award recognises the SME with the most outstanding remote-first culture. The winner will have made remote work an integral part of its values and taken advantage of remote potentials with an attitude of cooperation and leadership
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The Leading Remote-First Company [SME]
This award recognises the SME with the most outstanding remote-first culture. The winner will have made remote work an integral part of its values and taken advantage of remote potentials with an attitude of cooperation and leadership.
Category Sponsor
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Vibrant Remote Culture [SME]
This award recognises the SME with the most outstanding remote working culture. Nominees must have increased transparent communication and built a safe working environment that’s diverse, respectful and fun!
Category Sponsor
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Outstanding Employee Wellbeing [SME]
If you prioritise employee wellbeing as a core value, this award is for you. The winner will have implemented efficient working practises that give employees a sense of belonging while also promoting mental health and work-life balance.
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Advancing Diversity & Inclusion [SME]
This award recognises an SME that has achieved outstanding results by using remote work as a vehicle of cross cultural communication to reinforce diversity and inclusion in the team.
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Announcing the 2022 winners
18 leading remote and hybrid companies were shortlisted in the five categories.
On 17 May we will gather in Bonaventure hotel to learn the final winners of the Awards and to celebrate their victory together.
It’s also a great opportunity to network and build meaningful connections with other industry leaders.
The tickets to the gala are not included in the main ticket. You can purchase them separately at the link below.
The dress code is semi formal (suits).
2022 Awards Judging Panel
Head of Remote | GitLab
Named an “oracle of remote work” by CNBC, Darren serves as GitLab’s Head of Remote. A visionary in organizational design, he works at the intersection of culture, operations, people, and communication.
Co-Founder | Remote Leadership Institute
Besides The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership and The Long-Distance Teammate, Wayne is the author of nine books.
Co-Founder & CMO | Time Doctor
Liam Martin is the co-founder and CMO of Time Doctor and Staff.com — one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by top brands today.
Founder & CEO | FlexJobs
Sara Sutton has long been passionate about helping people find jobs. Currently, she is the Founder & CEO of FlexJobs and Remote.co, two leading services for remote.
Founder & CEO | Virtual Work Insider
Sacha Connor is the CEO of Virtual Work Insider, a consultancy that coaches teams to lead, communicate, collaborate and build culture across distance.
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Why participate in the Awards 2023?
Industry recognition
Receive endorsement from an expert judging panel. You’ll be assessed by industry leaders from academia to CEOs leading successful hybrid or remote-first businesses, and even globally renowned transformation consultants.
Join the elite
Running Remote is part of an extensive global community. Award nominees are promoted through our digital networks and will be recognised with far-reaching media coverage.
Attract talent
This brand boosting award will set your company apart from the competition. If you want to attract and retain the best talent you need to be known as a leader in flexible workplace strategies.
Build your network
Shortlisted companies are invited to an awards gala ceremony and conference on May 17th, 2022 in Montreal. This is a unique opportunity to meet industry experts and extend your network of influence.
Prizes
All shortlisted companies will receive a VIP Running Remote conference pass and four invitations for the gala dinner.
Additionally, the winners in each category will receive:
- A VIP Running Remote conference pass and four invitations for the gala dinner
- A certificate endorsing their outstanding results in building an efficient remote or hybrid workplace
- A Flexible Workplace award trophy
- Prizes from our sponsors
- A virtual certification badge for wider brand use
- A benchmark report on remote and hybrid work best practices
FAQs
Participation in Flexible Workplace Awards is free this year. This is a great opportunity to get your company listed among the leaders of remote work industry at no cost.
Each application form consists of 8-12 questions that can be answered in an open form.
The questions contain the guidance on what we’d like to see in a winner and you decide what to highlight based on your company’s best practices.
In the end of each application you also have an opportunity to support your submission with any additional files including video testimonials, the results of internal surveys, company reports, etc.
You can apply for as many categories as you’d like. Please make sure your company size corresponds to the category requirements.
We have four categories for Enterprise companies (1,000+ employees) and four categories for SMBs (9-99 employees.)
No, all questions can be answered by your HR or PR department in an essay form as long as you provide compelling proofs.
You can attach employees’ testimonials in the form of video interviews or internal survey results to your submission but this is optional.
Gala ceremony that will take place in Montreal on May 17 2022 is a great opportunity to network and build meaningful connections with other industry leaders.
However if you cannot attend — don’t worry! If your company wins in certain category, it will still get brand exposure as a winner at the event and in our digital campaign. You will be able to join the ceremony and the winners panel discussion at the conference next day virtually.
