RIDI Awards

Once a year we bring together leading changemakers in the recruitment sector to celebrate the very best of disability confident recruitment. Our free-to-enter awards are the highlight of the inclusive recruitment calendar, and the high calibre of entries really puts our panel of judges through their paces. Please note that Round 1 nominations for 2020 have closed.

Round two

If your nomination makes it through to round two we’ll contact you for further supporting information via a short interview (by video, phone or email), which the judges will review along with your entry form to decide the final shortlist.

Update

Due to the Covid-19 situation we have updated the RIDI Awards 2020 timeline as follows:

Finalists will be announced on 24th April
Round 2 interviews will take place during April and May
RIDI Awards 2020 ceremony will take place on 3rd December

If you have any questions relating to the Awards, please email info@ridi.org.uk

“Celebrating best practice in recruiting disabled people with leader recruiters and employers”

Meet the judges

Our executive team are the driving force and inspiration behind RIDI and the RIDI Awards. They are leaders and experts in their fields and give their time and expertise voluntarily.

Roger Wicks
Director of Policy & Campaigns, Action on Hearing Loss

Black and white photo of Pamela Hutchinson, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Bloomberg

Pamela Hutchinson
Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Bloomberg

Shani Dhanda
Founder, Diversability Card

Photo of Jane Hatton, Director of Evenbreak and RIDI Exec Board

Jane Hatton
Director, Evenbreak

Kate Nash
Founder & Chief Networkologist, PurpleSpace

Robin Christopherson
Head of Digital Inclusion, AbilityNet

Yasmin Sheikh
Founder, Diverse Matters

Nick Goss
Nick Goss Consultancy

David Clarke
Director of Services, RNIB

Diane Lightfoot
CEO, Business Disability Forum

Toby Mildon
Diversity & Inclusion Architect, Mildon Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy

Kamran Mallick
Chief Executive, Disability Rights UK

Mike Adams OBE
CEO, Purple

Heather Lacey
Wellbeing and Ability Network Local Lead, Eversheds Sutherland

Photo of Morgan Lobb, CEO at Vercida.com

Morgan Lobb
CEO, Vercida.com

Award categories

All seven of our inspiring categories celebrate disability confident recruitment. Don’t feel you have to limit yourself to one category, you are welcome to nominate in as many as you like!

Apr

Finalists announced

Dec

Awards ceremony

The Categories

1. Getting Started

This award recognises an organisation who has just begun their journey to be Disability Confident. We celebrate the steps taken to engage staff across the business, the changes made to reflect more inclusive practices and the motivation shown in getting up to speed.

An organisation who, although at the start of their journey, shows they are fully committed to inclusivity, and are stepping up to the plate to achieve this.

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors.

2. Most inclusive recruitment campaign

This award recognises a unique campaign which has been carefully and cleverly implemented to attract a diverse range of talent. We look at the thinking behind how roles are advertised across channels, as well as factors such as language, imagery, access and bias.

A campaign which is not only open and inclusive for disabled people, but goes the extra mile to ensure they have been consulted and supported at every step.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

3. Best candidate experience

This award focuses on that star factor which puts a recruiter a cut above the rest – how their candidates are treated. We celebrate those who have offered a high level of tailored support to disabled candidates – using innovative, or tried and tested ways to ensure they access the recruitment process with ease.

An organisation who truly believes in equality of opportunity and works hard to achieve this for their disabled candidates.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

4. Making a difference

This award highlights those who have excelled in levelling the playing field for disabled candidates in the recruitment process. Identifying and implementing appropriate reasonable adjustments at every stage and working hard to swiftly remove any barriers.

An example of going the extra mile and inclusivity best practice in action.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

5. Recruitment team of the year

This award celebrates an exemplary team going above and beyond to ensure inclusivity in the recruitment process. They passionately believe in equality of access, promote it across the business and implement new and tested initiatives to ensure disabled candidates are attracted and supported into employment.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

6. Disability Confident

This award singles out a business, organisation or agency demonstrating top-level commitment to the Disability Confident scheme and effective implementation of the guidance across their workplace. An avid promoter, and expert in how disability confidence can be utilised to recruit and retain great people.

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors

7. Disability Specialist

This award recognises a key player in the wider recruitment industry. Someone who embodies the model of best practice in providing inclusive recruitment and employment services – be that workplace schemes, a supported employment programme or a unique partnership. A committed, knowledgeable force that has the one-up in their field.

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations specialised in disability confident recruitment

1. Getting Started

An organisation who, although at the start of their journey, shows they are fully committed to inclusivity, and are stepping up to the plate to achieve this.

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors.

2. Most inclusive recruitment campaign

A campaign which is not only open and inclusive for disabled people, but goes the extra mile to ensure they have been consulted and supported at every step.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

3. Best candidate experience

An organisation who truly believes in equality of opportunity and works hard to achieve this for their disabled candidates.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

4. Making a difference

An example of going the extra mile and inclusivity best practice in action.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

5. Recruitment team of the year

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

6. Disability Confident

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors

7. Disability Specialist

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations specialised in disability confident recruitment

1. Getting Started

An organisation who, although at the start of their journey, shows they are fully committed to inclusivity, and are stepping up to the plate to achieve this.

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors.

2. Most inclusive recruitment campaign

A campaign which is not only open and inclusive for disabled people, but goes the extra mile to ensure they have been consulted and supported at every step.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

3. Best candidate experience

An organisation who truly believes in equality of opportunity and works hard to achieve this for their disabled candidates.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

4. Making a difference

An example of going the extra mile and inclusivity best practice in action.

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

5. Recruitment team of the year

Open to: Recruitment agencies and in-house teams across the sectors

6. Disability Confident

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations across the sectors

7. Disability Specialist

Open to: Recruitment agencies, businesses and organisations specialised in disability confident recruitment

Our Partners and Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors, the awards wouldn’t be possible without their generosity.

The Clear Company

Guidant Global

Lloyd's

Inventum Search

Chemical Code

DWF

London Market Group

Markel

Recite Me

Disability Confident

Winning Entries

Congratulations to all past winners of a RIDI Award. The categories are judged to the highest standard’s of best practice. You can find out more about the winning case studies in our useful resources section.

2013

There are no winners this year

2014

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by Equal Approach

Most Progress Award (Large Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Most Progress Award (Small Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by Randstad Worker Support

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Guidant Group

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by Able Magazine

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

2015

Most Progress Award -

Sponsored by enei

Employer's Choice Award -

Sponsored by theBigIDEA.co.uk

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Evenbreak

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Concept Northern

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by hyphen

2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -

2017

There are no winners this year

2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Most Progress Award (Large Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Most Progress Award (Small Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by Randstad Worker Support

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Guidant Group

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by Able Magazine

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

2015

Most Progress Award -

Sponsored by enei

Employer's Choice Award -

Sponsored by theBigIDEA.co.uk

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Evenbreak

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Concept Northern

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by hyphen

2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -

2017

There are no winners this year

2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Most Progress Award (Large Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Most Progress Award (Small Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by Randstad Worker Support

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Guidant Group

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by Able Magazine

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

2015

Most Progress Award -

Sponsored by enei

Employer's Choice Award -

Sponsored by theBigIDEA.co.uk

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Evenbreak

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Concept Northern

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by hyphen

2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -

2017

There are no winners this year

2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Most Progress Award (Large Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Most Progress Award (Small Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by Randstad Worker Support

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Guidant Group

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by Able Magazine

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

2015

Most Progress Award -

Sponsored by enei

Employer's Choice Award -

Sponsored by theBigIDEA.co.uk

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Evenbreak

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Concept Northern

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by hyphen

2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -

2017

There are no winners this year

2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Most Progress Award (Large Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Most Progress Award (Small Employer) -

Sponsored by enei

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Alexander Mann Solutions

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by Randstad Worker Support

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Guidant Group

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by Able Magazine

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by A4E

2015

Most Progress Award -

Sponsored by enei

Employer's Choice Award -

Sponsored by theBigIDEA.co.uk

Agency Choice Award -

Sponsored by AbilityNet

Individual Choice Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Extending the Reach Award -

Sponsored by CEB

Overall Candidate Experience Award -

Sponsored by Evenbreak

Reasonable Adjustment's in Recruitment Award -

Sponsored by Concept Northern

Disability Confident Award -

Supported by the Disability Confident Campaign

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Sponsored by Resource Solutions

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Technology for Inclusion Award -

Sponsored by Blackbridge Communications

Inclusive Partnerships Award -

Sponsored by hyphen

2016

Getting Started Award -

Employer's Choice Award -

Agency Choice Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Innovation in Assessment Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

Audience Choice Award -

2017

There are no winners this year

2018

Getting Started Award -

Extending the Reach Award -

Individual Choice Award -

Disability Confident Award -

Supply Chain Management Award -

Training & Development Award -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

Disability Specialist Award -

Greatest Impact Award -

2019

Getting Started & Individual Choice -

Extending the Reach -

Disability Confident -

Training & Development -

Disability Specialist -

Reasonable Adjustments in Recruitment -

RIDI Awards

Round two

Update

Meet the judges

Award categories

The Categories

1. Getting Started

2. Most inclusive recruitment campaign

3. Best candidate experience

4. Making a difference

5. Recruitment team of the year

6. Disability Confident

7. Disability Specialist

Our Partners and Sponsors

Winning Entries

Get in touch

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Round two

Update

“Celebrating best practice in recruiting disabled people with leader recruiters and employers”

Meet the judges

Award categories

The Categories

1. Getting Started

2. Most inclusive recruitment campaign

3. Best candidate experience

4. Making a difference

5. Recruitment team of the year

6. Disability Confident

7. Disability Specialist

Our Partners and Sponsors

Winning Entries

Get in touch