Brilliant Awards – Employee Experience

An annual digital award for organisations that have succeeded in creating a workplace climate with highly engaged employees and outstanding leadership.

What makes Brilliant Awards – Employee Experience unique?

Brilliant Awards

Brilliant Awards 2026

The results are based on data from companies’ employee surveys, meaning that real employee perceptions – not subjective assessments – determine which organisations receive the awards.

  • 280 companies and more than 290,000 employee responses form the basis of the awards
  • A minimum response rate of 75% is required to participate
  • Data is collected throughout 2025 and is based on employee data from approximately 70 countries
  • The awards are presented in three categories:
    • Employer of the Year across multiple industries
    • Greatest Change Journey
    • Best Leadership

Would you like to know more about the awards or the criteria behind them? Contact us here.

 

 

How are the Brilliant Awards presented?

This year, the Brilliant Awards ceremony will take place digitally. The winners will be announced on our website, via press releases, email communications, and on Brilliant’s LinkedIn page.

Finalists
Will be announced shortly further down on this page.

Winners
Will be announced further down on this page on 11 February at 2:00 pm.

Employer of the Year 2026

Awarded to the organisations within each industry that demonstrate the highest level of employee engagement.

Winner 2026

Employer of the Year – Construction, Manufacturing and Industry

  1. Arcona
  2. NCAB GROUP
  3. Rexel Sverige

 

Winner 2026

Employer of the Year – Service Organisations

  1. Skandia Fastigheter
  2. Jernhusen
  3. Hemsö

Winner 2026

Employer of the Year – Professional Services Organisations

  1. Svenskt Näringsliv
  2. Länsförsäkring Kronoberg
  3. Länsförsäkringar Stockholm

 

Winner 2026

Employer of the Year – Up to 100 Employees

  1. Fremia
  2. Maskrosbarn
  3. Byggvesta

Best leadership 2026

Awarded to the organisations with the highest leadership index.

Winner 2026

Best leadership 2026

  1. Svenskt Näringsliv
  2. Sparbanken Västra Mälardalen
  3. Länsförsäkringar Stockholm

Greatest Change Journey 2026

Awarded to Brilliant’s client organisations that have achieved the greatest positive improvement in their results from 2024 to 2025.

Winner 2026

Greatest Change Journey

  1. Fastum
  2. Stockholm Fuelling Services
  3. SOKIGO

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