2026 Finalists

Recognition, Credibility & Prestige

The TIARAs set a standard of excellence for the staffing, talent solutions, RPO & MSP sector’s crowning achievements. 

Five reasons to attend

Staffing Finalists

The client Service Award

This award recognizes excellence and collaboration in delivering outstanding client solutions. It celebrates those who consistently build trust, achieve measurable results, and go above and beyond to meet client needs. ​

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The popp Best Use of Technology & Innovation Award

This award recognizes organizations that deliver measurable impact by solving business challenges through innovative technology solutions or creative use of existing tools. ​

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THE CANDIDATE EXPEREINCE AWARD

This award recognizes excellence in the way candidates are sourced, managed and supported to ensure the best outcome.​

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THE STAFFING BRAND AWARD

This award recognizes the best use of a brand in a staffing company to gain a competitive edge based on measurable improvement in candidate, client, and employee engagement.​

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THE Wright Path Advisors specialist staffing company of the year

This award recognizes market leaders in a specialist sector who can demonstrate the best growth, depth of knowledge, and differentiation from competitors.

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THE newbury partners growth staffing company of the year

This award recognizes a high-growth staffing business that has a track record of sustainable growth in sales, profit, headcount, and client base in context of size and stage of scale.

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Talent Solutions finalists

THE client Service award

This award recognizes excellence and collaboration in delivering outstanding client solutions. It celebrates those who consistently build trust, achieve measurable results, and go above and beyond to meet client needs.

Our 2026 finalists are:

The Elevate best use of technology & innovation award

This award recognizes organizations that deliver measurable impact by solving business challenges through innovative technology solutions or creative use of existing tools.

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THE inclusive recruitment award

This award recognizes companies who demonstrate a clear and measurable impact in supporting their clients’ access to a more diverse workforce or drive higher levels of inclusion by addressing challenges such as economic inequality, access to education, training or more effective employee engagement and retention. ​

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The long-term partnership award

This award looks for evidence of genuine partnership over a period of at least five years. It will look at both sustained success and continuous improvement but can also include major improvement and/or turnaround scenarios. 

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THE contingent workforce solution of the year

This award recognises providers of contingent workforce solutions demonstrating the greatest innovation in contingent workforce sourcing and management, and the highest level of client service and supply chain engagement. 

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The best talent attraction strategy

This award celebrates the most impactful talent attraction strategy, whether engaging early career talent, elevating a client’s employer brand or providing a positive candidate experience.  

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Staffing & Talent finalists

THE best company to work for

This award recognizes organizations that stand out as employers of choice by attracting, developing, and retaining top talent. ​

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The mercury back-office team of the year

This award recognizes an exemplary team within all back-office, operations and support functions that have enabled or best supported growth, innovation, or performance. ​

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The leader of the year

This award recognizes a visionary leader who has achieved exceptional growth, pioneered transformational improvement – in their business or industry – and inspired the highest levels of engagement and performance from their people throughout the past year. ​

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