About Us

Top Employer Certificate

Meet our International Team

Top Employer Certificates Around the World

Our leadership team brings together many years of experience in HR, workplace culture, and organisational development. They share a common goal: helping companies build workplaces where people feel valued, heard, and motivated to do their best work.

Eric Widget

CEO & Founder

Eric leads the vision behind the Top Employer Certificate. He works closely with partners and clients to ensure the certification stays practical, transparent, and genuinely useful for organizations that want to strengthen their employer brand.

Helen Parkins

CTO & Partner

Helen is responsible for the technology and data behind our employee surveys and reporting. She makes sure that companies receive reliable, easy‑to‑understand insights they can use to improve the employee experience.

Jason Response

CFO & Partner

Jason oversees our financial strategy and operations. He focuses on keeping the certification process efficient, cost‑effective, and sustainable, so that organizations of different sizes can access a high‑quality employer certificate.

Trusted by Top Employers Worldwide

The Top Employer certificate is part of an international network of quality standards and employer seals. This network uses a consistent, science‑based methodology to certify employers in different countries and industries.

SCIENTIFICALLY BASED METHODOLOGY

Developed based on Scientific Research

Developed based on Scientific Research

The Top Employer Certificate was developed with internationally recognised experts and grounded in current HR and employer branding research. The certification has three objectives: attract stronger applicants, increase employee satisfaction, and establish a sustainable measurement system that produces reliable results year after year.

Every Employee Gets a Voice

Representative Employee Survey & HR-Interview

Representative Employee Survey & HR-Interview

The employer award is based on an HR interview as well as a representative survey of all employees at a company. Each component accounts for 50% of the total score. The employee survey is anonymous, giving your team a genuine opportunity to be heard, and giving you data you can actually trust.

MAXIMUM TRANSPARENCY

Transparent Criteria, Independent Result

Transparent Criteria, Independent Result

Unlike other employer certifications, the “Top Employer” seal follows a professional publicly available set of criteria — so every organization is assessed the same way. Certification is conducted independently, ensuring the result means something to candidates, employees, and partners who see it.

750+

Certified
Employers

94+

Employee
Satisfaction Lift

8

Countries
Represented

2.4×

Higher Applicant
Quality