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Award Process

*All applicants will be informed by approx. March 2027 if they are shortlisted for the site visits.

#All shortlisted applicants that have undergone a site visit will be informed if they have won the award by approx. October 2027.

  • Find out more about TAA 2027

    • View recordings of the briefing sessions


    • Download the briefing slides
    • For more information about Past Awards, including previous winners, best practices and company stories, refer to past awards.

  • The TAA is open to all Singapore-based organisations except the TAL and the tripartite partners (MOM, NTUC and SNEF). 

    Participating organisations must have:

    1. Adopted the required Tripartite Standards and those relevant to the award category that they are applying for to demonstrate commitment to building a better work environment for employees:

    Tripartite Standards Click here to adopt the Tripartite Standards.

    2. Adopted the following practices for FWAs

    In addition, participating organisations must ensure that they abide by the Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP) and Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement Requests (TG-FWAR) as the TAA recognises exemplary organisations that have effectively implemented fair, responsible and progressive employment practices.

    Disqualification

    As the award recognises exemplary organisations, an application may be disqualified under any of the following circumstances:
    a) The participating organisation does not meet the eligibility criteria.
    b) The participating organisation has legal infringements and/or outstanding cases related to manpower or employment issues.
    c) The application contains inaccurate, false or misleading information and supporting documents.

      

     

  • Participating organisations are required to complete and submit the application form.

    Note that applications close on Friday, 13 November 2026 with no exceptions.

  • Judging Criteria

    There are 4 categories in the TAA

    FAIR AND PROGRESSIVE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

    WORK-LIFE EXCELLENCE

    AGE INCLUSIVE PRACTICES

    RESPONSIBLE OUTSOURCING PRACTICES

    In every category, organisations are encouraged to demonstrate their management strategy and how the organisation's leadership is committed to the particular strategy. It is also important for organisations to show how well they have implemented their end-to-end strategies.

    Organisations should demonstrate how they value their workforce and facilitate the progress of their workforce through their practices in these key areas:

    • Business case for implementing the strategies and practices of respective award categories
    • Management commitment demonstrated toward enabling the success of implementation
    • Range and extent of the various policies, programmes and communications to facilitate consistent implementation and sustainability
    • Effectiveness of the strategies and programmes
    • Commitment to continuous improvement

    The specific criteria for each award category will vary. To learn more about the different TAA categories, refer to the Award Categories section.

    Award Assessment

    Organisations will be shortlisted for site visits based on the strengths of their applications.

    Employers who qualify for the site visit are required to complete the following prior to the site visit:

    1. A questionnaire on human capital practices, to be completed by the Business and/or the Human Resource Leader.
    2. An online employee opinion survey (EOS), unless the organisation opts for on-site administration.

    During the site visits, an EOS (applicable only if administered on-site), senior management interviews, and employee focus group discussions will be conducted. Nominees who have been shortlisted for the individual awards will also be interviewed during the same site visit.

    Those who requested an on-site EOS must ensure that pre-selected employees are present during the site visit to participate in the survey. Otherwise, organisations are required to look for a replacement(s) with a similar demographic profile to complete the survey to ensure that the responses are representative.

    Additionally, to demonstrate the organisation's commitment towards fair employment practices, shortlisted organisations are required to complete a document review.

    For more information on the site visits, please refer to the FAQs on Site Visits.

    Judging Panel

    The independent judging panel comprises representatives from the tripartite partner agencies, academics and industry experts.

    TAA 2027 JUDGING PANEL

    The judging panel for TAA2027 is currently being finalised and will be announced at a later date.

    PAST JUDGES

    We would like to thank our past judges for their time and effort in TAA 2025.

    Judge 1

    Ms Gan Su Yi

    Director Employment Standards and Labour Relations Unit and Inclusive Workplaces Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

    Judge 2

    Ms Sylvia Choo

    Director (Unions) National Trades Union Congress

    Judge 3

    Ms Irene Low

    Director (Industrial Relations & Analysis) National Trades Union Congress

    Judge 4

    Mr Adrian Lim

    Deputy Honorary Treasurer, Singapore National Employers Federation Executive Chairman, Disk Precisions Industries Pte Ltd

    Judge 5

    Mr Christopher Ang

    Director, Special Projects Singapore National Employers Federation

    Judge 6

    Mr Aslam Sardar

    Chief Executive Officer Institute for Human Resource Professionals (IHRP)

    Judge 7

    Mr Tan Kwang Cheak

    Chief Executive Officer (Designate) Singapore Cancer Society

    Judge 8

    Professor Tan Hwee Hoon

    Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Singapore Management University (SMU)

  • Winners of the TAA 2027 will be unveiled at an Awards Ceremony in November 2027.