The 2010 Remote Worker Awards are open for entries.
The awards, organised by Remote Employment in association with BT Business, are the only business awards recognising employers for their flexible working solutions and employees for showing that remote and home-based working can improve business productivity, work-life balance and help the environment.
The 10 award categories include:
Lucent Vision New Internet Business Award
This award category is open to anyone who is not in business and wants to start a new internet company. Entrants are invited to submit ideas for a new website business or online ecommerce business. The winner will receive their own website worth £1,500 to start up and run an internet business from home.
The Microsoft Remote Worker Award
For employees whose employers promote flexible working solutions with homeworking options or remote working.
The Arise Be Your Own Boss Award
Someone not working from home who wants to be their own boss will win a home-based franchise from Snippets worth £10k. Runners up will each receive a small business start-up kit.
Helen O’ Grady Special Award
Entrants who want to use their teaching and drama skills to work interactively with children will win a £15k home-based franchise from Helen O’ Grady.
The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award
Open to businesses, large or small, that can demonstrate the most successful business and family combination.
The BT Home Business Award
Open to anyone running a home business, large or small, who can demonstrate how they promote flexible working solutions with homeworking options or remote working.
The OfficePOD Award
For employees and employers who want to change the way they work and be involved with the next workplace generation. The winner will receive an OfficePOD for six months worth £5.5k.
BlackBerry Remote Employer Award
For employers and companies that promote flexible working solutions with homeworking options or remote working. Also open to companies planning to implement a remote workforce.
A full list of the other award categories can be found at: www.remoteworkerawards.com.
Paula Wynne, organiser of the awards and co-founder of Remote Employment, a job site specialising in flexible, remote and homeworking, expects to unearth an abundance of inventive pioneers who champion flexibility with remote working solutions.
“We are very excited to once again be hosting The Remote Worker Awards in association with BT Business,” she says. “This year will prove to be another success with some fantastic prizes on offer.”
Claire Young from The Apprentice will be on this year’s prestigious panel of judges. Young will assist Karen Darby, Richard Alvin, Debbie Bird and others to choose companies and individuals who champion this modern way of working.
The Remote Worker Awards is open to all individuals and any company in the UK, regardless of size, industry sector or turnover.