How does the employee survey work?

Get the most out of your employee feedback to enhance your people strategy

The Caterer’s Best Places to Work in Hospitality is designed to identify brilliant businesses by asking the people who truly know – the employees. Your employees will be sent a survey asking them what characteristics make a best place to work for them, against which they mark you, their employer. To enter, click the Enter Now button and complete your company details and payment.

You will then receive an email from Korero with your organisation's unique survey link, plus a sample email to send out to your employees to encourage their participation.

The survey should take about five minutes to complete (it's anonymous and is treated in complete confidence).

After you receive your unique survey link and share this with your employees:
  • Employees will be asked to identify and prioritise what’s important to them at work and then rate you against those criteria
  • They will also answer five ‘killer questions’ about working for your organisation
  • There’s an opportunity to add their comments, providing you with valuable additional insights
  • All organisations completing an entry will receive a secure link to an online report on their responses, with comparisons against peer averages and benchmarks once the survey has closed
  • An overall score will be generated from your results which will enable The Caterer and Korero to identify the top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality and the winners of the individual awards who will be contacted in March 2025
  • Those who make the top 30 will be invited to attend the People Summit in May when the winners of the Top 30 and individual award winners will be announced
  • The top six employers will exclusively be invited to enter the 2025 Best Employer Catey Award. The top employers will be asked to provide a written entry based on the 12 key stages of employee experience, as identified by Korero's 'People Plan'. These entries are then carefully considered by the Cateys' judges. Please see www.cateys.com for further information

      • Frequently Asked Questions

      Everything you need to know to enter the Best Places to Work in Hospitality

      How does the survey work?

      • Employees will be asked to identify and prioritise what’s important to them at work and then rate you against those criteria
      • They will also answer five ‘killer questions’ about working for your organisation
      • There’s an opportunity to add their comments, providing you with valuable additional insights
      • All organisations completing an entry will receive a secure link to an online report on their responses, with comparisons against peer averages and benchmarks once the survey has closed
      • An overall score will be generated from your results which will enable The Caterer and Korero to identify the Top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality and the winners of the individual awards who will be contacted in March 2025
      • Those who make the top 30 will be invited to attend the People Summit in May when the winners of the Top 30 and individual award winners will be announced
      • The top six employers will exclusively be invited to enter the 2025 Best Employer Catey Award. The top employers will be asked to provide a written entry based on the 12 key stages of employee experience, as identified by Korero's 'People Plan'. These entries are then carefully considered by the Cateys' judges. Please see www.cateys.com for further information

      How long do we have to take part?

      The timings for this year are as follows:

      • Open for entries from 19  September 2024
      • Registration closes on 5 February 2025
      • Entries must hit their completion target by 14 February 2025

      We have created a detailed guide on that takes you through each step and tips on how to get the most out of the survey. Click the button below to find out more.

      Best Places to Work in Hospitality Guide