YOU CAN NOW REGISTER YOUR COMPANY BELOW TO PARTICIPATE IN HAPPIEST PLACES TO WORK 2026, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PLANDAY. APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY 30 MARCH.

Happiest Places to Work champions companies with the happiest teams in hospitality and highlighting on some of their most innovative practices.

One of our missions at CODE is to promote hospitality as a career, shining a light on best employment practices and continuing to make sure the industry evolves for the better. We hope our Happiest Places to Work can help achieve this.

How it works

Monday 30 March, Registered companies are sent their survey and application form

Once registered, you’ll need to receive your unique survey link, to be shared with your entire team, as well as a link to the application form.

Wednesday 10 June, Deadline for survey responses and application form

Meet the minimum survey participation* and complete the application form by this date, both are mandatory.

The survey

In our survey your team will be asked just 10 questions to assess different aspects of their happiness in your workplace. Individual responses will be reviewed anonymously by our judging panel and kept in the strictest confidence, so please ask your team to answer honestly.

Teams of 50 or less must achieve 50% participation in the survey. Teams of 51 or more must achieve 40% participation.

The application form

In this application form, you should detail the policies and initiatives you have implemented for consideration by the judging panel alongside your survey results. Demonstrate all the work your company undertakes to create a happy workplace.

Monday 6 July, Judging panel

Your survey scores and questionnaire responses will be assessed by our judging panel who will select the final list and an overall winner.

Monday 7 September, List announced

The list and overall winner will be announced at an awards ceremony.

Happiness at work isn’t just a perk – it’s a powerful driver of success. That’s why we’re thrilled to be sponsoring CODE Hospitality’s Happiest Places to Work for the second year in a row.

At Planday, we know that a happy team is an engaged, productive, and loyal one. Creating a positive workplace culture doesn’t happen by accident. It takes intention, great leadership, and a commitment to putting people first. The Happiest Places to Work list allows us to celebrate the businesses that are making happiness a priority, and gives us a front row seat to learn from their ways of working. 

We’re helping CODE (with support from our friends at URocked), spread good vibes to all businesses. We can’t wait to see if it’s your turn to make the list.