Asuria Employer Awards 2025
DOING RECRUITMENT DIFFERENTLY
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You're invited to Asuria's Employer Awards Ceremony
When: Friday 7 March, 2025
Where: Hyatt Regency Sydney
Time: 3:00pm-5:30pm
Dress code: Business attire
Celebrate excellence, innovation, and impact at the Asuria Employer Awards 2025!
This prestigious event honours the outstanding employers, partners, and participants who have championed diversity, inclusion, and opportunity in the workplace—making a lasting difference for individuals, businesses, and communities across Australia.
Join us as we recognise your contributions, connect with like-minded leaders, and share in the inspiring stories of transformative partnerships driving positive change and shaping a brighter future.
Be part of this remarkable celebration of achievements and help us shine a spotlight on those who are creating opportunities and breaking barriers in the workplace.
2025 Award Categories and Finalists
Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award
This award honours an employer that demonstrates impact in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce.
An Asuria partner who deeply invests in their knowledge and capacity building to welcome and support participants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, First Nations people, mature age, youth and CALD participants.
Finalists:
- Amazon
- Arjo
- Bouygues Construction Australia and Equans Solar and Storage
Enterprising at Heart Award
This award acknowledges employer partners whose values directly align to Asuria's guiding principles.
This award is dedicated to our partners that are Innovative and Create Possibilities, Growth Focused, Authentic and Brave, Inspiring and Leading, and Making a Difference.
Finalists:
- Programmed
- Real Dairy
- Transdev
First Nations Excellence Award
This award recognises the outstanding contributions of an employer to Make a Difference to the lives of our First Nations participants.
The award is for employer partners that are committed and dedicated to achieving reconciliation between First Nations people and the broader Australian population through employment and retention initiatives.
Finalists:
- Coles
- Voyages
- Wilson Security
Innovative Recruitment Solution Award
This award is for Industry Associations and Training Partners, who champion and amplify the benefits of partnering with Asuria.
This award recognises partners that drive a sense of innovation, excitement and passion through a Program, Campaign or Pilot that is bold, and diverges from the norm.
Finalists:
- “Future Foundations” - A work preparation program for First Nations Participants
- Hyatt Hotels in partnership with Accommodation Australia & Complete Hospitality Training Solutions (RTO)
- Tailored Workforce
Local Champion Award
This award acknowledges local, small-medium employer partners that provide employment opportunities for our participants at a regional level.
The Local Champion award is for partners who provide a willingness to support disadvantaged participants into employment locally.
Finalists:
- Comfort Inn Commodore
- Hodei
- Liv Eat
Outstanding Achiever Award
This award recognises Asuria's participants who have overcome adversity and gained employment with an employer partner.
The Outstanding Achiever Award is awarded to an indvidual who has been placed in employment through our relationship with an employer partner resulting in changed outcomes in the individuals life.
Finalists:
- David (Harper) Dickson
- Jade Walker
- Mykola (Nik) Belo
Small Business Start-Up Award
This award recognises Asuria's Self-Employment Assistance participants who have displayed excellence in their entrepreneurial journey.
This category is open to all Self-Employment Assistance participants who have an active business and have displayed excellence in an area(s) of innovation, growth, community or customer impact, or overcoming adversity.
Finalists:
- Cherry Pie - Tarius McArthur
- Click and Clean - Sheridyn Redfern
- Fairyfloss and Chaos - Marc Ryan
A message from our CEO
Welcome to the Asuria Employer Awards 2025!
Now in their second year, these awards have grown even bigger and better as we come together to celebrate the incredible contributions of our employers, partners, participants, Industry Associations, and their members. Your collective efforts in 2024 have created life-changing opportunities and transformed lives across Australia.
This year, we are especially proud to introduce the Outstanding Achiever Award, honouring participants who have triumphed over adversity to achieve employment, thanks to the unwavering support of our employer partners.
Together, we are Doing Recruitment Differently—championing diversity, inclusion, and opportunity to help individuals from all backgrounds find meaningful, sustainable careers.
On behalf of Asuria, thank you for your partnership, dedication, and commitment to driving positive change. It’s an honour to celebrate your achievements and the transformative impact we’ve created together at this year’s ceremony.
Here’s to another year of redefining what’s possible in recruitment.
- Nicole Grainger-Marsh, CEO, Asuria Australia
Employer Awards Location:
Hyatt Regency Sydney
161 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Friday 7 March
3:00pm - 5:30pm
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