The Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize, which seeks to identify UK organisations using artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit their workforce, is no longer accepting nominations. The submission period concluded at 11:55pm on 7 October 2026.
The prize aims to recognise and promote UK organisations that adopt AI in ways that enhance productivity, equip workers with new capabilities, and generate new jobs. The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) has appointed a judging panel to assess the nominations.
The panel will be chaired by Nobel laureate Professor Simon Johnson and includes Milena Mondini, CEO of Admiral Group, and Mike Clancy, General Secretary of the Prospect trade union. Following an assessment period, a shortlist of top innovators will be announced, leading to the declaration of three overall prize-winners.
Detailed case studies on the three winning organisations will be written by leading UK business school professors, funded by grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. These studies will demonstrate how AI can benefit businesses and their workers.