Top Employers Institute today announces its Certified Top Employers for 2022 which includes 84 UK organisations.
Eleven organisations from the UK are certified for the first time, including McLaren Racing, pladis UK (the world’s second largest manufacturer of biscuits, including McVitie’s) and the supermarket chain Lidl Great Britain Limited. Other first-time Certified Top Employers this year include; Ageas UK (insurance), Catalent (delivery technologies), Charles River Laboratories (pharmaceuticals), Computacenter (computer services), EQ (outsourcing), Medtronic (medical devices), Mondelez International (FMCG), and Phillips 66 (energy).
A number of businesses have now successfully achieved Certification for 10 years or more consecutively: AkzoNobel (coatings), Avanade UK (professional services), Bentley Motors (automotive), BAT UK (consumer goods), Chiesi (pharmaceuticals), DHL International UK (logistics), Harrods (retail), HCL Technologies (IT services), IG Group (online trading), JTI UK (consumer goods), Molson Coors Beverage Company (FMCG), PepsiCo UK (FMCG), Rider Levett Bucknall (construction and property consultancy), Saffery Champness (chartered accountancy), Saint-Gobain (manufacturing), Santander UK (banking), Tata Consultancy Services (IT consultancy), Travis Perkins (building supplies), Virtusa UK (IT services), Weightmans LLP (law firm) and Whitbread (hospitality).
To achieve Top Employer Certification, participating organisations are assessed by Top Employers Institute via a rigorous analysis of their HR practices. The HR Best Practices Survey, completed by the HR team, covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics across the business and employee lifecycle, including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Well-being and Diversity & Inclusion. The information is then validated and audited independently to ensure the integrity of the processes and data.
Phil Sproston, Region Manager (UK and Ireland) at Top Employers Institute, said: “Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work for their employees, exhibited through excellent HR policies and people practices.
“The latest data from our benchmarking shows how Top Employers in the UK have continued to develop their people practices and are still innovating as the pandemic evolves. In particular, the last twelve months have seen the introduction of new policies in the areas that matter most to employees, particularly in wellbeing and in equity, diversity & inclusion.”
This year, the Top Employers Institute Global Certification Programme has certified 1,857 Top Employers in 123 countries and regions across five continents. To be eligible for participation, organisations must have at least 250 local or 2,500 international employees, as well as advanced, formalised HR practices.
The full list of certified UK Top Employers for 2022 is shown below (and listed with company profiles here: https://www.top-employers.com/en/certified-top-employers-search/?country=UK&page=1):
ABB
Abbott
ADM
Ageas UK
AkzoNobel
Alphabet (GB) Limited
Alstom
Amadeus IT Services UK Ltd
Avanade UK
BAT UK
Bentley Motors
BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK
Boehringer Ingelheim
Bouygues Construction UK
BSH Home Appliances
Canon Europe Ltd
Catalent
CDL
Charles River
CHEP UK Ltd
Chiesi Ltd
Computacenter
Dana United Kingdom
DHL Global Forwarding United Kingdom
DHL International (UK) Ltd
DHL Parcel UK Ltd
dunnhumby
East Midlands Railway
Electrolux UK
EQ
Experian Limited UK
FedEx Express UK Limited
FirstPort Ltd
Foster + Partners
GroupM
Harrods
HCL Technologies Ltd
Huawei Technologies (UK) Co., Ltd.
IG Group
Imperial Brands UK
Infosys Limited
International SOS
JTI UK
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd
Kuehne + Nagel Ltd
Lidl Great Britain Limited
Lidl Northern Ireland Limited
LNER
LTI
McLaren Racing
Medtronic Limited
Mitie
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Mondelez International
MSD
NHS Professionals
Nice-Pak International Ltd
Oakland Care
Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe UK
PepsiCo UK
Perfetti Van Melle UK Ltd
Pfizer UK
Philip Morris Limited
Phillips 66 Limited
pladis UK
Puma UK
QVC UK
Reckitt
Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited
Saffery Champness LLP
Saint-Gobain
Santander UK
ScotRail
Securitas Security Services UK
Takeda UK Limited
Tata Consultancy Services
Travis Perkins Plc
UST
Virtusa UK Limited
Weightmans LLP
Whirlpool Corporation
Whitbread plc
Wipro
Wolseley UK
Established over 30 years ago, Top Employers Institute is the global authority on recognising excellence in People Practices. We help accelerate these practices to enrich the world of work. Through the Top Employers Institute Certification Programme, participating companies can be validated, certified and recognised as an employer of choice. In 2022, Top Employers Institute has certified 1857 organisations in 123 countries/regions. These certified Top Employers positively impact the lives of over 8 million employees globally.
