Over 300 employers from across
the hospitality industry converged on the Lancaster London Hotel last night to
celebrate the best employers from the UK’s hotel, restaurant, pub, bar and
catering sectors.
The
2011 Best Employers in Hospitality Awards, organised by hospitality recruitment
specialist Caterer.com, saw
winners across 10 different award categories, a ranking of the top 30
employers in England and Wales and an overall winner.
These
are the only awards that recognise employers in the eyes of those that truly
count – the employees. We are delighted to see such a diverse range of businesses
from large to very small represented here tonight. These businesses should be
truly proud of their status as the industry’s best employers
said Caterer.com's Ian Burke.
Based
on the opinions of over 5,000 employees working for the companies that entered,
the results were gathered using an employee engagement survey designed by
talent specialists, learnpurple. The results were based solely on the responses
from employees and thus offer an unbiased view based on true employee
perceptions.
The
awards were hosted by Scottish comedian and TV presenter Fred Macaulay, with
the winners being announced by X-Factor voice, Peter Dickson.
Collecting the top accolade as Best Independent
Restaurant Employer and overall winner was The Glassblowing House Ltd in Plymouth,
who's onus career advancement and staff wellbeing showed through in the results.
The category winners for the 2011 Best Employers in
Hospitality award for England and Wales are as follows:
- Best Large Group
Hotel Employer - The Rezidor Hotel Group - Best Medium
Group Hotel Employer - Exclusive Hotels - Best Small Group
Hotel Employer - Hallmark Hotels
Manchester - Best Independent
Hotel Employer - St Michael's Manor - Best Group
Restaurant Employer - Living Ventures
Ltd - Best Independent
Restaurant Employer- The Glassblowing
House Ltd - Best Independent
Contract Caterer Employer - BaxterStorey
(Transport for London office, Greenwich) - Best Group
Pub/Bar Employer - The Peach Pub Company - Best Venue/Visitor
Attraction/Tour Operator Employer - Walsall
Football Club - Best Supplier to
the Industry Employer - Cherryred
Recruitment
The full list of the top 30 Best Employers in Hospitality England and
Wales 2011 can be found at www.bestemployersinhospitality.com.
For those in Scotland, attention now turns to the Best Employers in Hospitality
- Scotland 2011 which is taking place in Edinburgh in September this year.
Entry for the Scottish awards is open until July 29th 2011 at
which point employers must have 30% of their employee questionnaires completed.
Businesses can enter for free by visiting www.bestemployersinhospitality.com/Scotland.
