Search now on for UKís top employer

Organisations from both the private and public sectors are now being invited to enter The City and Guilds Employer of the Year Award in this yearís National Business Awards. The closing date for entries is Wednesday 25 July 2007.

The judges of this Award will look for the organisation that can best demonstrate how, through well-adopted company values and the provision of a stimulating workplace it is at the leading edge in providing a range of conditions and benefits that create an effective workñlife balance for all employees.

Chris Humphries, director general of City and Guilds said: ìWe work with many of the UKís leading employers, helping them improve and update their employeesí skills, and itís important to reward companies that show a real commitment to achieving excellence within the workplace. The City and Guilds Employer of the Year Award is a great opportunity to highlight examples of best practice, encouraging other employers to follow their lead. I would urge anyone who feels that their company goes that extra mile to enter for the award ñ because they deserve to be commended for it.î

Sponsored by Orange, the Awards recognise and reward excellence, innovation and success. Uniquely open to organisations of all sizes and from any industry sector, the Awards allow the best of British businesses to showcase their achievements and benchmark their successes against firms and bodies of all types, the combined turnover of entrants in 2006ís national programme was 366 billion with a profit of 32billion, while it represented 1.8 million UK employees and 250,000 personnel overseas.

Made up of 18 categories, short listed finalists will be announced in late August before preparing to make their presentations in person before an independent expert judging panel in late September/early October. Winners will be unveiled at a glittering gala awards ceremony and dinner at Londonís Grosvenor House Hotel on 13 November.

To obtain further information or enter, please visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk, telephone 020 7378 1188 or email nba@questmedia.com.