Newspaper launches annual search for the UK's best employers
02-07-2008
The Sunday Times has launched its annual competition to find the best companies to work for.
Its team is polling 180,000 employees around the country, asking them complete a 66-point questionnaire on everything from their potential for career advancement to their bosses' competence.
This year, as the contest has increased in popularity, three new categories have been introduced - the 20 Best Big Companies to Work For, the 100 Best Companies to Work For and the 100 Best Small Companies to Work For.
Overall, 513 small and medium-sized businesses, 311 mid-sized firms and 44 large companies have entered themselves for the awards.
Jack Welch, chief executive of General Electric, argued that it is important for businesses to do so, saying: : "No company, small or large, can win over in the long-run without energised employees who believe in the mission and understand how to achieve it."
The entrants will be hoping to beat last year's winner, Heat, a central heating installation firm, off the top spot. Financial group Edward Jones and high street jewellers Beaverbrooks also made it into 2007's top three.
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