Sunderland Echo

Hays makes the top 100

- By Kevin Clark kevin.clark@jpimedia.co.uk Twitter: @kevinclark­jp

Sunderland’s Hays Travel has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 employers.

The list is put together by employee engagement specialist­s Best Companies, who survey an organisati­on’ s workforce to examine the ins-and outs of company life to reveal how employees really perceive their work environmen­t.

Hays Travel retail and training director Jane Schumm, was over the moon with the win: “I am absolutely delighted that we have been named as one of the Sunday Times’ Best Companies to Work For in the UK,” she said.

“The company would be nothing without its amazing team, so I am thrilled that we are recognised as having a happy and motivated workforce.”

Head of HR Helen Liddle added: “I am so proud that we have yet again made it into the Best Companies to Work For list. At Hays, making sure that our staff feel rewarded, engaged and motivated is a priority and we work really hard to achieve this for everyone, whether they be first year apprentice­s or senior managers.

“To receive external recognitio­n highlighti­ng our employee satisfacti­on levels as some of the highest in the country is a real achievemen­t.”

Jonathan Austin, CEO & Founder of Best Companies, said: “I would like to congratula­te Hays Travel on your achievemen­t.

“Best Companies have been producing the Accreditat­ion standard since 2006 to acknowledg­e excellence in the workplace. Organisati­ons like Hays Travel have continued to focus on their employees and have been rewarded with an engaged workforce who tell us that this is a best company to work for.”

Best Companies have been producing and publishing the Best Companies to Work For lists since 2001 to measure and acknowledg­e excellence in workplace engagement. Each year hundreds of organisati­ons from a wide range of industries use the employee survey to measure the engagement of their employees.

The responses from these surveys are collated and combined to produce an overall engagement score for each organisati­on. Only the organisati­ons with the highest level of overall employee engagement qualify for the final list.

 ??  ?? (from left) Nick Rodrigues from The Sunday Times; Jane Schumm and Helen Liddle
(from left) Nick Rodrigues from The Sunday Times; Jane Schumm and Helen Liddle

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