Shortlist 2024

Large Employer of the Year (over 250 employees)

TJ Morris
Matalan
Superdrug
Boots
Manchester United
AXA Group
Linklaters
First Bus UK
Macquarie Group

Small Employer of the Year (under 250 employees)

Next Energy
The Dental Cafe
OPEN Media
XLCR Vehicle Leasing
Brandsmiths
AXIA Media Group
Sedulo
Paul Crowley Solicitors
GL Telecoms
Tate Brickwork

Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award

ScottishPower
G&G Joinery
eToro
Arnold Clark
Standard Chartered
Xero
RWinvest
B8 Real Estate
EA Sports
Carpenters Group

Outstanding Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Manchester United
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
LV Insurance
Virgin Atlantic
MSB Solicitors
Visa
Three Mobile
Redwing
Asahi
Quooker

Outstanding Commitment to the Environment

Huyton Asphalt
Brantones
Next Energy
National Grid
Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool ONE
Kimpton
Chester Zoo
The Momentum Group
GSK

Outstanding Employer

Sedulo
Sovini Group
Legacie
Savills
Three Mobile
Quooker
DHL Group
KPMG
PwC
Lockton

Outstanding Employee Award

Ben Tuffley – Coutts Bank
Charlotte Anthony – SHEIN
Liesel Jolly – Visa
Kirsty Rogers – DWF
Rachel Frost – Paul Crowley & Co Solicitors
Vicky Jaycock – Everton Football Club
Kabir Alam – HSBC
Karen Wardell – Moore Kingston Smith LLP
Lewis Francis – Rwinvest

Inspirational Role Model

Rick Jackson – DHL Group
Lee Birkett – Brantones
Catherine Forshaw – Brabners
Cui He – SHEIN
Deon Fang – Clifford Chance
Donna Scully – Carpenters Group
Elliot Barton – Tatti Lashes
Amjad Khan – HSBC
Paul Plewman – Macquarie Group

Best Employee Support Networks

St James’s Place
Princes Group
Manchester Airport Group
Heathrow Airport Limited
Legal & General Group
Santander
Aecom
Hiscox
Arup
RainbowNet

HR Leader of the Year

Zoe Brunswick – RSK Group
Katie Birchall – The Works
Kelly Stokes – Aldi UK
Carol Henry – Arnold Clark
Kate Clay – eStar
Danyelle Holmes-Lewis – HSBC
Helen Salt – Curtins
Jane Patemen – Biffa
April Tomlinson – Liverpool Football Club
Janet Roberts – Cycas Hospitality

Best Practice Award

Brantones
Legacie
RWInvest
Vertu Motors
HE Simm
Impression Group
EA Sports
Brand Advance
First Bus UK
AJ Bell

Workplace Hero of the Year

Cathryn Wright – Sedulo
Emma Carey – MSB Solicitors
Pips Bunce – Credit Suisse
Paul Maddock – DwF
Ram Gupta – Nybble
Anna Deignan – The Premier League
Rishi Jain – Liverpool Football Club
Dr Mark McBride-Wright – EqualEngineers
Daniel Winterfeldt MBE – KC Jefferies
Sarah Copley – Avanti West Coast

Charity or Not-For-Profit Initiative of the Year

Big Help Project
McDonald’s
One Knowsley
Pathways CIC
IDAS
Chelsea Foundation
St James’s Place Charitable Foundation
Liverpool Football Club Foundation
Steven Gerrard Academy
Everton in the Community

Most Inclusive Employer

The Premier League
Redrow PLC
St James’s Place
Mott Macdonald
UK Power Networks
Klarna
Deliveroo
IHG Hotels + Resorts
Aviva
Lululemon

Innovation Employer of the Year

Huyton Asphalt
Ticketmaster
Audi
Cinch
Zip World
EA Sports
Avanti West Coast
Salboy
Renaker

Best Training & Employee Development Programme

Legacie
RWinvest
NRC
TJ Morris
THG (The Hut Group)
Huyton Asphalt
Santander
AECom
Airbnb

Family Business of the Year

EW Developments
Frank Rogers Building
R2U
Timpson
DT Hughes Group
Laing O’Rourke
Dowhigh
G&G Joinery
B&M

CEO of the Year

John Morley – Legacie
Paul Cheetham-Karcz – Sedulo
Sam Bushell – Brown Turner Ross
Chris Capes – Peel L&P
Marc Goldberg – Together
Gareth Simm – HE Simm
Andrew Dwerryhouse – Wild Thang
Sharon Brittan – Bolton Wanderers Football Club