Press Release

18 January 2024

Mitie celebrates sixth year as a certified UK Top Employer

  • Mitie has been recognised as a UK Top Employer for the sixth year running 
  • Awarded by the Top Employers Institute, the certification recognises Mitie’s commitment to supporting its colleagues through its HR policies and people practices 
  • The announcement builds on Mitie’s recent award wins including being named one of the UK’s Top 50 Most Inclusive Employers, receiving a Silver Award from the Inclusive Employers Standard and winning the HR Excellence Award for Best Early Careers Strategy   

Mitie has been recognised as a UK Top Employer for the sixth consecutive year, further cementing its dedication to becoming a destination employer.   

Certified by the Top Employers Institute, the UK Top Employer accreditation recognises an organisation’s commitment to creating a better world of work through its HR initiatives and practices. Businesses must demonstrate how they are supporting colleagues across 20 areas of HR, including people strategy, work environment, talent acquisition, learning, diversity, equity & inclusion and wellbeing.  

Mitie offers a host of industry-leading benefits that are available to all its 65,000 colleagues. This includes free Mitie shares, 24/7 access to a free multi-language virtual GP service, life assurance, and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers readily available practical and mental wellbeing support. Mitie also provides colleagues with access to Salary Finance, a financial wellbeing provider that offers financial support in the form of low interest loans, advances on pay and financial advice.  

Mitie has also recently rolled out pioneering new HR policies to support better work-life balance for colleagues. This includes early adoption of the new carer’s leave policy that gives colleagues an additional one week's unpaid leave per year, as well as policy changes to enable more flexible working arrangements and sabbaticals.  

This recognition from the Top Employers Institute follows a number of other accreditations that Mitie has received in recent months highlighting its commitment to its colleagues. This includes its recent inclusion in the Top 50 Inclusive UK Employer list, receiving Silver Status from the Inclusive Employers Standard and winning the HR Excellence Award for Best Early Careers Strategy, demonstrating Mitie’s continued focus on creating a business where everyone can bring their true self to work. 

Jasmine Hudson, Chief People Officer, Mitie, said: 

“We’re incredibly proud to be recognised as a UK Top Employer for the sixth year in a row. Creating a great place to work for our 65,000 colleagues is one of the most important factors in supporting them to deliver the exceptional, every day. From our industry-leading benefits to progressive work policies, we continue to develop new initiatives to support our colleagues.”  

David Plink, CEO, Top Employers Institute, said:  

“Exceptional times bring out the best in people and organisations. And we have witnessed this in our Top Employers Certification Programme this year: exceptional performance from the certified Top Employers 2024. These employers have always shown that they care for the development and well-being of their people. By doing so, they collectively enrich the world of work. We are proud to announce and celebrate this year’s group of leading people-oriented employers: the Top Employers 2024.” 


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About the Top Employers Institute  

Top Employers Institute is the global authority on recognising excellence in People Practices. We help accelerate these practices to enrich the world of work. Through the Top Employers Institute Certification Programme, participating companies can be validated, certified, and recognised as an employer of choice. In 2024, Top Employers Institute has certified more than 2 300 organisations in 121 countries/regions. These certified Top Employers positively impact the lives of over 12 million employees globally.  

Top Employers Institute. For a better world of work.  

About Mitie  

Founded in 1987, Mitie’s job is to look after places where Britain works, and it is the leading facilities management and transformation company in the UK. We offer a range of services to the public sector through our Central Government & Defence and Communities (Local Government & Education, Healthcare and Care & Custody) divisions. Our Technical Services (Engineering Services) and Business Services (Security, Cleaning, Landscapes, Spain and Waste) divisions serve private sector customers in areas such as Financial & Professional Services, Industrials, Retail and Transport, and increasingly the public sector.   

Mitie employs 65,000 people. We take care of our customers’ people and buildings, through the ‘Science of Service’, and we are transforming facilities to be more flexible, safe, sustainable, and attractive to all. Mitie continues to execute its technology-led strategy and in the past twelve months has received multiple awards and validation for its ambitious near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Find out more at www.mitie.com