Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover tops UK survey of best employer

JLR beat British and international companies with UK operations, including AstraZeneca, Adidas, Microsoft and Estee Lauder to top the list, according to reports.

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has been named the best company to work for in the UK, according to a survey of 400 British companies.

JLR beat British and international companies with UK operations, including AstraZeneca, Adidas, Microsoft and Estee Lauder to top the list, according to reports.

The survey polled ~35,000 employees of businesses that employ at least 500 people.

The survey conducted by Statista for Bloomberg in October enabled employees to give their feedback anonymously by answering 35 questions on online panels.

Statista conducted the poll across 25 industries using a scale of 0-10.

JLR scored 8.56, just above AstraZeneca (8.51) and Harrods (8.49).

"Over the past five years, we have created more than 20,000 new jobs and are investing significantly in the future of Jaguar Land Rover by recruiting and developing the people that will help ensure our continued success," Ian Harnett, ED of human resources & global purchasing at JLR has been quoted as saying.

Microsoft, ranked 6th, is the only technology firm in the top 15. Google is ranked 16th.

The remaining top 10 includes Adidas (4), Dyson (5), Estee Lauder (7), Sky (8), Frankie & Benny's (9) and Rolls-Royce Group (10).