The top 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022 revealed

The Caterer, in partnership with Purple Cubed and sponsor Umbrella Training, has announced the 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022, with the results announced at last week’s People Summit.

As the industry deals with the fallout of Brexit and Covid, this year’s awards celebrate those putting their people first. It highlights the employers who demonstrate exceptional skill at employee engagement and those who have looked after their staff during some of the most challenging times in recent history.

The annual showcase of employment best practice celebrates companies across all sectors, large and small, established or entrepreneurial. The list is decided by the employees themselves, who fill out an anonymous survey compiled by Purple Cubed.

Jane Sunley, founder and chief executive of employee engagement consultancy Purple Cubed, said: “We introduced these awards eight years ago with a view to helping drive employee engagement, share great practice and improve hospitality’s reputation as a great place to work.

“The survey is unique in that every individual tells us what’s important to them at work and then scores those criteria. We also ask five killer questions. This gives the companies who enter valuable insights, including an employer net promoter score.”

Despite world events, mass disruption and, for many hospitality workers, adjusted priorities over the past two years, during 2021 there was an increase in the overall employee engagement score of 1%, bringing the average to 83%.”

The full results are revealed in this week’s issue with the top six entries presented in alphabetical order, as they now qualify for the Best Employer Award shortlist at the Cateys in July.

The rankings were unveiled at the end of The Caterer’s People Summit held at 30 Euston Square in London on 19 May, where many of the companies listed in the top 30 were present to collect their certificates and join a celebratory drinks reception.

The 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022

Top six

• Aviator
• Dakota Manchester
• Genuine Dining
• The Old Stocks Inn
• Thomas Franks
• Valor Hospitality

Ranked 7-30

• RAF Club
• RBH Hospitality Management
• The Pig at Bridge Place
• The Tommy Banks Group
• The Lamington Group
• The Pig in the wall
• Signature Dining
• Richmond Hill Hotel
• Rosewood London
• Castle Hotel Windsor
• Red Carnation
• Cycas Hospitality
• Farncombe Estate
• Lucknam Park
• The Athenaeum
• The Ninth
• The Coastal Kitchen Family
• Millennium and Copthorne Hotels at Chelsea Football Club
• Cheval Collection
• The Pig at Brockenhurst
• The Litton (Cork & Bottle)
• The Gallivant
• St Ermin’s hotel
• Philema Hospitality Management

You can view the businesses in more detail in our 30 Best Places to Work in Hospitality 2022 feature here