London, February 1, 2019

Avanade has been recognised as one of Europe’s top employers for the eighth consecutive year by the Top Employer Institute. It also retained its Top Employer status in UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and was joined this year, by Sweden.

Avanade was recognised for its outstanding standards in every assessment category including talent strategy, workforce planning, talent acquisition, on-boarding, learning and development, performance management, leadership development, career & succession management, compensation & benefits and culture.

The Top Employer Institute is the global authority on recognising excellence in people practices. These awards demonstrate Avanade’s continuing commitment to provide the very best working environment for its employees through a progressive, ‘people-first’ HR approach.

“We are delighted to be recognised as the Top European Employer again,” said Darren Hardman, President, Avanade Europe. “We know that the foundation of a great workplace lies in a culture of trust and engagement, which is why we continually strive to have an open dialogue with our team. We’re particularly proud of the opportunities we provide for employees to skill-up and move around the organisation and initiatives to promote inclusion and diversity including; candidate slating guidelines, mentoring, sponsorship and employee resource groups for women, veterans and LGBT+.”

Top Employers are organisations of the highest calibre that have worked hard to create, implement and progress their people strategies. Top Employer Institute CEO, David Plink says, “We believe that our 2019 recipients demonstrate exceptional employee conditions and encourage the development of these practices by putting their people first. These companies help enrich the world of work with their outstanding dedication to HR excellence and because of this they are recognised as an employer of choice”