London North Eastern Railway is celebrating being named a UK Top Employer for the 5th year running by the Top Employers Institute.

The Institute is renowned around the world as an authority, recognising impressive and inspiring people practice and certifying organisations via their HR Best Practices Survey.

The UK Top Employer award celebrates areas of excellence within the workplace, including:

• Employee health and wellbeing
• Work environment
• Performance development

London North Eastern Railway’s continued achievement of being named a UK Top Employer clearly shows the rail operator’s ongoing dedication to building a positive working environment which is managed through the continual development of effective practices such as authentic people practices and policies with a key focus on understanding each LNER employees experience within the workplace.

Claire Ansley, LNER People Director, said: “At LNER, we know that we would be nothing without our incredible people. This Top Employer award is testament to our commitment and genuine passion for providing the very best possible employee experience for our colleagues to ensure we can ultimately provide the very best experience for our customers. To have now won this award for five years in a row is a wonderful achievement.”

David Plink, Top Employers Institute CEO, 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.”