STRONG investment in their employees will need to be demonstrated by the firm that takes home the Employer of the Year prize at the 2022 awards ceremony.

Sponsored by Solenis, this award is to honour the district’s top employers. As well as demonstrating strong investment in their employees, these firms will have other key employee benefits, such as a reward scheme.

Companies must be able to demonstrate that the safety and security of their employees is of the utmost importance and will be paying the living wage.

It is time to be rewarded as one of the best places to work in the area.

In 2021, Expect Distribution, a family-run logistics business in Bradford, was crowned Employer of the Year.

Head of HR Sophie Metcalf said last year: “It’s fantastic to pick up this award.

“It has been such a tough 18 months for everybody and this is just testament to how much people have been committed over that time.

“Everybody from our apprentices to our MD, we have all put the effort in and worked together to make the business succeed."

Managing director Neil Rushworth added: “It has been difficult for every business but the effort of the employees and the way they have responded to the company wanting to make it so comfortable for them through the pandemic has been superb."