HCL Technologies Ltd has announced that HCL Great Britain has been chosen as one of the 'top information and communication technology' (ICT) employers in the UK by a new guide from the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) an independent global organisation that researches global best business practices from an HR perspective.

HCL employs approximately 2,350 employees in the UK, 2000 of whom are UK nationals, thus making it the largest Indian IT employer of local staff in the UK and among the top 10 private sector employers in NI.

The study, Top ICT Employers in the UK, is published by CRF in close association with Computing magazine, and endorsed by the British Computer Society (BCS), the National Computing Centre (NCC) and the trade association Intellect, ranks HCL Great Britain alongside leading ICT companies such as Tesco and Nokia..

This study takes cognisance of leading employment practices and career opportunities for IT professionals across ICT companies. It

HCL Great Britain was selected in the Top ICT Employers in the UK guide on the basis of its innovation, progress in delivering competitive pay and benefits, active development and promotion of staff, the availability of training and company culture.

HCL Great Britain is a subsidiary of HCL Technologies Ltd, a part off £1.5-billion ($2.7 billion) HCL Enterprise (HCL), a leading global technology and IT enterprise with strengths in product engineering, technology and application services, BPO, infrastructure services, IT hardware, systems integration, and distribution of technology and telecom products.

Within UK, HCL owns and operates the Apollo BPO centre in Belfast and a delivery centre at Armagh in Northern Ireland (UK). HCL is the only Indian IT company with local investments in facilities. HCL also received the prestigious "Excellence in Training Achievement Award" and a commendation in the "Excellence in Service to Business" category.

Rajeev Sawhney, corporate vice president, HCL and head of European operations said "HCL has experienced incredible growth within the UK. Most recently this has been highlighted by the 600 new jobs created at our Apollo contact centre in Belfast making us the largest contact center operation in Ireland. In an industry with traditionally high labour turnover rates, taking care of our staff and developing innovate recruitment and retention systems is paramount to providing quality services and ensuring our success. Our inclusion in the CRF guide is a validation of these policies."