British corporations are among the biggest private worldwide employers, employing tens of thousands of employees to run a business.
They rely on local and remote staff to develop, manufacture and distribute their services and products in the United Kingdom, particularly in London.
Many major businesses require a huge number of workers and provide just a little amount of money per worker, while other businesses may be smaller yet encourage the creation of giant corporations with a large number of skilled workers.
Thus, many industries are well-represented among the top employers despite the fact that the companies themselves have a lower market capitalization than other members of this list.
Multiple businesses, besides retail, require large numbers of customer-facing staff. Notable examples include finance, hotel management, parcel delivery, personal items, and medication services.
The following list of the top 10 biggest employers in London demonstrates, as in other nations, that the retail business in particular requires a big number of workers.
List of the biggest employers in London:
- Sainsbury’s
- Unilever
- Morrisons
- Royal Dutch Shell
- Lloyds Banking Group
- British American Tobacco
- Kingfisher
- Marks & Spencer
- BP
- Standard Chartered
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1. Sainsbury’s
J Sainsbury PLC, doing business as Sainsbury’s, is a retailer. At Sainsbury’s, they sell food, general products, and apparel in networks of fast stores and supermarkets.
Additionally, Sainsbury’s offers a variety of customer financial services. They are considered one of the biggest employers in the United Kingdom, particularly in London.
The number of employees they have as of now is around 111,900.
Contact info:
Tel: 020 7695 6000
Website: https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/
Address: 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT, United Kingdom.
2. Unilever
Unilever is a multinational British-Dutch consumer products corporation that is listed in both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
It has regrouped hundreds of stores, including:
- Knorr
- Magnum
- Lipton
- Lux
- Sunsilk
- Dove
- Hellmann’s
It has a total number of 149,867 employees as of now, making it one of the biggest employers in London.
Contact info:
Tel: +44 (0)1372 94 50 00
Website: https://www.unilever.com/
Address: 100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DY, United Kingdom.
3. Morrisons
Morrisons is a supermarket business in the United Kingdom that operates under the same name. It was established in 1899.
It offers foodstuffs, processed and fresh foods, clothes, and home goods in-store and online. It operates many stores and supermarkets, including:
More than 400 supermarkets
- 300 gas stations
- 50 convenience stores
- Real estate facilities
- Financial services
It has around 98,000 employees currently and is also a major employer in London.
Contact info:
Tel: 0345 6116111
Website: https://my.morrisons.com/
Address: King Street, London, W3 9NX, United Kingdom.
4. Royal Dutch Shell
Shell, often known as Royal Dutch Shell PLC, is a British-Dutch oil and natural gas firm. It was founded in 1907.
It is present in more than 70 countries and is involved in:
- Exploration of oil and gas and their production
- Processing, shipping, marketing, and distribution of petrochemical products
- Electricity production
- Trading
- Managing biofuels
- Production of hydrogen for renewable energies
It is an employer of more than 83,000 employees.
Contact info:
Tel: 0800 731 8888
Website: https://www.shell.com/
Address: Shell Centre, London, SE1 7NA, United Kingdom.
5. Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC operates as a commercial and retail bank. It provides the following facilities:
- Customer banking
- Corporate finance
- Life, retirement, and insurance
- Financial advisory
It is also involved in worldwide businesses in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Asia.
More than 63,069 work in this firm.
Contact info:
Tel: 020 7626 1500
Website: https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/
Address: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN, United Kingdom.
6. British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco PLC, also known as BAT, is a worldwide manufacturer of cigarettes and tobacco.
It was founded in 1902, and today it is the second-largest tobacco producer in the world, with many international brands, including:
- Dunhill
- Lucky Strike
- Winfield
- Pall Mall
- Rothmans International
Total number of employees: 56,689
Contact info:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7845 1000
Website: https://www.bat.com/
Address: Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PG, United Kingdom.
7. Kingfisher
Kingfisher PLC is a global retail corporation. It manages and runs over a thousand stores in the United Kingdom, Poland, and France under numerous names.
Its primary focus is the sale of home improvement items and supplies. It also offers services in real estate investing, finance, digital, sourcing, and information technology.
Total number of employees: 64,605
Contact info:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7372 8008
Website: https://www.kingfisher.com/
Address: 3 Sheldon Square, Paddington, London, W2 6PX, United Kingdom.
8. Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer Group PLC, commonly abbreviated as M&S, is one of the largest retailers that specializes in selling primarily home goods, private-label clothing, and luxury food items.
It was founded in 1884 and presently operates over nine-hundred locations, predominantly in the United Kingdom (London).
It is also engaged in:
- Financial sector
- Development of real estate and exports to Europe
- Renewable power services
Total number of employees: 75,505
Contact info:
Tel: 020 7935 4422
Email: https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/help
Website: https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/
Address: Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1NW, United Kingdom.
9. BP
Formerly known as The British Petroleum Company and BP Amoco, BP PLC is an international oil and gas corporation.
It was founded in 1909 and has interests in exploration for oil and gas and extraction, processing, marketing, and distribution of petrochemicals, power generating, and trading, as well as biofuels and wind energy.
Total number of employees: 67,600
Contact info:
Tel: +44 20 7496 4000
Website: https://www.bp.com/
Address: 1 St James’s Square, St. James’s, London SW1Y 4PD, United Kingdom.
10. Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered PLC is a worldwide financial services and banking corporation.
It traces its roots to the nineteenth century and provides consumer, corporate, and business banking and finance operations in more than seventy countries.
Total number of employees: 82,494
Contact info:
Tel: +44 207 885 888 8
Website: https://www.sc.com/
Address: 1 Basinghall Avenue, London, EC2V 5DD, United Kingdom.