JUPITER, Fla., Sept. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- G4S Secure Solutions, America's leading security company, has been named to the prestigious Workforce 100 list as one of the world's best companies for human resources programs, employee development and leadership. G4S was honored for its excellence in optimizing the capabilities of its 46,000 employees around the U.S. through effective programs and strategies.

"Superior human resources management provides the basis for our success at G4S," said Drew Levine, President, G4S North America. "We invest in our employees because our customers are best served when our employees are served first. Our employees often place themselves in harm's way to protect our customers' people and assets."

G4S was recognized for its exceptional performance in seven core areas indicative of overall HR excellence: workplace culture; employee benefits; diversity and inclusion; employee development/talent management; HR innovation/management; leadership development; and recruiting and talent acquisition.

"We are honored to be recognized for such a prestigious award that reflects the work of the people we have in our Corporate, Regional and Field offices across the U.S. who do such a fantastic job of recruiting, hiring, training and engaging our men and women with dignity and respect every day," said Geoff Gerks, Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources.

The Workforce 100 awards, from Human Capital Media Advisory Group, use a statistically based formula to analyze publicly available company information across the seven core areas, to create a ranked list with comprehensive HR performance as the primary focus.

About G4S Secure Solutions

G4S Secure Solutions is the nation's leading security company, providing a wide range of security services and technology solutions. The G4S expertise in analyzing security needs and developing specialized programs enables customers to reduce the total cost of ownership for security and related services, and focus on quality improvement and risk reduction. For more information visit: www.g4s.com/us

About G4S

G4S is the leading global integrated security company specializing in the provision of security products, services and solutions. The group is active in more than 120 countries, and is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange with more than 618,000 employees and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com.

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