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Britain’s top employers have been named following an in-depth survey of company reviews – and those with flexible work-from-home policies are among the top performers.
The research, conducted by employee development platform Zensai, analysed reviews of companies on Glassdoor – an online platform where people can rate their company based on eight ‘workplace factors’.
Scores for each category, which include culture and values, diversity and inclusion, compensation and benefits, and career opportunities, were weighted and then added together to give an index score out of 100 for each workplace.
Only companies with over 100 reviews were surveyed, with just over 200 firms narrowed down into the top 100.
The list includes a range of employers from the public and private sector, including well know brands such as Coca-Cola and Apple and even some top universities and local councils.
But the best performers appear to be those with flexible working arrangements – ranging from hybrid arrangements mixing home and office work through to full-time WFH.
Octopus Energy ranked as the best company to work for, topping the list with a score of 87.16, despite being founded in the UK less than a decade ago.
The renewable energy provider, led by CEO Greg Jackson, boasts on its website that it employs ‘authentic humans’ who work ‘with freedom and responsibility’, with many employees praising the firm for its flexibility in allowing them to work from home.
Meanwhile, the lesser known Bain & Company – a management consulting firm based in Boston – ranked second with a score of 85.92.
The company, which was founded in 1973, also offers a hybrid of remote and in office working, claiming employees’ choice of the two is dependant on ‘the situation, the team, your growth, and the client’.
Well known employers including Mastercard (82) and Salesforce (81.93) ranked second and third, respectively, while Google (80.30) came in seventh, and Redbull (78.99) just scraped into the top ten.
Among those companies to be ranked were a host of UK universities, with the University of Sheffield being voted as the best higher education provider to work at with a score of 75.89.
The University of Warwick (69.81) was second in terms of university rankings, having come in at 29th on the list, one place ahead of the University of Leeds (69.17).
Tech giant Microsoft (68.88) outperformed its rival Apple (68.87), beating it by just 0.01, ranking them 31st and 32nd, respectively.
While the Tube may not always be as reliable as some would hope, its employees seem to find it a welcoming place to work, with the London Underground ranking 53rd on the list with a score of 65.58.
Parent company Transport for London only just made the cut, ranking 89th with a score of 59.33.
Global brands including Coca-Cola (61.82) and Nike (61.73) also made it onto the list at 73rd and 75th, respectively, ahead of British consumer goods company Unilever (60.39), which ranked 83rd.
Commenting on the findings, Rasmus Holst, Chief Executive Officer of Zensai said: ‘It’s inspiring to see organisations like Octopus Energy and Bain & Company leading the way in fostering positive work environments.
‘It is also interesting to see so many tech and software companies show up in this top ten listing of the best places to work in the UK.
‘While salary is important, employees clearly also prioritise their well-being, as well as company culture and values when choosing where to work.’
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The Employment Rights Bill will bring in guaranteed hours provisions on zero-hours contracts and allow workers to bring unfair dismissal claims from the first day of employment.
But, while the Bill has been hailed an handing more power to employees, 92 per cent of small employers say they are concerned at the impact it will have on them.
A poll from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) also found 67 per cent plan to recruit fewer staff, 56 per cent will cancel or scale down plans for expansion and 32 per cent look set to reduce staff headcount due to the measures.
One of the main concerns cited in the Bill is changes to unfair dismissal legislation, which would expand the grounds for employees to take their new employer to a tribunal from their first day in the job.
The majority say they will avoid hiring those with a poor work history, with just under half of small businesses reluctant to employ anyone out of work or who haven’t previously had a job before.
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