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Helping you get from ‘Goo d’ to
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‘GREAT’ ‘Fine-Tuning ’
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Improvement over time
55% UK National Average
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70% Threshold for consideration as a ‘Best Wor kplace’
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85% UK Best Wor
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EDITORIAL Redactive Media Group and Great Place to Work® UK SALES MANAGER James Brunt SALES EXECUTIVE Thomas Grafton PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Joanna Marsh ANALYSIS Suzy Lee, Clare Hill, Amy Ong, Marianna Roach GREAT PLACE TO WORK® UK Amy Ong, Anna Nurzynska, Benedict Gautrey, Charles Fair, Clare Hill, Elliot Slade, Emdad Khan, Filip Kitundu, Helen Wright, Jonathan Reid, Mariana Skirmuntt, Marianna Roach, Mathew Hellela, Matthew Dunbar, Musteyde Fikret, Natalie Grant, Nick Honour, Nicola Papenfus, Dr. Petrina Carmody, Sam Merchant, Sonya Bedi, Suzy Lee, Tom O’Byrne EXTERNAL CONSULTANT Phil Wilson PUBLISHED BY Redactive Media Group, 17-18 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5TP, Tel +44 (0)20 7880 6200 PRINTED BY Wyndeham Peterborough FRONT COVER Adam Nickel
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Standing out from the crowd Culture, trust and recognition are just a few of the areas in which the UK’s Best Workplaces outperform the average organisation. This year’s database reveals some insights into how the best and average workplaces compare.
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Talking the language of employee engagement Engagement needs senior management involvement if it’s going to be a success, but how can HR professionals communicate to CEOs that engagement is worthwhile? We asked senior figures at Best Workplaces about their engagement strategies.
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Best Workplaces 2016: Large We highlight the top 31 best UK workplaces in the large category, which features six new entries.
Best Workplaces 2016: Medium We highlight the top 50 best UK workplaces in the medium category, which features a first-time entrant at number one.
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Best Workplaces 2016: Small We highlight the top 20 best UK workplaces in the small category, including another first-time entrant sitting proudly in the top spot.
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Interview: Large winner Softcat has grown its turnover from £50 million to £600 million in the past decade. CEO Martin Hellawell tells Tom O’Byrne, CEO of Great Place to Work® UK, how it has achieved such rapid growth.
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Interview: Medium winner In its first year of participation, local housing organisation RHP Group tops the group. Chief Executive David Done tells Tom O’Byrne how this was achieved.
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Interview: Small winner Foundation SP CEO Simon Grosse explains to Tom O’Byrne how the technology solutions company embraced trust and engagement.
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What’s it like to work at... …a great workplace? We asked employees at our top-ranking organisations about their experience of work.
How to be a great business, employer and brand Building a company culture to win competitive advantage.
Hall of Fame and Special Awards Every year a new set of organisations enter our Hall of Fame or win our Special Awards. What role does leadership play in their success?
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