IS YOUR COMPANY A GREAT PLACE TO WORK?

Boosting salaries isn’t always the solution. Not all employers – especially those particularly affected by the pandemic – have the scope to raise pay at the moment, and with inflation rising this year, it’s difficult to see how some companies will be able to keep up.

So how does a company attract employees?

It starts with the interview process, where the advantage is increasingly lying with the interviewee. Even a couple of years ago the director of a cyber security company told this magazine that some new starters don’t accept that they need to prove themselves before they start discussing promotion or development opportunities.

“They wanted to know at interview, even before they’d got the job, how we were going to support their personal career progression,” the cyber boss said.

But rather than seeing this as the arrogance of an unproven candidate, the company saw it as a compliment. “If you interpret that differently, it means they already see a future with us.”

In our first ever “100 Great Places to Work” list of companies, all have either been nominated or secured national recognition for their workforce policies. This list showcases some of the great companies to work for in this region. If you believe your company should have been featured please get in touch to nominate for our next one.