The Sunday Times has released the results of its annual Best Companies To Work For list. Here's the top 25.
The Sunday Times has just released its annual index of the Best Companies To Work For. Companies nominate themselves and then get staff to fill out a survey on aspects of workplace culture from leadership to wellbeing to personal growth and a fair deal in terms of pay.
Last week, we looked at the results of the Best Small Companies To Work For survey.
Now here are this year’s top 25 big companies:
|
Company |
Industry |
2011 top 25 position |
|
Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd |
Retail |
6 |
|
Pets at Home |
Retail |
- |
|
Sytner Group |
Car dealers/rental |
3 |
|
Goldman Sachs International |
Professional |
2 |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Professional |
11 |
|
RSA |
Financial |
- |
|
American Express UK |
Financial |
- |
|
KPMG |
Professional |
9 |
|
Boots Opticians |
Retail |
1 |
|
McDonald's Restaurants |
Hospitality |
22 |
|
Signet Trading Ltd |
Retail |
|
|
Marriott Hotels International |
Hospitality |
7 |
|
Bourne Leisure |
Leisure |
4 |
|
InterContinental Hotels Group |
Hospitality |
10 |
|
Accenture UK Ltd |
Professional |
- |
|
Deloitte |
Professional |
- |
|
Zurich Insurance |
Financial |
20 |
|
Hilton Hotels, UK |
Hospitality |
18 |
|
AXA |
Financial |
- |
|
Homebase Limited |
Retail |
- |
| Boots UK | Retail | 19 |
| Mott MacDonald Limited | Professional | 13 |
| British Gas | Utilities | 14 |
| The Midcounties Co-operative | Retail | 24 |
| Legal & General | Financial | - |
If you're wondering who Signet Trading is, it's the firm behind high street jewellers H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis.
Pets At Home's rapid expansion over the past year means it has moved from the mid-sized companies list to the big companies list.
To find out more about why their employees rate these companies so highly, go to the official Best Companies website
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