{"id":940,"date":"2010-06-04T00:07:42","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T00:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=940"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:03:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:03:42","slug":"best_places_to_work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/best_places_to_work","title":{"rendered":"Best Places to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"350\" alt=\"job satisfaction\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2010\/happy_workers8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.greatplacetowork.co.uk\/\">The Great Place to Work Institute<\/a> has published its 10th annual UK&rsquo;s Best Workplaces survey which reveals the best companies to work for in the UK. The survey assesses the relationships between staff and management as well as job satisfaction and employees&rsquo; feelings towards their companies.<\/p>\n<p>The list is topped by Baringa Partners, a management consultancy. Household names in the top ten include Microsoft, Danone and Diageo, the alcohol multinational.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"250\" align=\"right\" alt=\"happy workers\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2010\/happy_workers6.jpg\" \/>The top ten places to work are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Baringa Partners<\/li>\n<li>Danone<\/li>\n<li>Impact International<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft<\/li>\n<li>Novo Nordisk<\/li>\n<li>NetApp UK<\/li>\n<li>Diageo GB<\/li>\n<li>General Mills UK<\/li>\n<li>Danone Waters UK &amp; Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Admiral Group<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The survey found that, against the backdrop of recession, Europe&rsquo;s best workplaces grew by 15% on average. Sickness absence in the UK&rsquo;s best was 30% lower than the national average. Companies with happy employees thus reap clear economic benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The official results of were announced at the UK&rsquo;s Best Workplaces Awards Ceremony on 19th May. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.greatplacetowork.com\/news\/pdf\/2010-uk_s_best-workplaces-publication.pdf\">full report can be downloaded<\/a> from the Great Place to Work site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">* * *<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/catering\/c-197\">Office catering<\/a><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/janitorial\/c-1455\">Office janitorial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Great Place to Work Institute has published its 10th annual UK&rsquo;s Best Workplaces survey which reveals the best companies to work for in the UK. The survey assesses the relationships between staff and management as well as job satisfaction and employees&rsquo; feelings towards their companies. 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