It is official - Totemic is the 19th Best Company to Work For!
Congratulations; we are officially the 19th Best Company to work for based upon your feedback in The Sunday Times and Best Companies national survey. The full results are published in this weekend's edition of The Sunday Times.
We are delighted and proud in being awarded the 19th Best Company to Work For and the Best Company regionally. This is the sixth consecutive year totemic has been recognised in the prestigious Best Companies and Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For survey.
This tremendous achievement adds to our earlier award from Best Companies of being a three star ‘extra-ordinary’ company, and is a worthy recognition of our employees continued efforts and support to drive our business forward to future success. Out of the 1,165 organisations who applied for the awards, only 84 received the ultimate three star status.
Lianne Tapson, director of engagement says:
This result is a tremendous achievement for totemic and a tribute to all our employees. At totemic, we recognise the value that an engaged workforce adds to the performance of our company. Taking part in the Best Companies & The Sunday Times survey is our strongest measure of how our people feel about our organisation, and as such their feedback helps us to inform our future communications and engagement strategies.
Richard Caseby, managing editor, The Sunday Times said;
With 275,000 employees canvassed, 30,000 more than last year, the 2011 Best Companies’ contests are our biggest yet. Given the troubled economic times in which we are all operating, you might have been forgiven for placing less emphasis on being a good organisation to work for. However, enlightened leaders appreciate that the best way to ride the recession is for everyone to work together.
About Best Companies Ltd
Best Companies has been making an impact on workplace engagement since 2000. As the name behind The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For lists, Best Companies conducts the largest employee engagement survey in the world with more than 3000 organisations participating. Best Companies also produces an accreditation scheme for organisations that demonstrate high levels of employee engagement.
For more information visit www.bestcompanies.co.uk
The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For lists in 2011
This year, 1165 organisations entered The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For lists.
- Best Small Companies to Work For (50 – 249 employees)
- Best Companies to Work For (250 – 4999 employees)
- Best Big Companies to work for (5000 + employees)
- Best Places to Work in the Public and Charity Sectors
Accreditation
The Accreditation scheme, developed by Best Companies, is based on a star rating system where one star is first class, two stars are outstanding, and three stars are extraordinary. Organisational successes have been defined using data from the 2011 Best Companies to Work For survey which involved surveying over 291,000 employees from 1165 companies.
The Best Companies Index score
The Best Companies Index score is designed to measure employee engagement by analysing 54 questions across the following eight factors: Leadership, Wellbeing, My Manager, My Team, My Company, Personal Growth, Giving Something Back, Fair Deal.
- Leadership measures how people feel about the head of their organisation, the senior management team and the values of the organisation.
- Wellbeing measures stress, pressure, the balance between work and home life and the impact of these factors on personal health and performance.
- My Manager measures whether people feel supported, trusted and cared for by their immediate manager.
- My Team includes encouraging team spirit, feeling part of the company, having fun, and belonging.
- My Company focuses on how much people value their company, how proud they are to work there, and whether they make a difference.
- Personal Growth examines whether people feel challenged by their job, whether their skills are being utilised and their perceived opportunities for advancement.
- Giving Something Back explores how much people think their organisation puts back into society and whether they believe this effort is driven by profit motives.
- Fair Deal includes how well employees feel they are treated and how their pay and benefits compare to similar organisations.