Engagement score

Latest BCI Score

687.3

Quick facts

What we do:
Provides beautiful, cloud based accounting software to small businesses
Year established:
2007
Website:
http://www.xero.com
Recruitment:
https://www.xero.com/au/about/careers/#openings
Contact
- Bank House, 171 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK9 1EB

About Xero UK Ltd

What is it like to work for Xero UK Ltd

My Manager

91% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

Xero UK receive support from their own Learning and Development Specialist. Some employees have had further coaching than that given at the beginning of employment. They have a monthly People Managers Meeting and PX are there to support and advise. Some employees are going on to do a coaching qualification themselves. 360 degree feedback is given annually. There is increasing use of Workday to initiate feedback. Engagement is measured by Officevibe and reported real time on a weekly basis to ensure that employees are happy at work. The company work hard to maintain a two-way flow of information.

91% of staff agreed:

I feel that my manager talks openly and honestly with me

My Team

91% of staff agreed:

My team is fun to work with

Xero UK have an ‘All Hands’ meeting fortnightly which is recorded and circulated, and have weekly Friday Night Drinks in both their Milton Keynes and London offices in order to encourage communication and a more sociable form of engagement. They have a pool table, ping pong, space invaders and play station so employees can relax and enjoy each other's company further in the office. Use Officevibe, a weekly engagement check-in tool, allows for employees to comment on 10 factors and to give feedback and dialogue about how they are feeling about work.

91% of staff agreed:

My team is fun to work with

My Company

95% of staff agreed:

I feel proud to work for this organisation

Xero have organised values awards previously and also their employee of the year is a peer nominated and the award is always linked to the company values. Xero has the perfect balance of simplicity, power and elegance, and is always fast, with a best-in-class uptime of 99.97% since 2007. They provide unlimited collaboration with their staff and trusted advisers and free unlimited email support from experienced teams. They have an ecosystem of 300+ Add-on applications to manage the client business.

95% of staff agreed:

I feel proud to work for this organisation

Learn more about the 8 factors of workplace engagement here