Join us on the 13th November
The Best Companies ‘Special Award’ for Best Improver is presented to one organisation in each size category that have seen the greatest increase to their b-Heard survey scores over the past year.
Caba offers all employees free access to the support systems that they provide to its clients. These include counselling, advice, financial support and coaching. It further offers private medical access to its people and has invested in a learning and development programme specifically designed for managers to increase their confidence and knowledge around inspiring management.
Journey Further’s career pathways framework provides clarity and transparency, giving each employee a defined grade, career stage, mapped responsibilities and a salary index. Coupled with three annual promotion windows, this empowers employees to take ownership of their progression while ensuring fairness and consistency across the agency globally.
Adventure is at the heart of Go Ape and, annually, it organises a meeting and training week filled with team-building activities, an overnight break featuring kayaking, BBQs, camping and a scenic walk, and encourages its sites to close once per year to allow its teams to embark on their own adventures.
Hasting Direct’s cultural framework called the 4Cs (Colleague, Customer, Community and Company) provides a cornerstone for all decision making by employees and by the business itself. Through ‘Community’ it provided £89,000 in grants and sponsorships in 2024 alone, as well donating £103,310 to the Pink Ribbon Foundation and colleagues completed over 13,000 hours of volunteering for local causes.
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Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
Softwire launched a disability/mental health spotlight, sharing Q&As from employees who have a disability.
The aim was to help reduce stigma, start conversations, and give the wider company insights into what it's like working at Softwire with a disability.
Continuous improvement is one of The Landmark London’s key company behaviour and is ingrained within their culture. They believe that an employees’ journey should be enriching and memorable.
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The shortlist for the Best Leader award is based on data from Best Companies’ b-Heard surveys, specifically the average scores from leadership-related statements across all participating organisations. Three nominees are selected for each size category, and the winner is determined purely by the highest Leadership score achieved through the survey.
