Congratulations to
Starcom MediaVest Group and
Leo Burnett who have been ranked in
The Sunday Times ‘Best companies to work for’ list.
Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), a new entry on the list, was ranked 42nd. Their listing recognises the significant focus the agency places on employee engagement. Highlights include their learning and development programme which sees over 400 training sessions delivered annually and the “Inspired Talent Academy” which provides a unique personal and professional development experience in complete confidentiality from senior management, using inspiring locations such as Marrakech, Bergerac and Grenada.
Liz Nottingham, HR Director at Starcom MediaVest Group and Chairman of the IPA's People Management Group said, “This recognition matters because it is all about our people and our culture which in turn lead to great work. We are doing the right things and this has been acknowledged by our people who experience SMG on a daily basis. We are thrilled to be a member of the highly respected Best 100 list and to share this success with our people and our clients.”
Leo Burnett, also a first time entrant, was ranked at number 61 on the list. A total of 80 per cent of Leo Burnett employees said they were proud to work for the company, according to the survey.
Sarah Baumann, Group Talent Strategy Director, Leo Burnett said: "As this is the first year we've entered the
Sunday Times Best 100 Companies, we are all extremely proud to have got in at number 61. The fact we also got a top 10 score for our Leadership and top 20 score for providing opportunities for growth and development makes us very happy, as it's a direct result of the huge focus and investment we've put into our people and talent in the last year and is a reflection of the motivation and ambition within the Leo Burnett Group to, not just make great work, but to have a great time doing it."
The IPA’s interim legal service Lewis Silkin LLP was ranked at number 33.
IPA agencies
Glue London and
KitCatt Nohr Alexander Shaw also appeared on this year's
Sunday Times 'Best small companies to work for' list,
announced last week.
This year the lists have been derived from entries of 964 companies. In total they have surveyed over 230,000 employee opinions and carried out an evaluation of each organisation’s key statistics, processes and policies.
The listings are derived primarily from the views of employees alongside the policies and processes of employers. They identify best practice and rank companies according to their performance against eight key indicators of staff engagement: leadership; wellbeing; my company; giving back; personal growth; my manager; my team and getting a fair deal.
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