FreshMinds joins ranks of 100 Best Companies
25/02/2010FreshMinds is celebrating news that the company has been placed in the 2010 Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list. The news comes just weeks after FreshMinds was one of just 140 companies nationwide to be awarded the coveted two star status as part of the Best Companies Accreditation. This year saw the highest ever number of applications to the scheme.
Best Companies uses a “Michelin style” star rating system to acknowledge companies that achieve a high level of employee engagement and to recognise excellence in the workplace. On the basis of staff feedback, new entrant FreshMinds was judged to be “outstanding”.
Best Companies bases its ranking on employee feedback and uses a rigorous methodology to assess workplace performance and best practice. Employees are asked to give confidential feedback on their company across eight areas: leadership, management, personal growth, wellbeing, team and giving something back.
In order to win its place in the Sunday Times list and two star status, FreshMinds achieved consistently high scores across the board. In particular, the survey showed that FreshMinds has succeeded in fostering a great team spirit and the judges commended the company for the “sense of family” and caring atmosphere it has created amongst employees.
Ben Collis, Head of HR at FreshMinds said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be included in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list and to gain some public recognition for the fantastic team spirit that we have built at FreshMinds over the past ten years. Our people have always told us that we’ve got a really special vibe about the company and now we have yet another award to prove it. We’re firm believers in making sure that we develop a great working environment and keep our people fully engaged and it’s great to see this investment being recognised.”