Admiral and Cisco named Best Workplaces for Women 2023

Insurance firm Admiral, housing provider Home Group and digital communications business Cisco have been named on Great Place to Work UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2023 list.

The list, which is produced by the UK branch of Great Place to Work, analysed the responses of nearly 80,000 UK-based female employees to its Trust Index employee survey to determine which employers are going above and beyond to ensure fair treatment in terms of pay and benefits, workload stress, and development and promotion opportunities.

Admiral was ranked highly due to its initiatives and programmes for female staff, including its Get Discovered Programme which empowers women to put themselves forward for future leadership opportunities and its Admiral 5-9 Club in collaboration with WelshICE, designed for budding female entrepreneurs to learn about running successful businesses.

The top five super large businesses (1,000 and above employees) are:

1. Home Group
2. Baringa
3. Admiral Group
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5. Cisco

The top five large businesses (201-1,000 employees) are:

1. Elements Talent Consultancy
2. Xero
3. The Trade Desk
4. Klaviyo
5. Biogen

The top five medium-sized businesses (51-201 employees) are:

1. Sellic Partnership
2. Tomorrow
3. Silver Cloud HR
4. Uptake Strategies
5. Touch Medical Media

The top five small businesses (20-51 employees) are:

1. ID Comms
2. Happy
3. Aspire Scientific
4. ResourceIT
5. Propellernet

Benedict Gautrey, managing director of Great Place to Work UK, said: “It’s vitally important that employers take a holistic approach when attempting to create the optimum work experience for women to thrive in their organisations. By creating a culture where women can achieve a strong sense of accomplishment and purpose in the work they do, we are seeing enhanced creativity and innovation, productivity and profitability that inevitably comes with being an equitable, innovative, diverse and supportive workplace for all.”

Cristina Nestares, chief executive officer of Admiral UK Insurance, added, “We want all our colleagues to feel respected, heard, and that they’re treated fairly, and the fact that this recognition is a direct result of our colleagues’ experiences makes it even more special. Equality has been one of our four core pillars since the beginning, and it’s incredibly important to us that we continue to nurture a working environment that empowers our colleagues to come to work as their authentic selves.”