Salesforce has been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women for the second year in a row, according to Great Place to Work’s 2021 report.
The cloud-based software business was ranked first in the super large organisation category, with Admiral Group and Hilton coming in at second and third. The Sovini Group, Foundation SP and Signify Technology each took first place in the large, medium and small categories respectively, with The Sovini Group also maintaining its position for the second year in a row.
Great Place to Work’s annual Best UK Workplaces for women recognition awards, which is in its fourth year, carried out its trust index employee survey among 114 UK-based organisations and analysed the responses of female employees.
The research found that the organisations where women reported a highly positive workplace experience had programmes in place that tackle the specific challenges facing women during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, as well as addressing the gaps in equal pay and career progression.
The top five organisations named Best UK Workplaces for women in the UK in each category are:
Super large organisations
- Salesforce
- Admiral Group
- Hilton
- Home Group
- SAP
Large organisations
- The Sovini Group
- Baringa Partners
- Liberty IT
- REL Field Marketing
- Adecco
Medium-sized organisations
- Foundation SP
- South Liverpool Homes
- Tessian
- The Exeter
- Found
Small organisations
- Signify Technology
- Propellernet
- Language is Everything
- Evolved Search
- Wild Nutrition
Benedict Gautrey, managing director of Great Place to Work UK, commented that the team were delighted to recognise so many great organisations in the latest UK’s Best Workplaces for Women list.
“The issues affecting women in the workplace, particularly what we’ve witnessed in the face of the pandemic including parity of pay and advancement opportunities, continue to be important topics. What our 2021 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women clearly show is the positive impact their practices have on business. As a result, they are better able to attract and retain women of talent, encouraging them to develop professionally and personally,” he said.