The prestigious national list recognises organisations with outstanding levels of employee engagement and exemplary workplace culture, based purely on feedback from colleagues themselves.
This year, Midland Heart not only made the Top 100 places to work but was Highly Commended through a ‘Spotlight Award’ for its work supporting disabled employees, in recognition of its commitment to creating a true place of belonging for its 1,000-strong team.
This is backed by strong colleague engagement, with the 34,000-home landlord scoring over 80 per cent in a recent colleague satisfaction survey.
Chief Executive of Midland Heart, Glenn Harris, said: “Everything we do starts with our tenants, and we’re always challenging ourselves to go further and do better for them. To do that we need the best possible team and as these results show we have a great team people at Midland Heart.
“This recognition is meaningful because it reflects the environment we’re creating for our colleagues and the tenant centred culture we have all committed to embedding. They are the ones making a difference to our tenants and their neighbourhoods every day, and we’re committed to investing in them, supporting them and making Midland Heart a place where everyone feels they belong, can thrive and build their career.”
Editor of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, Zoe Thomas, said: “In an evolving world of work Britain’s leading employers are helping staff forge careers that count today – and in the future. In turn, the Best Places to Work have the resilience to weather the current economic storms baked in, thanks to engaged workers who go above and beyond with a smile.
“Our winning employers span sizes and sectors – from tiny charities and specialist law firms to multinational fast-food chains and utility giants, and everywhere in between. The thread joining them is the belief that a happy workforce is a stepping stone to better performance, faster growth, and bigger profits. More than that, there’s a collective instinct that a contented rank-and-file is a worthwhile business goal in and of itself.”
The Sunday Times listing comes shortly after the launch of a new Social Housing Surveying HNC, developed by Midland Heart, Tpas, University College Birmingham and social housing tenants, to support colleague development and help tackle the sector’s surveyor shortage.
