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Celebrating our region's Best Employers
24 July 2023
In October we’ll be hosting our Best Employers awards conference to recognise the best of the best with accreditations and awards. And we've got a packed agenda of inspirational speakers from well-known organisations including Tom Athron, CEO of Fortnum & Mason.
A Best Employers' story: IPRS
28 July 2023
IPRS first took part in Best Employers in 2018 then again in 2021 when they won the Best Health and Pharmaceuticals award, and platinum accreditation. Lisa Simcock, HR Director at IPRS shares how to get the best from Best Employers.
A Best Employers’ story: Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
4 July 2023
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is a large employer with 250 colleagues and 600 volunteers in diverse roles.Find out more about how Best Employers has helped them, and how other organisations can make the most of it.
Helping the East Anglian Air Ambulance take employee engagement to new heights
20 June 2023
EAAA are a big part of our Best Employer programme, having taken part since 2016. We’ve been talking to Sarah Atkins, their Director of People and Culture, to find out what they do to engage their people.
How has Best Employers made a difference at Holkham?
4 July 2023
Watch how Best Employers has made a difference at Holkham, helped inform their people strategies and created a great place to work.
Best Employers survey will tell you 'what your people are thinking'
3 May 2023
The Best Employers Eastern Region 2023 programme is underway, helping businesses create workplaces where their people can thrive.
Best Employers 2023 starts with a bang
2 May 2023
On 28 March we officially launched this year’s Best Employers Eastern Region with a conference at Newmarket Racecourse. We had a great turnout with over 170 senior leaders and HR professionals coming together.
Best Employers Eastern Region 2023 survey opens following launch conference
5 April 2023
This year's survey went live on 28 March at Newmarket Racecourse with our launch conference. Businesses from across the region came together to explore how they could make the most of their Best Employers Eastern Region survey and create inclusive cultures.
How PolicyBee won Best Employers Platinum accreditation
8 March 2023
PolicyBee, a Suffolk-based insurance broker for freelancers, small businesses and charities, achieved Platinum accreditation in the 2021 Best Employers Eastern Region programme – after achieving Gold in 2018.
Why does East Anglian Air Ambulance value the Best Employer programme?
24 February 2023
Best Employers Eastern Region is a not-for-profit programme. In 2023, we're donating any funds we raise to the East Anglian Air Ambulance. Watch this video to find out why EAAA values our programme.
Region's business leaders to speak at Best Employers launch
15 February 2023
Bridget McIntyre MBE DL leads an impressive list of guest speakers at the Best Employers Eastern Region 2023 launch conference – to be held at Newmarket Racecourse on Tuesday, March 28.
Get ready to be inspired at the Best Employers launch conference
13 February 2023
Best Employers is about bringing businesses across our region together. To share knowledge and experience on transforming workplaces in positive ways, and to build lasting relationships. And it all starts with the launch conference.
Best Employers programme provides 'honest picture' of your business
26 January 2023
Tiger Eye won the Best Digital and Technology Employer at the 2021 Best Employer awards and achieved platinum accreditation. Discover why they were drawn to the Best Employers programme and what they learnt.
Power up your people with Best Employers Eastern Region 2023
11 January 2023
The Best Employers Eastern Region programme is returning in 2023 to help organisations create workplaces where their people can thrive.
Find out what employees really think with Best Employers Eastern Region 2023
20 January 2023
Based around a confidential and customisable employee engagement survey, this programme helps organisations find out what their people really think of the way they operate.
Read the 2023 launch article here.
Best Employers 2021: A Pure Executive analysis
28 February 2022
Lynn Walters
Workplaces have changed amidst the turmoil of the pandemic, with lots of employees ditching the commute and working from home. How has this changed the way they engage with their workplaces and colleagues?
Flexible pandemic approach pays dividends for finance firm
26 January 2022
Adam Pescod, Archant
Beckett Investment Management Group, a financial services firm with offices in Suffolk, Norfolk and Leicestershire, was awarded Platinum accreditation and won Best Overall Medium Company at the Best Employers Eastern Region 2021 awards.
'We put the effort in to show our people they are our most important asset'
13 January 2022
Tom Kay
Tom Kay, director of engagement, communication and L&D at Archant, a partner of the Best Employers Eastern Region, explains why company culture is crucial for sustainable growth.
Survey results offer valuable insight into employee engagement
12 January 2021
Gill Buchanan
As the co-founders of Best Employers, alongside psychometrics experts eras Ltd, Pure understand the importance of gathering feedback on employee engagement. Chief operating officer Gill Buchanan explains what Pure learned in 2021 from its own survey.
'Sometimes it is in adversity that people’s true qualities shine through'
11 January 2022
George Sik
Director of assessment Dr George Sik, of Best Employers co-founders eras ltd, reflects on how the company’s culture of teamwork has brought out the best in its employees during the pandemic.
It’s time to give positive mental health the recognition it deserves
10 January 2022
Shaun Savoury, Birketts
As a partner of Best Employers Eastern Region, Birketts believes in supporting staff with a strong focus on wellbeing and positive mental health. HR director Shaun Savory explains.
'Some people think professional services is dull – they couldn’t be more wrong!'
8 January 2022
Caroline Bixby, Scrutton Bland
HR director Caroline Bixby explains what makes professional services a highly sought-after career choice, and why Scrutton Bland is proud to have recently received a gold accreditation from the Best Employers Eastern Region programme.
'Our staff take pride in wearing the Holkham badge'
7 January 2022
Alex Triplow, Holkham
Alex Triplow, head of HR at Holkham Estate, explains why its people are central to its mission to be the UK’s most pioneering and sustainable rural estate – and how the Best Employers survey has been instrumental in achieving this.
‘There is always more you can learn’
6 January 2022
Helen Peck
Helen Peck, operations manager at training and development provider Lighthouse Group, reflects on its aim to rid the world of poor managers, and why the Best Employers Eastern Region survey is a great indicator that the business is on the right track.
'Our objective is to enable everyone to thrive'
5 January 2022
Ian White, Beckett Investment Management Group
Ian White, managing director at Beckett Investment Management Group, explains why an engaged workforce was the key to achieving Platinum accreditation and winning Best Overall Medium Company at Best Employers Eastern Region 2021.
'Communication is the key to success'
4 January 2022
Simon Weir, Archant
An inclusive culture and a commitment to ensuring all staff believe they belong. These were two of the people-focused features highlighted by the judges at this year’s Best Employers awards, crowning Treatt the Best Overall Large Company.
Best Employers Eastern Region raises £11,000 for good causes
6 October 2021
Simon Weir
The 2020-21 Best Employers Eastern Region programme reached its conclusion last week with an online conference – attended by more than 75 businesses from across East Anglia – at which awards and accreditations were announced and it was confirmed that more than £11,000 had been raised for charity.
Creating a legacy - Best Employers 2021
7 October 2021
Judith Pugh, Pure
The awards conference is the final event in this year’s programme. 90 people joined us online to hear the award and accreditation announcements and were treated to valuable insight from Hamish Taylor, former head of brands at BA, CEO of Eurostar and Sainsbury’s Bank, and Andy Wood, CEO of Adnams.
The best of the best to be revealed at the Best Employers event
25 August 2021
Jo Malone, Archant
Businesses across the east are gearing up to celebrate the culmination of months of work as part of the prestigious Best Employers programme.
Suffolk Business Awards: Employer of the Year
7 June 2021
Simon Weir
The past 12 months have been tough on everyone - but the best businesses have gone out of their way to look after their people. That's why the Employer of the Year award is such an important one in the Suffolk Business Awards.
How to use share incentives to increase employee engagement
17 May 2021
Simon Weir
Share incentives are an affordable and effective way to boost employee engagement and secure future business growth. Lisa Hayward of Birketts explains why you should be using them.
best employers grow with shared insights
12 May 2021
Simon Weir
The Best Employers premise is clear and simple: organisations with engaged employees are more successful. The not-for-profit programme returns for 2021 to help employers across East Anglia not only get more from their staff but also take greater care of them and attract the best talent.
Best employers focus on employee engagement
6 May 2021
Simon Weir
As businesses look ahead to life after lockdown, it has never been more important – or more challenging – to look after their people. The Best Employers Eastern Region is a not-for-profit programme designed to help companies find the smartest ways of doing that.
Is your business a best employer?
14 April 2021
As businesses look to emerge from the pandemic, the world of work will have changed – and what workers expect of their employers may have changed too. So how do you find the best ways to engage, motivate and lead a team in 2021?
Best Employers ready for 2021
31 March 2021
Simon Weir
Staff welfare has never been more important for business than during the pandemic – but it can be hard to have the same confidence in how people are doing when so many are not in the office and working remotely. This is where the Best Employers Eastern Region programme can help.
World-class speakers to share knowledge with Best Employers
3 February 2021
Simon Weir
The Best Employers Eastern Region 2021 programme starts in earnest on April 22 and we are delighted to announce our world-class speakers for the launch event.
Launch into 2021 with Best Employers Eastern Region
27 January, 2021
Employers passionate about developing their organisation’s culture, engagement levels and workplace environment, can now sign up to take part in the new Best Employers Eastern Region 2021 Programme.
How are your people? Best Employers knows
27 January 2021
Simon Weir
The Best Employers Eastern Region programme returns to help businesses and organisations across East Anglia develop and support staff adapting to new ways of working.
East Anglia Air Ambulance win Employer of the Year at the Norfolk Business Awards
Wednesday 25 November 2020
Simon Weir
The judges were incredibly proud to announce East Anglia Air Ambulance (EAAA) as Employer of the year at the Norfolk Business Awards.
Stow Healthcare wins Employer of the Year at the Suffolk Business Awards 2020
20 November 2020
Simon Weir
Stow Healthcare were chosen as Employer of the Year winners because of their relentless dedication to providing the highest quality care, and a safe, supportive environment for their staff and residents.
Remembering Alex Pearce
2 November 2020
We were incredibly sad to hear about the news of Alex Pearce, Managing Director of eras Ltd who died suddenly in mid-October following a short illness. I would like to pay tribute to our business partner and friend, who we co-founded Best Employers Eastern Region with, in 2012.
Best Employers Top Tips to make remote working a long term success
27 July 2020
Simon Weir
Best Employers Eastern Region exists so businesses can share knowledge, inspire and learn from one another, with a focus on employee engagement. It's shown time and again that companies with motivated, engaged staff are more successful and sustainable than their peers - but just as there has never been a tougher time for organisations to look after people, there has never been a greater need for it.
Lessons from the lockdown
17 June 2020
Best Employers Eastern Region exists so businesses can share knowledge, inspire and learn from one another, with a focus on employee engagement. It’s shown time and again that companies with motivated, engaged staff are more successful and sustainable than their peers – but just as there has never been a tougher time for organisations to look after people, there has never been a greater need for it.
Managing the transition back to work
10 June 2020
Simon Weir
The imposition of lockdown changed the way we work – but how do we change it back? Best Employers explain the benefits of a smarter, people-led approach.
How to lead in the coronavirus crisis
3 June 2020
Simon Weir
Covid-19 is placing unprecedented demands on executives. Here’s the Best Employers’ advice on being a good leader during the Pandemic.
innovation versus the coronavirus
27 May 2020
Simon Weir
Adapting to Covid-19 has brought out the best in business – and the Best Employers are using people power to survive.
Recruitment in the time of Covid-19
20 May 2020
Simon Weir
While we’re all adapting to video conferencing within our teams and with external contacts, bringing someone into the business can feel different – as though it needs the personal touch, to measure the firmness of the handshake and pick up on a whole range of non-verbal cues. Yet when handled correctly it is possible to manage an interview process without meeting the candidates, even reading body language on screen without that hands-on sense of getting to know them.
It’s good to talk to employees during lockdown – as long as it’s done well
13 May 2020
Simon Weir
With workforces scattered, communication within a business has never been so important. Best Employers share the secrets of effective engagement.
How working from home can work for your people - and for your business
6 May 2020
Simon Weir
Coronavirus and lockdown have altered how we work - but for Best Employers, remote working is an opportunity as much as a change.
Best Employers approach to furlough
29 April 2020
Simon Weir
Covid-19 has changed not only how we work but also who is working. According to the British Chambers of Commerce, since the job-retention scheme was introduced on March 20, 71% of companies have placed staff on furlough – a term virtually unused in British business before the coronavirus outbreak.
How is everybody? Looking after staff in the coronavirus crisis
22 April 2020
Simon Weir
How the free Best Employers Eastern Region survey can help take care of employees during the Covid-19 crisis.
How focusing on employees leads to growth and an award-winning reputation
25 March 2020
Named Best Employer in the 2019 Norfolk Business Awards, MHA Larking Gowen say passion for people pays off