Newsweek surveyed more than a million employees from businesses with workforces varying in size from 35 to more than 100,000. Its list of ‘Most Loved Workplaces’ recognizes companies where employees feel valued, inspired and at the centre of the business model.

Newsweek’s analysis gauges how engaged employees are, how positive they feel about their workplace, and how committed they are to their organization’s success. It evaluates metrics including collaboration, value alignment and respect.

Jo Evans, Chair of the Partnership, said:

“It’s wonderful to be named again as one of the UK’s ‘Most Loved Workplaces’ by Newsweek, and to have moved up the ranking to second place from fourth in 2023. DEI and support for career advancement are two of the factors considered, and we were proud to make big strides forward on both earlier this year through the introduction of a market-leading parental leave policy that applies irrespective of gender. We also recently moved into the Top 10 on the Social Mobility Index, a reflection of our commitment to find, recruit, and advance talented employees from different socioeconomic backgrounds. We put people first at Lewis Silkin, and it’s very gratifying to see this recognised."

Nancy Cooper, Newsweek’s Global Editor in Chief, said:

“At a time when workers continue to redefine what they expect from their jobs, the companies on Newsweek's annual list of the Most Loved Workplaces are setting the standard for what a fulfilling workplace looks like.”

The full Newsweek list of 2024’s Most Loved Workplaces is available here.

Methodology

The list was created in partnership with Best Practice Institute (BPI). BPI measures five primary areas to determine how employees feel about where they work to create the Most Loved Workplaces list: the level of collaboration at the workplace, how positive workers are about their future at the company, how much employer values align with employee values; respect at all levels and career achievement. In consultation with Newsweek editors, BPI also considered employee wellness, diversity, inclusion, career advancement, and other workplace and talent development initiatives.

To identify the top 100 companies on this list, companies were evaluated and scored as follows: 50 percent of the initial score was based on direct employee responses to BPI's proprietary Love of Workplace Index assessment. 35 percent came from BPI's direct interviews and written responses from company officials. The final 15 percent was derived from analysing external public ratings from sites such as Comparably, Careerbliss, Glassdoor, Indeed, Google, and others. Newsweek then conducted editorial research on every company before the final list of 200 companies and their rankings was completed.