UK Connect Earns 2025 Great Place to Work Certification™ for Fifth Year in a Row
UK CONNECT, one of the UK’s fastest growing technology partners to the construction and defence industries, is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for the 5th year in a row.
The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at UK Connect. This year, nearly three quarters of the workforce said it’s a great place to work, compared to the average of just over half for a typical UK-based company.
Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.
“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasises that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that UK Connect stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”
Joe Budnar-Hunt, CEO at UK Connect, said: “I’m unbelievably proud that we’ve been awarded Great Place To Work certification for a fifth year in a row. We pride ourselves on delivering the best possible employee experience and our workplace culture. This award is a testament to the incredible team we’ve assembled, and I want to thank them for giving such a strong endorsement of our workplace environment.”
A particular strength of UK Connect is its employee benefits scheme, which provides staff with a flexible and personalised approach to rewards. Each UK Connect employee is given a set number of ‘UKC Points’, which can be exchanged for a wide range of perks, such as additional annual leave on top of the standard allowance, private medical and dental cover, gym memberships and annual passes to popular attractions.
According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits, and have a fair chance at promotion.
About Great Place to Work Certification™
Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.
About Great Place To Work®
As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.
