Training provider Educ8 have been named as the best mid-sized company to work for in the 海角视频.
The Ystrad Mynach-based firm has taken the top spot in the category for firms employing at least 75 staff, from Best Companies.
The Best Companies lists are based on the results of anonymous employee engagement surveys, which are designed to allow employees to comment on all facets of their working environment, relationships and organisational culture.
Founded in 2004 to support the health and social care sector with fewer than 15 people and a small contract with a work-based learning provider, Educ8 now delivers more than 30 apprenticeships to over 800 businesses and nearly 2,000 learners across Wales.
The business has grown both organically and through the acquisition of three businesses. It currently employs nearly 200 people.
Chief executive of Educ8, Grant Santos, said “It is just fantastic to have been voted as the best mid-sized company to work for in the 海角视频. At Educ8 we are always striving to be the best and I am ecstatic that we have been accredited been awarded both on a Welsh and a 海角视频-wide level.
"There is no doubt that the community spirit we have grown within Educ8 has had an invaluable effect on our accomplishments as a whole, from employee motivation to the high-quality service we deliver to our employers, learners and communities.”
Its chairman Colin Tucker said: “It is a privilege to have been part of a journey that began 16 years ago, an organisation employing 14 people has evolved into one of the ‘go to’ providers of apprenticeships. To win this award during a pandemic is particularly satisfying, given the challenges we have all faced.”
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Economy Minister Vaughan Gething said: “Cultivating a working environment that prioritises happy, motivated and inspired employees is incredibly smart business practice.
“We have a raft of brilliant companies operating in this way across Wales, but Educ8 has consistently shown itself to be a leader in championing staff wellbeing year after year.
“Their success is a great advertisement for employee satisfaction to all businesses, big and small, across the 海角视频. I congratulate them on another fantastic achievement.”
Moreover, Admiral has been named the best employer in the 海角视频 for wellbeing, as well being ranked fifth in the list for the biggest employers.
It is the 21st year that the FTSE 100 firm, that employs 7,500 in South Wales, has been recognised by Best Companies and it is the only company to be recognised every year since the list began.
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Its chief executive, Milena Mondini, said: “I am so proud to be recognised by Best Companies as one of the 5 best big companies in the 海角视频, and the best big company in the 海角视频 for wellbeing.
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“There is nothing more important to us than looking after our people. And obviously, in the last year, it has been the case even more. From the outset of the pandemic, our priority has been the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, ensuring they were supported whilst we adapted to new ways of working and the many challenges that Covid brought.
“We embraced flexible working arrangements, ensured regular communication signposting to resources geared towards helping our colleagues cope during the crisis, and we worked hard to equip our managers to support their team members on an individual basis.
“It’s our people that make Admiral such a special place to work and the commitment and resilience they have shown this past year is something I will never forget.”