The good news continues for BigHand as it's named one of the UK's Best Workplaces™ by Great Places to Work® for the fifth consecutive year. 

BigHand has been named by Great Places to Work® as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in the Medium category (organisations with 50-499 employees) in the annual Best Workplaces™ ranking, for a fifth year running.

BigHand climbed to 36^th place in the ranking, which is one of the most thorough available, and uniquely comprises of both an in-depth Employee Trust Survey and an audit into the organisation’s management and HR practices. The award recognises the strength of a businesses’ leadership and the range of innovative, creative and effective HR policies that are in place which in turn creates a successful workplace culture.

In response to the global pandemic, BigHand rolled out various initiatives to keep staff motivated, engaged and focused. Thinking of new ways to stay socially connected, supporting flexible working, launching wellbeing initiatives for staff mental and physical health, and ensuring everyone was fully kitted out to effectively work from home were all successful methods in driving the business forward and maintaining its culture.

The news comes in the same week that BigHand was announced as winners in two categories of the 19th Annual American Business Awards. BigHand received the Silver award for it’s Resource Management Technology in the ‘Human Capital Management Solution’ category, and the Bronze award for it’s overall innovation in 2020 in the ‘Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year’ category.

Sam Toulson, CEO at BigHand comments: “We are delighted to receive this industry recognition. Our people are key to BigHand’s success, and as reported last week, we’ve had a record-breaking year, with increased demand across the product set, the successful onboarding of Resource Management leader Mason & Cook, and world-leading customer satisfaction scores globally. None of it would have been possible without the hard work and resilience of our people, who are all dedicated to providing the very best service to our clients.”

“As a business we always look to support our “BigHanders” both professionally and personally. With 2020 being such a challenging year and a departure from what we’ve always known, to continue to be recognised as a great place to work is incredible! I am so proud of the BigHanders and thank them for making BigHand a truly fantastic place to work for us all”

Kim White, Head of HR, adds: “The fact that we have been placed for the fifth-year running is validation of the commitment we have to creating the kind of culture which attracts and retains the best talent. Despite the tough backdrop of 2020, we have maintained a strong ‘people’ culture, and by putting our people first, they have in turn delivered outstanding work for our clients across the organisation. They say that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. That’s what we aspire to achieve at BigHand!”