Firm Moves Up 5 Places In UK's Best Workplaces Rankings for 2021

Irwin Mitchell has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK by the independent Great Place to Work institute.

A consultancy specialising in workplace culture, Great Place to Work uses a confidential and anonymous survey to discover what employees really think about the places where they work.

Despite having to adapt to new ways of working during the pandemic Irwin Mitchell has moved up five places to 15th in the UK's Best Workplaces 2021 - Super Large category. Irwin Mitchell has also been recognised as a top employer for women as well as a centre of Excellence in Wellbeing.

In the latest survey Irwin Mitchell posted its best ever colleague satisfaction scores with almost 80 per cent of colleagues at Irwin Mitchell saying the firm was a great place to work, while a response rate of 82% makes the survey a fair reflection of the business.

Irwin Mitchell has consistently improved its performance in the survey categories over the last five years following the introduction of a wellbeing strategy and its colleague commitment.

Just this week Irwin Mitchell announced its new Flexible by Choice approach to working post-pandemic which trusts colleagues to choose how and when they will work best subject to client commitments.

Other successes in recent years include closing the gender pay gap, improving diversity and inclusion and an increasing emphasis on work/life balance and supporting families.

Expert Opinion

“We’re very proud to be ranked among the best places to work in the UK alongside a number of well-known brands. The results are testament to the phenomenal focus of everyone in our business to support each other in delivering a great experience for our clients and ensuring we’ve been here for the communities we serve throughout an exceptional year. The sense of teamwork, being there for each other demonstrating our human touch came through strongly in the results, alongside our ability to evolve and adapt against a huge amount of change throughout 2020.

“Our commitment to colleagues is that we will listen to what they have to say and take action on their feedback to improve their experience in working at Irwin Mitchell. The latest rankings and recent announcements about our future ways of working show that we are prepared to take bold steps to improve further.” Susana Berlevy - Group Chief People Officer

Irwin Mitchell was also recently ranked number one in the legal sector for overall client service by the independent Legal 500 guide to law.