Frettens is recognised as a Top Five law firm in the UK to work for

Frettens Solicitors has been ranked as one of the Top Five law firms in the UK to work for in the latest league table from Best Companies.

The organisation also recognised the Christchurch-based firm as the #11 best mid-sized company to work for in the country as well as #7 best in the South West.

The rankings were based on an anonymous employee engagement survey, completed by the Frettens’ team.

It revealed:

• 85 per cent of staff agreed that their job is good for their personal growth.
• 86 per cent of staff agreed that Frettens have a strong social conscience.
• 94 per cent of staff agreed that they love working for Frettens.

The latest rankings followed the recommendation of Frettens as an ‘outstanding’ place to work.

Matthew Fretten, Managing Partner, said: “Measuring employee engagement is crucial to the development of our business.

“The Best Companies survey allows us to do this totally anonymously, on a regular basis.

“We take the survey very seriously and the results enable us to assess how engaged our employees are, identify areas for improvement and take action.

“We’re pleased to see such positive results this year, with our highest ranking yet.

“It re-affirms that we are heading in the right direction and you can clearly see an upwards trend year on year.

“It’s great to see that our staff feel so positively about the firm, it’s social conscience and the opportunities that are provided for personal growth.

“Of course, there’s always room for improvement and we’ll closely consider the areas that we want to hone in on going forwards.”

Best Companies also highlighted ‘Women in Senior Management’ as a key benefit with at least 40 per cent of senior managers at Frettens being women.

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PKF Francis Clark is one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing

PKF Francis Clark has officially been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing.

The accolade came from Great Place to Work, the global authority on workplace culture.

The accountancy firm, which has more than 850 employees and 55 partners in nine offices including Poole, is ranked 40^th among large organisations in the newly published list of Best Workplaces for Wellbeing.

Initiatives to promote colleague wellbeing at PKF Francis Clark include Wellbeing Wednesdays, an ongoing programme of events and resources focusing on physical, mental and financial wellbeing, such as webinars with sports psychologists, dieticians and other experts.

The firm also has a menopause support group, as well as health and wellbeing champions and mental health first aiders in each office.

Great Place to Work’s culture experts analysed thousands of employee surveys, assessing people’s holistic experiences of wellbeing at work to determine the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing list.

The surveys asked employees to comment on how their company supports their work-life balance, sense of fulfilment, job satisfaction, psychological safety and financial security.

Evaluations also included an assessment of how well the organisation was able to deliver consistency of their employee experience across all departments and seniority levels.

Amy Taylor, pictured right, PKF Francis Clark’s Chief People Officer, said: “Health and wellbeing is hugely important to us, so we’re very proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing.

“I’d also like to thank our network of health and wellbeing champions, mental health first aiders and local office charity, social and wellbeing committees, who play an important role in providing peer-to-peer support for colleague wellbeing.”

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Essential facts for your pension plans to stay on track

Complimentary places are available at a seminar aimed at people who are approaching retirement or have already retired.

Peter Harding Wealth Management is to host the ‘You & Your Pension’ seminar on Thursday February 23 at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth.

Host Martyn Hurll will be joined by pension expert, Ian Price.

Topics covered will include:

• The investment choices to consider in the current economic climate.
• Market & economic forecasts for the year ahead.
• How to decide upon the pension value needed to sustain your retirement income.
• The lifestyle choices to consider and the alternative options to taking full retirement.
• How to take full advantage of the pension tax allowances available.
• Ways to sustain your income during retirement whilst also supporting those closest to you.

Registration takes place at 10:15am, with a presentation at 10:45am, followed by a light lunch at 12 noon.

Julian Barrett, pictured left, Marketing Director, Peter Harding Wealth Management, said: “It’s an excellent opportunity to be able to gain the essential facts for your pension plans to stay on track, which is particularly important in these times of high inflation.

“During the seminar expert advisers will explain the key pension options to consider, both from a financial and personal lifestyle perspective, to help you plan ahead with confidence.”

To reserve your place/s email peterhardingwm@sjpp.co.uk or call 01202 830730.

Bookings can also be made here.