Danske Bank UK has been named as the top financial services employer in the UK, according to the recently announced Best Companies league tables for the first quarter of 2023.
The bank also emerged as the top large company to work for in Northern Ireland and the eighth-best large company to work for in the UK.
For the first time, Danske Bank was accredited as a ‘3 Star, world-class’ employer, signifying its excellence in employee engagement.
The Best Companies survey, based on employee feedback, celebrates the best in workplace engagement and aims to help employers build happier, healthier workforces.
Best Companies accreditation is now recognized as the standard in workplace engagement, ranking employers by region and sector, and by small, mid-size, large, and big categories on a national level.
Danske Bank UK bucked the overall trend as many companies saw their scores fall back in the most recent survey results, which were announced at the Best Companies Live online event.
The bank saw significant improvements across all measures of employee engagement, such as leadership, well-being, and fair deal, despite the challenging external environment and the general trend other businesses are seeing.
Vicky Davies, CEO of Danske Bank UK, said: “Our vision for our colleagues is to make Danske Bank the best place to work, so we’re thrilled with the results of the latest Best Companies survey.
“The survey gives us rich colleague feedback about the things we’re doing well, and the areas colleagues believe we can still build on.
“Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so we’ll keep listening and keep working together to ensure they feel connected and supported.”
Caroline van der Feltz, HR director at Danske Bank UK, added: “We’ve really invested in listening and connecting, encouraging a culture of open feedback, acting on that feedback, and empowering colleagues to take ownership.
“Creating opportunities to connect is so important and we’ve put a lot of focus on this too, with colleagues now talking about being part of a Danske ‘family’.
“I think that culture is reflected in the fact that more colleagues than ever completed the annual Best Companies survey, and I’d like to thank them for that.”
Jonathan Austin, CEO of Best Companies, congratulated Danske Bank, concluding: “Earning a place on a League Table as one of the UK’s Best Companies to Work For is an accolade like no other. It recognises their commitment to their employees and demonstrates that they see workplace engagement as a vital part of their organization’s success – well done indeed.”
