Hilti GB officially named one of 250 UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing!

Hilti GB is ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing (2022) by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture.

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

At Hilti, we took on board colleague feedback to inform key elements of our overall wellbeing approach. This included

• Refreshing our Flexible Working Policy – with core hours of availability - to better reflect our teams' needs
• Partnering with Mates in Mind with our leadership team signing a pledge to show their commitment to supporting Mental Health in the workplace
• A dedicated Mental Health WellBeing week campaign providing resources and tools, and delivering on mindfulness and resilience
• Access to Vitality and the Headspace app as well counselling via our EAP
• Access to financial advice to confidential helplines
• Supporting managers in promoting and maintaining a healthy workplace culture and encouraging regular wellbeing conversations.
• Designing our new head office with several spaces specifically designed to help support wellbeing, including quiet rooms, a wellbeing suite, and a parenting room, and a multi-faith prayer room.

“Being better for people is better for business, especially in tough times,” explained Benedict Gautrey, Managing Director of Great Place to Work® UK. “When employees feel genuinely cared for, their loyalty, engagement and productivity improve. Happier people also become brand advocates for the business and will often go the extra mile to provide a positive experience for their clients and customers. We’re delighted to launch our first-ever UK's Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing list in 2022, shining a light on the 250 companies who have succeeded in ensuring staff experience high levels of wellbeing across the organisation. Hopefully this recognition and acknowledgement will inspire more workplaces to do the same in years to come.”

Nicola Brazewell, Head of HR for Hilti GB, says

“We understand that the working environment is rapidly changing, with many of us now balancing commitments at home and work. We truly believe in a caring culture that allows colleagues to explore their strengths and nurture their potential – its “where their best belongs”.

That’s why we champion a genuine work-life balance. We proactively provide a wide range of physical, emotional, social and financial benefits and resources; developed inclusive workplaces with wellbeing at its heart, along with flexible ways of working.

We’re delighted to have been recognised for our Wellbeing efforts by Great Places to Work, but keeping our colleagues safe, happy and healthy will continue to be a priority for us."

About Great Place to Work®

Great Place to Work is the global authority on workplace culture. Since 1992, they have surveyed more than 100 million employees around the world and used those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace: trust. In 2022, they launched the first-ever annual UK’s Best Workplaces™ for Wellbeing list of organisations who stood out as delivering exceptional wellbeing support for their employees across all levels and departments. For more information, visit www.greatplacetowork.co.uk

The Hilti Group supplies the worldwide construction and energy industries with technologically leading products, systems, software and services. With 30,000 team members in over 120 countries the company stands for direct customer relationships, quality and innovation. Hilti generated annual sales of CHF 5.3 billion in 2020. The headquarters of the Hilti Group have been located in Schaan, Liechtenstein, since its founding in 1941. The company is privately owned by the Martin Hilti Family Trust, which ensures its long-term continuity. The Hilti Group’s strategic orientation is based on a caring and performance-oriented culture and the goals of creating enthusiastic customers and building a better future.