BURGESS HODGSON IS ONE TO WATCH (01/02/10)

Burgess Hodgson has achieved a ‘Ones to Watch’ status in the prestigious 2010 Best Companies Accreditation, the ‘Michelin stars’ of the business world.

The award recognises the levels that Burgess Hodgson has gone to motivate and engage staff in what has been the worst recession the country has seen since the 1930s.

A record 1,086 organisations from the private and public sectors applied for Best Companies Accreditation this year, showing how high a priority staff engagement is. Of these, 773 made the grade, with only 50 companies achieving the highest accolade of three stars.

Best Companies established the accreditation award scheme to acknowledge excellence in the workplace. Based on staff feedback, it looks at employee engagement as an integral part of a company’s success and growth, and sets a benchmark for other employers.

The accreditation scheme follows a Michelin star style system with companies awarded one star for first class, two stars for outstanding and three stars for extraordinary performance.

 “We would like to congratulate Burgess Hodgson on their outstanding achievement,” said Jonathan Austin, founder and CEO of Best Companies. “An engaged workforce is essential as organisations move out of the recession and into a more stable economic situation.

“No doubt many organisations have tackled redundancies and rapid change this year. But businesses like Burgess Hodgson that have kept on engaging their staff and making sure they are involved in the business will be in a good position for the future and should be congratulated for their efforts”.

Representatives of Burgess Hodgson will now be invited to attend the Best Companies 2010 star status accreditation ceremony that will be held at The Art of Engagement, the groundbreaking event being opened by Best Companies later in the spring.