Being seen as a quality employer is a great marketing tool as it increases staff retention, attracts new people and, as happy employees are powerful advocates, encourages clients to instruct the firm!
On 31 March 2008 the Managing Partners' Forum published its inaugural 'MPF100 Best Professional Firms to Work For' league table and report, (click here for a copy) celebrating a group of leaders that have had the courage to invite their people to complete a rigorous independent survey of their workplace experiences in the knowledge that the results will be widely published and impact the firm's corporate reputation.
The MPF100 uses a subset of the aggregated data supplied for the respected annual Sunday Times competition and also includes articles on the importance of employee engagement; ways that leading professional firms are increasing engagement; links between engagement and brand advocacy and sector metrics for the professions compared with other industries.
More information, including a full list of MPF100 firms, is available from the Employee engagement campaign page.
View the Report online
Chair: Ed Smith - Ed recently retired as a senior partner in PwC and Global COO and Strategy Chairman for its Assurance business. He is Chairman of WWF-UK and a member of its International Board. He is a Board member of the Higher Education Funding Council in England, Chair of its Leadership, Governance and Management Committee and a member of its Strategic Development Fund and the Business and Community Committee. He is also Chairman of British Universities & Colleges Sport, a member of Council and Treasurer of Chatham House, a Board member of The Work Foundation and an Advisory Board member of Opportunity Now (ON), the leading campaign for gender inclusiveness in UK business and public sector and part of BITC..
Executive Director: Wayne Clarke, Director Best Companies Consulting
Jonathan Austin, Founder & CEO, Best Companies
Karen Cusdin, HR Partner, Drivers Jonas
Rachel Dobson is Operations Partner at Pannone LLP. Rachel was admitted in 1994 having trained with Pannone. She is a former Marks & Spencer Commercial Manager and Graduate Liaison Officer. On qualification as a solicitor she specialised in commercial litigation becoming a Partner in 1998. In 2000 she took on the full time role of Director of Support Services working closely with the Managing Partner.
She is responsible for Human Resources (training, recruitment and staff welfare) client care, quality management, buildings, IT and other support services.
Jenny Hardy, Marketing Director, Wragge & Co
Jill King has over 25 years HR experience gained at Unilever, Tesco, KPMG, Lovells and Linklaters where she is currently HR Director.
Mike Pounsford, Founder & CEO, Couravel
Jane Sparrow, Director of Internal Communications, Sony Europe
Mark Watson, CEO, Purple Works
Kay Willis is the Director of HR for Lovells; prior to joining Lovells she was the HR Director for Andersen's Assurance business in the UK. She has almost 20 years experience in HR in professional services. She is a Fellow of the CIPD and is in the final stages of completing an executive MBA.