It might come as a welcome surprise to many who feel that British Gas is a little unwieldy to deal with, but the giant energy company has been ranked as one of the U.K. top 50 places to work.

The accolade actually goes to two businesses inside British Gas: British Gas Business and British Gas Services.

The rankings are put together by The Financial Times newspaper and announced recently at the eighth annual U.K. Best Workplaces Awards ceremony which took place in London recently.

In fact, British Gas Business received a Financial Times Laureate Award for companies that have maintained a position on the list for five consecutive years. To date, only ten organisations have achieved that standard. It’s the second time for British Gas Services.

Badar Khan, British Gas Business managing director, said:
“To come in the UK’s top 50 places to work again is a fantastic achievement. We’ve got a ‘legendary’ employee engagement score at British Gas Business and this award just goes to prove that this means a great deal to the team.”

The Great Place to Work Institute run the awards and they are based on a survey plus organisation questionnaire.

Another newspaper, this time The Sunday Times, also gave British Gas a thumbs up as a great place to deal, making it 17th in its list of top employers.

British Gas is one of th world’s major energy companies and as a residential supplier, is the biggest supplier of gas and electric in the British domestic market with more than 16 million customer accounts.

So, next time a customer is waiting patiently on the telephone being told that an engineer is sure to get there, just remember, at least the souls at British Gas are happy in their work.

Guest Article by Neil Camp

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