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Vidett ranked as top UK employer and receives series of accolades

Vidett, a leading UK professional trustee and pension governance firm, has been recognised as a top employer and great place to work through a series of accolades.

It achieved a certification as a Great Place to Work,™ as well as being ranked one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ and one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™

This Great Place to Work™ certification, based primarily on employee feedback, highlights Vidett’s exceptional workplace culture:

  • 96% of the Vidett team believe they are treated fairly, regardless of their sexual orientation.
  • 94% say they are given significant responsibility and are treated fairly, regardless of their sex and race.
  • 84% say it is a great place to work, compared to 54% of employees at a typical UK company.

Great Place to Work culture experts analyse thousands of employee surveys, assessing holistic experiences of workplace wellbeing through fundamental facets such as work-life balance, sense of fulfilment, job satisfaction, and financial security. They also evaluate the consistency of the employee experience across all departments and seniority levels.

The UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™

The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ has also officially recognised Vidett within the top 80 medium-sized businesses amongst 330 ranked organisations. This list is made up of employers whose people have told Great Place to Work® UK they work for a place that is inclusive and equitable for all. The companies on the list are committed to ensuring a balance of women and men across the organisation, removing barriers to women’s career advancement, and creating workplaces where all employees, regardless of gender, can flourish.

Benedict Gautrey, Managing Director of Great Place to Work UK, says: “Workplaces are only great if they’re great for all employees. For seven years, the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ list has been paving the way by tackling discrimination, removing barriers to women’s advancement in their careers, and challenging taboos around subjects like menopause and endometriosis. Importantly, each of the companies on the list has been commended by their female employees through anonymous feedback, indicating that their workplace has gone above and beyond to ensure fair treatment in recognition, training, and promotion opportunities.”

Wayne Phelan, Chief Executive at Vidett, said: “We are honoured to be officially recognised as a great place to work, one of the best workplaces for employee wellbeing and one of the UK’s best workplaces for Women. This recognition, based on our employee feedback, is particularly meaningful. With a team of over 130 people, we deliver dynamic, collaborative teamwork, share knowledge to drive progress for our clients, and embrace innovation to find effective solutions and deliver efficiency. Our success is driven by our team and everyone within it. We know equity and diversity are important and we encourage creativity, think differently, and value everyone in our team. We employ without discrimination and believe in fairness, inclusivity, and equity. Trust remains our top priority and our people are truly at the heart of everything we do.”

Vidett is a privately owned business, independent from any other provider of services to corporate pension and employee benefit schemes. With an unrivalled knowledge bank to support client needs, Vidett currently looks after over 475 clients with total assets in excess of £142bn and over 2.5 million scheme members.

About Vidett

Vidett is a leading independent trustee and pension governance business, formed through the merger of 20-20 Trustees and Punter Southall Governance Services. Vidett’s team of 130 accredited professional trustees, scheme secretaries, and pension governance experts act for over 475 defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, healthcare trusts, and group life and excepted life assurance arrangements. The firm offers a full range of services, including independent trusteeship, scheme secretarial and trustee executive services, governance consulting, outsourced pensions management, adviser reviews, communications, project support, and interim resourcing. Vidett is independent from any other provider of services to corporate pension and employee benefit schemes.