Edge Hill one of the best places to work

Edge Hill University has been recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK - for the second time in a matter of weeks.

It has been ranked 20^th in the Sunday Times 75 Best Public Sector Companies to Work For league table.

In February, it was awarded ‘One to Watch' status in the Best Companies Accreditation, an award scheme conducted by Best Companies Ltd.

Both league tables use the same methodology. They survey an institution's staff, asking them questions on eight key points:

• Leadership - how people feel about the head of the company and its most senior managers
• Personal growth - to what extent people feel stretched by their job
• My manager - employees' feelings towards their day-to-day managers
• My company - feelings about the company as opposed to the people they work with
• My team - people's feelings about their immediate colleagues
• Wellbeing - how people feel about stress and the balance between their work and home life
• Giving something back - how much companies put back into society and the community
• Fair deal - how happy employees are with their pay and benefits.

Being a Sunday Times Best Public Sector Company to Work For offers organisations a clear demonstration of its staff engagement, defining the relationship between a workforce and its company, but also whether employees want a business to grow and stay ahead of its competitors.

Ann Collins, Edge Hill's Director of Human Resources, said: "Over the past five years Edge Hill has sought to be an employer of choice and it is fantastic to receive recognition in not one, but two national surveys which recognise this hard work.

"The University provides excellent terms and conditions of employment, and a range of staff benefits which have been developed to enhance working life. The recognition from the Sunday Times and Best Companies is particularly welcome, considering the challenges we are facing in Higher Education and these times of economic recession.

"The fact that both surveys use information provided directly from our staff reinforces our own research which shows that our employees believe Edge Hill is a great place to work."