NATS one of best 20 companies to work for in UK
 

Last night the Sunday Times announced that NATS is officially one of the UK’s top 20 places to work.

NATS achieved the ranking of 20th in the category of large companies in the 2007 Best Companies To Work For research. More than 300 companies entered the survey. Other names that made it into the top 20 included Goldman Sachs, Nationwide, American Express and 02.

The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For supplement will be published with the newspaper on 11 March and will contain a profile on NATS as well as other companies who achieved strong standings in this research.

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BD

Whoa! I gotta get me a job with that fine organisation, sounds like they're great. Who did I sign up to then?:confused: :ugh:

Yes but whereabouts are we in the Top 20, 20th?

If you read bd's post it says nats achieved the ranking of 20th

I know a lot of people that wanted to share their opinion on working for NATS but they didn't recieve their survey untill the closing date for entries.

I wonder if that would have made a difference.

And the issue is?
 

20th is better than not being anywhere in the top 100. I know that there are some things that could be better but perhaps now the detractors will admit there are much worse places to work but then again some people have to have something to moan about:)

Why is it that some people are never satisfied? If NATS is not a good company to work for then get a job with a company that is good to work for.

IMOH 2oth in the UK is bl***y good. Stop Bi***ing and start appreciating what a lot of people would die for.

If you think NATS is not a good company to work for then get a job in the real world and see how you get on

That's what I was doing, spent 10 happy years in the real world at Cov, Belfast City and Briss. Then NATS rode over the horizon and gobbled us up.:{
I was here first and I ain't moving! So there!:p

What amuses me about all this is that i haven't spoken to one employee who filled in the survey (or would've if given the chance) who was complementary about our noble leader.

Supposedly the company did very well in the ratings for how the employees rate their colleagues...no surprises there then. But there's a conspicuous silence when it comes to how they view the senior management.

BUT, still Mr Baron gets to attend a glittering bash, enjoy fine wine, probably stay 5 star, smile and profess just how proud he is to be head of such a sterling operation............ bless him!!!

Yes what seemed to come across strongly was that 'The team' element was very strong and that appeared to push up the ratings. As for senior management, it'll be interesting to see whats written when the results are published. My department had a new senior manager 4 months ago and almost no one would know who he was if they passed him in the corridor. Management at arms length :=

BD

It will also be interesting to see the results from operational and non-op areas of the company.

Do you really think we will see the results??

Apart from what the Times publish? No, of course not. That fact doesn't stop it being being interesting though.

Sunday Times survey!!??:hmm: Same as any other survey - depends who is running it, what they are trying to prove, what questions are asked, how the answers are analysed, and a whole host of other factors that can skew the results one way or the other. You could get a couple of newspapers to run a survey on 'Britain's best car'. It's quite possible one would put Ford at the top, the other would have it at the bottom of the list. Regular PPRuNeRS should know not to believe everything they read in the Press :suspect:

INCA9,
As you say, the form I returned was very complimentary towards my colleagues. Not at all towards management.

Heres my thought...... We are now in the top 20 (!), now if Mr. Barron can just get the pension sorted we would be quite an attractive proposition for a would be buyer. Your thoughts please cause I reckon we are heading for a sell off.....

Iv'e been with NATS for just over thirty years now and have always found it a good company to work for - in spite of some of the goons we have had in charge, present company very much included.

A small point perhaps, but, being of the old school, I find it offensive that Mr B can't even be bothered to wear a suit and tie when he tours his empire.

Having worked for a couple of other companies pre NATS I think we probably deserve our place in the poll.

I don't tend to judge a person by what they wear. Lets face it, if you wear a tie does that make you a better controller??? Question is since Barron took charge is the company better or worse? I think better... (prepare to get shot down for saying that!!)

As an operational ATCO I wish i had been selected to take part in the survey-just to see if there was a question about our pension scheme and what I thought about the disgraceful attempt to close it to new employees. I guess it isn't in Management's interest to ensure that remains in the the Top 20.:ugh: :ugh: :mad: :mad:

As I said, a small point but I have been amazed by the number of people who have remarked on this, usually along the lines of "who does he think he is.. Richard Branson!!"

The message to him at our local meeting was that he is on very dangerous ground mucking about with the pension scheme. It is the one issue on which all staff would probable agree to take strike action if necessary although I expect a dose of divide and rule will see him through ie. one scheme for controllers and a worse one for everyone else.

I know it was pre Baron but I think one of the worst things NATS have done was to divide into NERL and NSL. The suspicion ,of course, is that it was done in preparation for privatising NSL.