Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023

NewRiver REIT announces that it has been named one of the best places to work in the UK by The Sunday Times having been acknowledged in the recently published and prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 list* after entering for the first time this year.

The FTSE listed owner, manager and developer of retail parks and community shopping centres, founded in 2009, was recognised in the ‘small organisation’ category (10-49 employees) for its wide-ranging benefits package and ongoing commitment to supporting its team, including training and development in a collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture.

NewRiver provides a flexible working environment to suit the different lifestyles of its team, and important policies including full-private medical cover, ‘gender-agnostic’ shared parental leave and wider flexible working patterns were recognised by the Sunday Times. The business is also committed to offering colleagues practical support for career development and empowerment, providing the best possible opportunity for them to develop their careers. The Sunday Times also acknowledged that employees are rewarded with a fully paid six-week sabbatical after 10 years of service. Other benefits also include an opt-in salary sacrifice to obtain an electric car and company volunteering policy.

Edith Monfries, Chief Operating and People Officer at NewRiver REIT, said: “At NewRiver people are our greatest asset and it is therefore an honour to have been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. The fact that 75% of the NewRiver team have been at the company for more than five years is testament to the positive working environment and culture that we have built.

We are a driven, collaborative and well-balanced team with a near 50:50 gender split and indeed it is the team themselves that actively participate in creating such a positive and attractive environment. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the entire NewRiver team for all their hard work in helping to continue to drive the business forward. It would not have been possible without each and every one of them.”

*The Sunday Times partnered with employee-experience platform WorkL to deliver fresh insights into what makes a Best Place to Work. Using 35 questions from WorkL's employee engagement survey, the awards most accurately monitored employee engagement and wellbeing in the workplace benchmarked on findings from a total of 36,000 organisations in 106 countries by the career development platform WorkL.