Kainos Highly Commended for Best Place to Work in IT award

Date posted
19 November 2015
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Kainos Highly Commended for Best Place to Work in IT award

London and Belfast, UK - 19th November 2015 - Digital technology solutions provider Kainos was highly commended in the Best Place to Work category at the UK IT Industry awards last night. The company is building a strong reputation for being a top employer, not just in the IT Industry, but in the UK. Kainos has been in the Times Top 100 for the last three years, ranking 40th this year. One of the main reasons for Kainos' success is that it provides its employees with an innovative, stimulating and rewarding environment to work in. Not only do Kainos staff work on leading edge technology projects, but they also make a positive impact on real people. Public sector projects including in the NHS and community work, such as Kainos' CodeCamps contribute to this. Colette Kidd, Head of Talent Development at Kainos, who attended the ceremony last night said: 'Creating an environment where employees have something to be proud of on a daily basis is one of the main reasons that Kainos is such a great place to work. Of course, we work hard in other areas to provide a great employee experience, but a big part of our high retention and satisfaction rates is the innovative work that we do.' Kainos runs continuous learning programmes and its Kainos Map (Master, Accomplish, Progress) training academy, to give employees the skills to develop. This year, 95 per cent of staff have completed training activity. This includes senior development programmes, some of which incorporate specialised courses at Stanford and MIT. 'Of course, great benefits like large holiday entitlements, share ownership schemes and a busy social calendar help to give us an edge,' added Collette Kidd. 'And we complement this with opportunities for personal development outside of work through Skills for Me, which gives every employee an allowance for any skills training they chose. We're always looking to make Kainos a great place for employees to be and it's great to be complimented at an industry level for it.'