2005

Flight Centre scoops another Best Workplaces Award

THE European Commission has once again recognised Flight Centre UK as one of the best workplaces in Europe and last night (Wednesday) presented the company with an award for making it onto a list of the 100 Best Workplaces in the European Union, at a ceremony in Denmark.

To qualify for the EU award over 1,000 company’s in all EU country’s took part in national surveys of the Best Workplaces, conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute*. The results from the national surveys were then used by the EU Commission to compile the EU 100 Best Workplaces list.

Flight Centre was placed 11th in the UK top 50 workplaces and the results appear in the Financial Times today. Selection was primarily based on 250 randomly selected employee’s responses to the Great Place to Work Trust Index, a survey developed by the Great Place to Work Institute.

Lin Hilditch, manager of Flight Centre’s recruitment, learning and development division, Peopleworks said:

“It is a great honour for us to be recognised for the third year as a great place to work especially as this is based on our employees feedback. Our employees are our greatest assets and we have worked hard to provide a unique working environment creating a strong sense of empowerment and encouraging career progression, as well as focusing on personal and financial growth.

Flight Centre has 500 employees and more than 73 retail stores in the UK. The company is part of Flight Centre Limited, one of the world’s leading travel retailers, with operations in more than 1,200 stores in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, USA, Canada and Hong Kong.