Instant Offices, the world’s largest flexible office space provider in the world, has been named as one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the second year running. In addition to jumping 20 places in this year’s league, Instant Offices was named ‘Best for Wellbeing’. This special award applauds the company’s commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance, offering employees a range of benefits including free fruit and herbal teas, a daily tea trolley, corporate gym membership, and hypnosis for those wanting to quit smoking.

Based on confidential and in-depth employee surveys conducted by Best Companies, the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Small Companies to Work for list recognizes Instant Offices as a beacon of excellence, which continues to define leading workplace practices, engaging and motivating employees even in today’s troubled times. It commends many aspects of the multi-award winning company, in particular the following:

·          leadership (an 86% positive score overall). Staff are inspired by their leader (89%) and say Rob Hamilton, Founder and CEO, runs the firm on sound moral principles (86%)

·          senior managers truly live the values of straightforwardness and cooperation (87%)

·          employees are excited about where the firm in is going (86%). They feel they can make a difference (90% positive, and the top score for this question), and there are no limits as to how much they can learn and grow (75%).

Jonathan Austin, Chief Executive, Best Companies, said, “This award highlights the achievements of organisations with good leadership and high levels of employee engagement – factors that are even more important in these uncertain times. Companies that secured their place on The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For lists are among the very best employers in the country and we congratulate them on their achievement.”

Rob Hamilton, Founder and CEO of Instant Offices, said: “It is a great honour to accept the Sunday Times’ Best Small Companies to Work for ‘Best for Wellbeing’ award. We believe that a relaxed, pleasant and fun work environment is conducive to a productive, happy workforce, as is a balanced lifestyle. We award great importance to promoting the wellbeing of our staff both inside and outside the office, as a result, and it’s wonderful for our efforts to be recognized in this prestigious award. What’s more, we are thrilled to have shot up 20 places in this year’s league. We have ramped up our charity work over the last year and this, combined with our sound HR strategy, which puts employees’ needs at the centre of it, has done us proud. Congratulations to the whole Instant team!”