Great Place to work - Anonymous employee HKA Employee Review

4.0
Mar 11, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong leadership, decent compensation structure.

Cons

Strong leadership, autocratic ownership, private equity.

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HKA Response
5y
Thank you for recommending HKA as a "Great Place to work" with a positive outlook. Your headline is wonderful to read, especially as you have been working with us for over eight years. Thank you so much for all of your contributions over the years; as you will have shaped the success of HKA and helped us with our continuous improvement. I was pleased to read your Pros of "Strong leadership, decent compensation structure" - thank you. We are not complacent and continue to work hard to make further progress in these areas. I am sorry that you don't appear to be a fan of our private equity (PE) approach. This is a shame as there are many benefits of having a PE Board; including their sharp commercial leadership that helps HKA to improve and of course their investment to help us improve further for our people and our clients. If you would find it helpful to talk more on this point; please do reach out to me and we can exchange views. Thank you so much again for posting. We value all opinions and learn from them. Finally please do keep well during these challenging times. Best regards Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you’ve found HKA to be a great place to work, with strong development opportunities and potential for growth. Supporting career progression and helping our people build fulfilling careers is a key priority for us. We also appreciate your honest comments around work–life balance. The nature of our work can at times be demanding, and we recognise the importance of effective workload management and open conversations with managers to help maintain balance. This is something we continue to focus on and improve across the business. Thank you again for sharing your experience.
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Great, friendly working culture and environment

Cons

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HKA Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and giving a 4 of of 5 star rating. We’re really pleased to hear that you’ve experienced our friendly and supportive working culture — it’s something we’re proud of and actively strive to maintain across all our teams. We also appreciate your honest comments about workload and the challenges of planning around client expectations. As a client-focused business, periods of high demand can arise, but we recognize the importance of helping our people manage this effectively. We are continually working to improve project planning, communication, and resourcing to better support our colleagues and promote a healthy balance. Feedback like yours is invaluable in helping us improve, so thank you again for sharing your experience. Chris Bernard Partner, Global people Recruitment and Equality
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