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      HKA

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      HKA reviews

      4.5

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (173 total reviews)
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      Renny Borhan

      99% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.4

      Senior management

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      HKA has an employee rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 173 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The HKA employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Management & Beratung industry (3.7 stars).

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      173 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 23, 2021

      Great Place to Work

      Manager
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      Pros

      HKA has progressed considerably over the few years, particularly by really listening to employees and taking on board their feedback provided in the surveys. The company is much more collaborative and provides great development opportunities for all. There have been impressive inroads in respect of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and this remains a high priority across the company globally, which is great to see. Their response to Covid and the way they managed this was excellent. They put the health and wellbeing of their staff at the forefront throughout the Pandemic and continue to do so.

      Cons

      Sometimes have to work long hours to manage workload.

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      HKA Response
      4y
      Thank you so much for saying "HKA is a great place to work" and for recommending HKA. I note you are a current employee and have worked with us for over ten years - wow - thank you for everything you have done to grow and improve HKA. As you know we are a very collaborative team and continuous improvement across work for clients, supporting our brilliant people and developing our business is key for us. Thank you for noting the Pros of HKA. We are not complacent about the positive points you made - we still have more to do together around Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED and I), health and well-being, learning, and development. We are after all of those improvements as we continue to make sure HKA is a great place for our brilliant people to work, grow and play! Sorry to read that you have to work long hours to manage your workload. In a global business that cares about its clients and people - that sometimes does happen to try to hit the standards, deadlines, etc. The important point is occasional long hours are fine, yet regular is not. We would worry about your health and so please reach out if we need to listen and make some further improvements to support you better. Thank you so much for staying at HKA and for all you have done and continue to do. Always feel free to contact me in person. Please keep well. Best regards Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer.
      2.0
      Sep 16, 2021

      Going in the right direction… very slowly

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Nice Colleagues Diverse & Inclusive Opportunity to Progress

      Cons

      Support Staff hugely under resourced and expected to work long hours. Inconsistent treatment between fee earners & non fee earners. Poor Salary and increases. 3% yearly increase being described as ‘Exemplary’.

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      HKA Response
      4y
      Thank you so much for writing "nice colleagues, diverse and inclusive and opportunity to progress". Thank you also for saying "going in the right direction..." I notice that you no longer work with us at HKA. Thank you for all you have done to help HKA improve. Wishing you great success in your next chapter. If you would like to talk with me to try to assist in any way, please do - my email is katewood@hka.com and then we can set up a meeting so I can listen and go from there. In terms of your points for improvement, which I respect are your opinion, I share some thoughts in response: - "Support Staff hugely under-resourced and expected to work long hours" - we constantly look at our organizational design to make sure we serve clients well and support our people to enjoy their work and to protect their health. If any area has concerns about their workload, we will seek to understand and make improvements "Inconsistent treatment between fee earners & non-fee earners" - I do see this differently to you; albeit I accept this is a general statement rather than a specific challenge. In HKA we know it takes a team to deliver and all of our colleagues are vital to us. We also recognize that our fee earners do have the ultimate accountability to win work and deliver to external clients; so this is a huge responsibility - albeit I can not point to an example of how fee earners get better treatment than non-fee earners. Speaking as a non-fee earner - I only see HKA working collaboratively together to enjoy our work and to improve HKA too. We see this point differently. Thank you for your Advice to Management "Focus more on employee well-being" - I totally agree with you. Our number 1 priority is the health and well-being of our people, particularly during this pandemic. Feedback is very positive from our people on this important topic and we are always keen to listen and improve further too. Thank you for sharing your views. Wishing you all the very best for the future. Best regards, Kate Wood Partner, Chief People Officer
      4.0
      Aug 17, 2021

      Heading in the right direction

      Finance manager
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      Pros

      The finance function is strong, with great people who work collaboratively to produce a genuinely supportive environment. Work life balance is good, and finance management have been fantastic during the COVID period in exercising their duty of care to their staff. The business has taken a big step forward over the last two years in terms of inclusivity and diversity.

      Cons

      Some system and process issues but nothing you wouldn't expect in a business that is scaling rapidly. The pension is unfortunately below average.

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      HKA Response
      4y
      Thank you so much for recommending HKA. Your views are valued especially as you worked at HKA for over three years. Thank you for all you delivered to make HKA a great place to work. Super to read and to know that you had a good experience working at HKA, great to understand you felt everyone collaborated, were supported in this pandemic and equality, diversity and inclusion is improving. Thank you. I understand your Cons points about improving our systems and process as we grow and our UK pension being below average. Appreciate your candid sharing and these are areas we know we can do even better in for everyone. Wishing you ongoing success in your new career step. Please do keep in touch with us. Thank you again for your post and for all you contributed to HKA. Best regards Kate Wood Chief People Officer and Partner
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