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    UK Power Networks Reviews

    Updated September 15, 2017
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    UK Power Networks Chief Executive Officer Basil Scarcela
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    1. Helpful (2)

      "Management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Winchester, NH
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Winchester, NH
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at UK Power Networks (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Salary was good to average, lots of long term employees considered it a job for life.

      Cons

      Politics _if you fitted in you're fine

      Advice to Management

      Use the competencies of the staff to get the best from people

    2. "I Love working for UKPowernetworks"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UK Power Networks full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      The opportunity to learn and develop is available for those who are eager, willing and show initiative.

      Cons

      There are sometimes long hours

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    3. "Assistant Accountant"

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      Current Employee - Assistant Accountant in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Assistant Accountant in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at UK Power Networks full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      A great place to learn. A good culture, values. Great Manager. Excellent study support

      Cons

      Low paid and below market value. Poor systems. Silo based. Bad team structure.

    4. "Working at UKPN"

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      Former Employee - Head of Communication and Engagement in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Head of Communication and Engagement in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at UK Power Networks full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Friendly environment. Good salary and benefits. Clear strategy and vision.
      CEO very engaging

      Cons

      lack of diversity in Senior management.

    5. "Great Company - Great People"

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      Current Employee - Human Resources Business Partner in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Human Resources Business Partner in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UK Power Networks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great People, Career Opportunities, Supported Studies, Employee Benefits, Flexible working

      Cons

      Certain offices could do with updating

      Advice to Management

      Promote ideas from team

    6. "Enjoyable place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at UK Power Networks full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Truly happy so far working here. Management have been brilliant and colleagues equally as good. Enjoy the idea of working for a large company with structured processes. All in all enjoying my time.

      Cons

      No real specific issues at this time.

    7. "Genuinely used to be a good company to work for, disappointing and sad."

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      Former Employee - Craftsperson
      Former Employee - Craftsperson
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at UK Power Networks full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Academic development, training courses are highly regarded elsewhere.

      Cons

      Image is more important than the quality and stability of the network.
      HR are useless, providing very little support to Employees, .
      They brag about being an Employer of Choice yet play employees against one another.
      Trade union influence is growing weaker.
      The work is generally dull and repetitive.
      Middle management attempt to manipulate rather than genuinely coach and in general are crooked as they come, fabricating facts for investigations and acting as if they are above the law.

      Advice to Management

      Directors need to to look deeper into their departments, as middle management hide a lot of what actually goes on.

    8. Helpful (1)

      "If your face fits you'll be ok"

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      Current Employee - Administrative in Bury, East of England, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Administrative in Bury, East of England, England (UK)

      I have been working at UK Power Networks full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Annual bonus, health scheme, good salary.

      Cons

      Not very flexible for families - any flexibility is at mangers discretion rather than company policy. Any promotions or moves appear to depend on whether your face fits rather than on merit.

      Advice to Management

      The company needs more flexibility

      UK Power Networks Response

      Aug 16, 2017 – Talent Acquisition Partner

      Thank you for the feedback. We are constantly working on ways to improve working conditions for employees and will feed this back to management to review.

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Old fashioned culture"

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      Former Employee - Manager in London, England (UK)
      Former Employee - Manager in London, England (UK)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at UK Power Networks full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      There are some very kind and approachable people in the business, some robust and very effective people policies that serve to make you feel well looked after.
      The office tends to empty at 5pm so work life balance is excellent.
      Fantastic work going on to further understanding of diversity and inclusiveness, one of the areas that the business seems really ahead of the curve.
      There's a great commitment to training courses
      If you get the right line manager, you could enjoy your time here.

      Cons

      Long tenure has meant that the culture is very old fashioned. The offices and buildings are shabby and uninspiring - everything is brown. Also due to the long tenure there aren't many people that have come from other companies, people are very insular.
      People are scared to mention when they are working from home. Many managers don't allow it. Backwards culture in this regard - very carrot and sticks.
      Outputs over outcomes. A lot of tactical things that miss the mark because the strategic wasn't in place. Frustrating environment.
      Induction experience was pretty poor - intranet screams low budget

      Advice to Management

      CEO is technically very competent however is an older man with traditional views and the culture reflects this. His Trump-esque comments about women/diversity and sustainability can be very off-putting. Some of the other directors are far better communicators and the business would enjoy hearing more from them.

    10. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great company which makes personal development of its own employees a priority - a concrete example of positive employee/employer engagement. Managerial staff at ever senior level are supportive and approachable.

      Cons

      In my own experience I cannot think of any specific cons

      UK Power Networks Response

      Aug 16, 2017 – Talent Acquisition Partner

      Thank you for the feedback.....

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