Thorntons crowned Scotland’s best employer

Jack Robertson, chairman at Thorntons, said: “We are delighted to be awarded the titles of Best Large Employer and Overall Best Scottish Employer 2016. We have invested in our firm through a number of strategic mergers in recent years and our legal and support teams across all our locations are vital to our continued success.

“We carried out an employee survey earlier this year and were thrilled with the positive feedback we received from people. As a service business, a high level of colleague engagement is crucial to delivering excellence to clients.

“We continue to invest in our training and internal developments at Thorntons as we look to ensure that our colleagues appreciate the value they add to the firm and our client services.”

The Large Scottish Employer of the Year category is open to all large Scottish-headquartered companies with more than 150 employees.