Does Simply Business pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simply Business employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simply Business. This rating has decreased by 13% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simply Business?

60% of Simply Business employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simply Business 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Simply Business?

Software Engineer (15) , Product Manager (8) , Licensed Insurance Agent (7) , Insurance Sales Agent (6) , Analyst (5) , Anonymous (5) , Insurance Agent (5) , Senior Software Engineer (5) , Consultant (4) , Customer Service (4) , Manager (4) , Outbound Sales Consultant (4) , Sales (4) , Sales Associate (4) , Senior Product Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Simply Business according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture and provide what is needed for hybrid work." ((in 59 reviews)); "The people are great and very inclusive." ((in 39 reviews)); "Great benefits and a family feel to the business." ((in 32 reviews)); "5) Good work life balance" ((in 23 reviews)); "Some good managers still there" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Simply Business according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management and they don’t care about employees!" ((in 9 reviews)); "No salary increment every year" ((in 8 reviews)); "Upper management is poor and has only gotten worse as good leaders head for the exit." ((in 4 reviews)); "The company is floundering internally with massive layoffs of tenured employees, leaving contractors to come and go like a revolving door." ((in 4 reviews)); "Executive leadership there are first time executive leaders with no experience in their roles, but loads of awful leadership habits they're importing from previous companies." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Simply Business layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Simply Business layoffs and their outlook for job security at Simply Business in 2026.

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Simply Business reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(305 total reviews)

David Summers

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

Simply Business has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 305 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simply Business employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

305 reviews

3.0

Jul 6, 2015

From best company to ok company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities to grow and develop as a professional. I've worked with some great and bright people. The standard of tech is high and the company has a great team of insurance and marketing professionals at their head office too.

Cons

You'll notice that the company changed since it's owned by private equity investors. The startup mentality is gone and that's something you can feel around you.

2.0

May 22, 2015

Anonymous manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance. Free pizzas. Good benefits.

Cons

Micro-management. Long term strategy changes every six months. There are lots of people who think they are Steve jobs or Bill Gates. Lots of red tapes, not agile at all. Too many people with too many opinions about everything. Too many prima donnas.

3.0

Mar 18, 2015

So much potential, it could be the best company ever to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, you can expense any book no questions asked, the company is all about you driving yourself to be better. HR really listens to you and the work is varied. The top point is you'll never work with so many great people under one roof, Every team is filled with Excellence from Finance to QA, Ambitious too.

Cons

What management say and what they do is completely different, it was really just a pipe dream at times... which is pretty demotivating after the 3rd or 4th time.

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