Simply Business reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(309 total reviews)
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David Summers

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Simply Business has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 309 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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309 reviews
3.0
Feb 23, 2025

Rigid working hours

Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues and some good benefits offered.

Cons

Ridiculously strict on the working from home policy. Must attend the office 2 days per week or 8 days a month. If you take 2 weeks holidays you have to make the days up and go in 8 days over 2 weeks.

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Simply Business Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your thoughts – all feedback is really helpful. Before addressing your concerns, we wanted to acknowledge your comments on both your colleagues and our benefits. We’re really glad to hear you value both, and are pleased that both contribute positively to your experience as an SBer. At Simply Business, we’ve always strived to ensure our people feel the benefits of flexible working – ensuring that we’re carefully balancing the needs of our business and people, whilst giving our customers the best possible experience. We firmly believe that our unique culture – built on a sense of collective community – is an important part of our success to date, and helps us do our best for the customers that we serve. Following the pandemic, we have been careful to gradually evolve expectations to ensure we are being as fair as possible. While we appreciate that we all have different preferences, to us visiting our hubs 8 times a month feels like the right balance of allowing our people to retain a level of flexibility, whilst also giving us the chance to frequently come together. Specifically relating to your annual leave example, we’d encourage you to review our internal resources as there may be a mismatch in your experience vs. our intentions. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with a member of the People team.
2.0
Sep 22, 2022
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Has a big self e learning platform where you can develop your skills and learn new skills at your own leisure.

Cons

This role requires you to overwork - you are constantly held on a call after your shift and company will only pay you for 15 min interval therefore if you finished at 6.10pm you only get paid 15 mins overtime 2 months later. The role also requires you to do a long Saturday shift without a day of in the week therefore you could be working 6 days a week for two weekends in a row again this is not in your contract and you have no choice but to do it or leave. The overtime again is paid two months later. I don't think this employer is a people person you are constantly monitored for everything and dragged to give up weekends!

5.0
Sep 14, 2022

Very good company culture

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good company culture. Flexible working. Employee friendly company.

Cons

Not applicable, nothing so far.

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Simply Business Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to post such a positive review. We are very glad to hear that even after more than 3 years with us you are still enjoy your time at Simply Business
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