Our employees – within our business we have a low level of migrant labour. With the exception of apprentices (who are all paid over the minimum apprentice level) and interns, all staff are paid at or above the Living Wage Foundation rate. The standard terms and conditions of employment for all of our staff provide for the freedom of the employee to terminate their employment at any time, and state that any overtime is by agreement between Mills & Reeve and the employee.
We are very proud to have been listed for the last 17 years in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For (mid-size organisations). Indeed, we are the only law firm to have achieved this.
We carry out regular employee satisfaction surveys. Our last employee satisfaction survey (April 2019) found that our employees continue to have exceptionally high levels of employee engagement, with 97% of our employees responding that they would recommend Mills & Reeve as a good place to work. 84% of our employees said that they felt valued for the work that they do. Our next employee survey will take place around May 2021.
Earlier this year Mills & Reeve signed up to the Mindful Business Charter and we are fully committed to ensuring that the wellbeing of our staff and partners remains a priority while still providing an excellent service to our clients.
Mills & Reeve also has the following policies published on our Intranet (which is accessible by all employees):
Whistleblowing policy: protecting whistleblowers through our confidential reporting process;
Harassment policy: prohibiting harassment and intimidation;
Disciplinary policy: prohibiting any threat of violence; and
Safeguarding policy: protecting from harm and promoting the wellbeing of young people and vulnerable adults.
Furthermore, Mills & Reeve has a team of lawyers who work with clients to raise the profile of the issue of modern slavery and to implement modern slavery compliance programmes. Training of Mills & Reeve staff on modern slavery issues is provided on a team-by-team basis, with emphasis on those sections of the business involved in drafting supply chain type contracts where modern slavery needs to be taken into account (for example, corporate, commercial, IP, IT, and construction).