Exceptional Workplace Culture and Employee Trust Contribute to Cirrus
Logic’s First-Time Appearance on U.K. List
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Cirrus Logic, an Austin, Texas-based semiconductor company with major
facilities in the U.K., has been named by Great Place to Work as one of
the U.K.’s Best Workplaces in the Medium category (organisations with
50-499 employees) in their annual Best Workplaces ranking announced on
27 April.
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“After Cirrus Logic acquired Wolfson Microelectronics in 2014, we set
out to build a truly exceptional corporate culture and overall work
environment for our U.K. team,” said Jason Rhode, president and CEO,
Cirrus Logic. “With so much of one’s life revolving around work and
career, we take employee job satisfaction seriously. The scores from our
employee survey showed significant improvement in two short years, and
now making the Great Place to Work’s list of top employers for the first
time in the U.K. is a great honour.”
Cirrus Logic participated in a rigorous selection process, which
included an employee feedback survey and in-depth questionnaire about
its employee programmes and company practices. Great Place to Work
evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five
dimensions of a great workplace: credibility, respect, fairness, pride
and camaraderie. Cirrus Logic has been recognised on the Great Place to
Work’s list of best small and medium companies in the U.S. for the past
five years, ranking No. 8 in the 2015 list which was published
in FORTUNE®.
To enhance the employee experience, Cirrus Logic fosters a culture of
continuous improvement, with regular employee feedback directly
contributing to new programmes and services. Noted for being a
family-friendly company emphasising the work/life balance, Cirrus Logic
also provides its employees with competitive salary and bonus
programmes, equity and personal and professional development training to
enhance career growth, patent recognition awards and an Innovations
Conference. The company is also expanding its operations in London and
building a state-of-the-art employee facility in the popular Quartermile
district in Edinburgh.
Cirrus Logic, which is a major sponsor of the Edinburgh International
Science Festival, provides U.K. employees with numerous unique on-site
and off-site programmes that have contributed to the company’s
exceptional corporate culture. These programmes include monthly happy
hours, live concerts, family picnics and other family friendly events,
Cirrus Logic Kids Club, health and wellness activities and seminars,
physical fitness classes, free guitar lessons, subsidised breakfast and
lunch, free vending and fresh fruit, to name but a few.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Cirrus Logic is a leader in high performance, low-power ICs for audio
and voice signal processing applications. Cirrus Logic’s products span
the entire audio signal chain, from capture to playback, providing
innovative products for the world’s top smartphones, tablets, digital
headsets, wearables and emerging smart home applications. With
headquarters in Austin, Texas, Cirrus Logic is recognised globally for
its award-winning corporate culture. Check us out at www.cirrus.com.
About Great Place to Work
Great Place to Work® U.K. is part of the world's leading consultancy
specialising in employee surveys and workplace cultures. We help
organisations improve their business performance by understanding and
improving their workplace culture. Our focus is on trust which is proven
to be a key driver of sustainable engagement which leads to higher
business performance.
Our unique, world-leading methodology is at the core of the Best
Workplaces meme, the largest and most respected global study of people
management and workplace cultures which culminates in the Best Workplace
awards. Every year around the world we survey and audit the cultures of
around 6,600 organisations representing some 12 million employees. This
gives us unrivalled data and insights into HR and management trends and
good people practices. We share this knowledge via our research,
publications and events.
To see the 2016 Best Workplaces list and to learn more about how to
build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.co.U.K.
Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.co.U.K.
and on Twitter at @GPTW_U.K.. For information about global operations at
Great Place to Work®, visit www.greatplacetowork.net.
Cirrus Logic and Cirrus are trademarks of Cirrus Logic, Inc. All other
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