Sunday Times Best Company to Work 2005
Pareto Law has a unique approach to recruitment which is
reflected in its culture. Voted the The Sunday Times 100 Best
Small Companies to Work For in 2005. The survey, which was part of
The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, was the largest
ever study of small company workplaces and is published with The
Sunday Times.
The company emerged as the number one small company to work
for with staff citing a sense of fun as key to the success of the
firm over the last 13 years. 
The business has a vast
array of benefits from
The company believes in looking after its staff, offering
company cars and mobile phones, private healthcare and company
trips abroad amongst its benefits. The bosses at Pareto also strive
to establish the company as a lifestyle rather than just a job,
renting out affordable housing to employees in an area that would
normally be too expensive for new graduates.
Joint managing directors Jonathan Fitchew and Andrew Sawer
received the award at a ceremony in London on March 3 2005.
Jonathan Fitchew commented: “Andy and I came up with an idea to
recruit fresh graduates and train them in selling so that they were
equipped to succeed from day one. That was just an idea. Without
the team it would have remained just an idea. Our people have shown
a level of energy and enthusiasm that I have not seen in any other
business I have been associated with. Work is a huge part of our
lives. It has to be emotionally rewarding as well as paying the
rent.”
This is the second major accolade the company has won in this
year, having scooped the National Sales Award best team of the year
in February 2005. It follows a decision to set up a regional
network of Pareto Law offices based on a franchise model. The
Pareto Law Leeds office opened in January 2005 under Paul Belliss
to serve the Yorkshire-Humberside region.
The survey is based on the responses of nearly 13,000 SME
employees to 66 questions covering areas such as leadership,
personal growth, well-being, fair dealing, how employees feel
towards their immediate boss, their colleagues and their company
generally, and what they feel about how much their company gives
back to the community.