ok - Anonymous employee Viking Employee Review

2.0
8 July 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

lacks on rules if they like you you get away with everything

Cons

no where to go low pay

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Viking Response
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Thanks for the review. We have a comprehensive list of policies, as you would expect of a mature company. We are all about fairness and reasonableness and two out of five or our corporate values are Integrity and Respect. Another of our core values is accountability. We treat our colleagues as adults, and expect them to adhere to the rules of the organisation without the need for micro-management. In terms of pay and development - we are a Real Living Wage Employer and an Investors In People company (and have been for several years) offering a competitive salary and benefits package which we benchmark on a regular basis to ensure we stay relevant. Finally, we support development of our colleagues through a blended learning approach, offering on-the-job training opportunities, a market-leading e-learning provision through an external partner, and support many of our colleagues to undertake formal qualifications in their specialist areas while with Viking through our educational assistance program.

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Cons

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