Watch out for the 5* reviews - Consultant Lane Clark & Peacock Employee Review

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review. It was concerning to read some of your comments and we would like to address some of the points you raised. We would also like to encourage you to speak with someone in the business to discuss your thoughts and concerns in more detail. Over the last few years we have continued to grow steadily year on year and as we have grown, conscious efforts have been made to manage resources required, in line with the growth of the work. As a consulting firm we naturally have peaks and troughs in our workflow throughout the year, but we keep track of workloads and hours, so we can see where departments are stretched, where additional recruitment is needed and where resource from other teams could be deployed to ease short-term stresses and workloads. We understand that not everything will go smoothly but we are working hard to ensure that our people are kept at the centre of what we do, as it is our people who shape LCP and the success we are experiencing. We pride ourselves on being a large employer in the local Winchester area and whilst we recognise that Winchester does not provide the same fast paced living environment as London, lots of our team choose our Winchester location for the many other benefits that living outside of the City brings, with easy access to beaches and the countryside, but still a short journey away from London. We do have a very active Social Committee who organise a variety of events for the whole business (and their families) including theatre trips, quizzes and cooking lessons. We regularly conduct anonymous engagement surveys to gain an understanding of how our people are feeling and to provide a space where feedback and issues can be shared. We are very proud that 91% of our people would recommend working at LCP to friends and family and so your comments around mental health and a lack of support available internally are very disappointing to hear. We are extremely concerned that you feel a bullying culture exists in our Winchester office, which is truly out of line of our business ethos. We take comments like this very seriously and we strive to ensure feedback and support structures are in place for our people, regardless of what the issue is. Our HR team are there to offer discrete or confidential support for our people at any time. We also offer an EAP service for our people, where you can gain external third-party support. It is upsetting that you feel you cannot address these issues internally, although we would strongly encourage you to talk to someone in the business so that they can be looked into and addressed as required. D&I is very important to us at LCP - it is the central piece of our people principles, very much shaping all our policies. This includes recruitment and we have an active agenda to recruit from as wide a pool of talent as possible, as we believe this diversity and mix of experience will only make us stronger and more successful – both individually and collectively. Our Diversity and Inclusion Networks are led by individuals within the business and very much support our approach to Diversity and Inclusion, making sure we move forward and that we challenge ourselves as an organisation. Like a lot of organisations, we are on a journey and conscious that there is much more to be done but we are committed to continuing to develop an inclusive and ultimately more diverse organisation which values all its employees regardless as to what function they perform.