Does Medway Council pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Medway Council employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Medway Council. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Medway Council?

49% of Medway Council employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Medway Council 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Medway Council?

Early Help Worker (3) , Saturday Library Assistant (3) , Social Worker (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Engineer (2) , Officer (2) , Social Care Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at Medway Council according to real employee reviews?

"+ Generous pension contributions" ((in 10 reviews)); "Some great colleagues" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great work life balance and flexi time" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good annual leave" ((in 3 reviews)); "Decent benefits, including time off and pension" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Medway Council according to real employee reviews?

"Very poor management and poor salary" ((in 6 reviews)); "Managers do not know what they're doing." ((in 3 reviews)); "It's way too hard to get rid of poor performing employees (of which there are quite a few); Internal applicants tend to be preferred for jobs over external candidates which sounds good in practice but then it makes it hard to inject any new ideas or creativity from the private sector into a typically outdated Council, thus resulting in some quite bad lower/mid level management; Some of the projects and work cost a lot of money but actually deliver very little; There are some employees that have been there for way too long that add nothing; Very rarely do you see or get to speak to anyone in a leadership position; Employees are very demotivated due to lack of leadership and years of frozen pay; Although this may be stating the obvious, everything is controlled by Councillors" ((in 3 reviews)); "No progression" ((in 3 reviews)); "No training for the job and you can see disasters about to happen because managers are complacent." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Medway Council locations?

Chatham , Rochester , Gillingham , London , Rainham , Strood , Wigmore , Kentford , Kentmere , Gillingham , Dartford , Maidstone , Peterborough , City of London

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Medway Council reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Barry Kemp

27% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (93 reviews)

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Medway Council has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Medway Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

93 reviews

5.0

Apr 16, 2026

Unqualified Teacher

Unqualified teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Unqualified Teacher Whole class responsibility

Cons

Unqualified Teacher under grad degree

3.0

Jan 22, 2026

Typical government role

Librart assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

simply and easy to adapt to new environment

Cons

workplace culture can be toxic depending on Libraries

3.0

Nov 4, 2025

Low pay

Debt officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible around home life Good annual leave

Cons

Low pay High workload Expectations ridiculous

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