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      Good company, but the HR/TA function is very flawed - Recruitment Business Partner National Grid Employee Review

      2.0
      Oct 3, 2025
      Recruitment business partner
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      Pros

      Overall Good company, decent pay and benefits.

      Cons

      The HR and Talent Acquisition teams would benefit from modernising and getting with the times. Currently, HR is reactive rather than forward-thinking, with decisions that lack clear rationale and a culture that can feel insular, most of them come across entitled and unmotivated. Within TA, these issues are amplified. Many team members operate under uncertainty due to the frequent use of fixed-term contracts without transparent communication about long-term intentions. This creates a culture of fear and instability. In addition, much of the team’s work is administrative rather than strategic, and operate as glorified admins. Promotions and opportunities also influenced more by personal relationships than by performance or merit, which creates a very cliquey leadership team.

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      1.0
      Jun 30, 2026
      Technician
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      Pros

      At NGED the few pros are lessened by the day as the cons are increasing. The idea of a career has gone and now most are resigned to just having a job.

      Cons

      Aside from the reality being very different from what the leadership team sell IE they don't care about people or net zero, it's all spin and marketing. Now at NGED we are in a situation where staff you have known for many years simply disappear from duty and no one seems to know why, a couple of weeks later they have left the business with an NDA. It's happening all over the business. There seems to be a drive to remove any leaders who have industry technical knowledge and replace them with people from outside the industry who knows little to nothing about electricity. Despite safe to say being an important value, speaking out against this usually results in an NDA. It's toxic positivity where playing along seems to be more important than the role you fulfil.

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