HomeServe reviews

3.8

77% would recommend to a friend

(1,142 total reviews)

Nick Kasmir

100% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

HomeServe has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HomeServe employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, Repair & Maintenance Services industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Feb 15, 2020

Toxic Contact Centre. Avoid.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Base salary is okay & benefits are decent, (Gareth) claims director is a likeable guy. But that's pretty much it.

Cons

They'll make you feel like they have your back but when push comes to shove, even if you've not done anything wrong & your performance is solid they WILL screw you over if it benefits them. End of the day you're just a bum on a seat & do not matter in the slightest. No progression, they'll tend to put you on a 'secondment' to do additional work if it benefits them with no pay increase (e.g. doing a complaints job at an agent wage if they have a ton of complaints to deal with, which you don't get a say in). Toxic atmosphere. Tons of people have left over the past 6 months, causing them issues with recruitment, can't see that changing. With the majority of people in Preston feeling the same way.

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HomeServe Response
6y
Firstly, I'm very sorry that you feel this way. You’ve raised some serious concerns in your review and I would very be like the opportunity to discuss these with you directly or for you to speak with a member of our People Team. I can assure you that we value all of our People regardless of their role and are 100% committed to People development, which sometimes means seconding them to other roles within the department. We believe this to be a positive as it allows our People to benefit from learning new and interesting skills and will give them a good perspective of other roles and what progression opportunities are available. Unfortunately, the opportunities will sometimes come to an end and we can understand this can be hard, particularly if the person enjoyed the secondment. That said, the new skills and experiences acquired can be utilised within an existing role, which can be a huge benefit. The good news is that secondments can sometimes lead to opportunities – the Customer Relations department is currently recruiting permanent roles and those who have been on secondment to the area now have a great opportunity to apply and be successful. Unfortunately, we have lost some good people recently but we know from our exit interview process that its primarily due to shifts and local transport issues. The management team is attempting to work with local transport companies to help improve transport links and we are currently reviewing the shift pattern, so this will hopefully get much better soon. We know from our recent employee survey that a high percentage of our people enjoy working in our department and want to work here for a long time so I will have to disagree that its to do with people being unhappy. I appreciate your taking the time to write the review and providing your feedback. As I’ve already mentioned, I would really like the opportunity to sit down and chat about how you are feeling and show that you are of value to us, as are all of our People. Gareth - Director of Claims
1.0
Dec 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay and if your face fits and you bow down ignoring red flags that need fixing, you’re fine

Cons

Had a miscarriage at work and was told we were too busy to let me go to hospital. Had a 121 with the CEO where I raised concerns about senior managers bullying myself and other colleagues and the next week, I was put into a room and told “either you quit or I’m going to sack you next Thursday”. I was told that I had caused extreme stress and anxiety to my line manager by raising concerns regarding the bullying and the working hours. He slid a piece of paper towards me and forced me to write a letter of resignation then walked me out of the building. Working hours could be anywhere between 7am-10pm. One day could be 7-3 and the next could be 1:30-10pm followed by a 7-3. Not sustainable hours. No wonder so many people go off sick. I also had to wait 21 weeks for a desk assessment. Absolutely disgusting treatment.

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HomeServe Response
6y
Hi there - you raise some serious concerns in your review here and the best thing to do would be to find a way to talk them through with myself or someone from our People team. I can see that you are no longer with HomeServe and I am sorry that it appears you did not have a good experience with us. Without having more information or knowing more detail it's not possible for me to respond to your individual concerns, and this isn't the right forum for that anyway. If you would like to get in touch then please do so.With regards to the shift patterns - they are set up in a way that means we can deliver the best service for our Customers and we make sure we are really clear in the recruitment process that these are the shifts on offer. But we are also constantly looking at ways in which we can improve the shifts to create a better work-life balance for our People while continuing to ensure we are there when our Customers need us. Gareth
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