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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4.0
Jun 21, 2017
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Pros

The job it's self was great. Really customer focused and j really enjoyed going to work. The people are amazing and really approachable from directors to call centre agents The call centre is clean and very comfortable. I am absolutely gutted that I had to resign and who knows when my little on starts school I may be able to apply for a job. 10 years of great memories

Cons

I left after maternity leave ended as was struggling with child care and the hours I requested were not suitable for the company. Maternity returns need to be looked into more as I had no communications with work whilst on leave and even though I asked to return to work doing my current hours I was told I would have to apply and that they really wanted me to come back on a 40hr contract. I also had pregnancy related illness before I was due to go on maternity leave and the company were not very helpful with making the job a little easier whilst I was ill. This resulted in me being off sick for 6 weeks.

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HomeServe Response
8y
Thank you for posting a review and for sharing that you have so many great memories of your time at HomeServe. Your feedback around communication during maternity leave is really important, I’m sot get this right for you and I’m disappointed to learn that we could have helped you more during your illness. If you wouldn’t mind emailing me at karen.halford@homeserve.com I’d really appreciate the opportunity to look into this further. Karen Halford.
5.0
May 26, 2017
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Pros

Homeserve is a great place to work, having been at the business for over 6 years, I have really enjoyed watching the company dust itself down, set out a new strategy and vision and marched on towards it. We developed a set of people and customer promises and we live to them. It's mikes better now than before.. the Preston office is friendly and really has a family feel to it. The facilities are good and the flexibility is great. What makes Homeserve even better is the people and the communication, We have the big red sofa which is a great way to hear from our CEO Martin and other special guests talk about hot topics, we have our customer first which truly allows us as employees to help those customers who are in need. It's amazing to know the company have a hardship fund and all the money is used to help those customers in need. They didn't just stop at customer first but launched a good neighbour scheme, again another way we can help our customers who really need us. We even have our own social media site called yammer and it's a great way to communicate and interact to over 3000 colleagues. We have our people first committee and this consists of many people champions from around the business who meet to talk around real issues impacting our people and plans are put in place to address each one. I've attended sessions myself. We do charity events and participate in many festivities. I work in the supply chain arena and our dept head Jav is brilliant, daily huddles, weekly meetings and monthly workshops are just a few things we do as a full team to ensure everyone knows what' going on and the part we all play and can input into improving things. I had the opportunity to visit Walsall and Nottingham recently and it's a great way to meet colleagues from the wider business. The best thing about my role is the challenge, each day is different, it's fast paced but you get to help customers , work with suppliers and engineers and have fun along the way. Thanks Homeserve for allowing the people to make it happen.

Cons

Parking has massively improved, food is better in the canteen. Be good to have more desk space sometimes can feel cramped when all of our team are in. Most work out the office so normally not an issue.

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HomeServe Response
9y
Thank you for leaving such a great review and for sharing that you enjoy working at HomeServe so much. People Promises are a big part of our culture, hopefully you managed to attend charter Tuesday recently which is a great way of celebrating them and also recognising our achievements. Customer First and People First are really great ways to get involved in making changes for our Customers and our People, thank you for going an making a difference.
5.0
Apr 8, 2017
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Pros

I think there has been a really tangible shift in culture at HomeServe. The whole organisation just is different and definitely for the better. Martin leads the ship with integrity and honour and has surrounded himself with an extremely diligent and human leadership team. I think that so much attention is paid to the Frontline teams (the shop floor for those on the outside) tells you that they have their priorities right. From a Customer perspective, the last 3 years has seen a step change in the service that is provided by People empowered to make a difference and armed with a suite of fairly priced and service rich products. I honestly believe there isn't a better time to join such an exciting and dynamic family of people.

Cons

There are times when the organisation moves too quickly. Not that the challenge of a fast paced environment isn't exciting, but sometimes there isn't enough time to cath your breath. This leads to burn out and fraught tempers. I think a lot of store is paid to the annual surveys and I have personally seen how much change has been implemented because of the feedback. But there are still those that are concerned about being totally honest because they are worried they will be 'outed' and removed, or because they think the aim is to get the best outcome, not the truthful outcome. This means that the results are not as honest as they could be. I know that this was the case for some of the people I worked closely with which was a shame because when offered the opportunity to share my concerns off of the back of my survey results, they were met with grace and compassion and those conversations paved the way for me to make the decision to move on, which was very much encouraged,, and supported. It wasn't necessary in my case because my function leader was in every step of my exit. But I know exit interviews don't always happen and I think that could provide valuable insight to help take some huge steps forward.

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HomeServe Response
9y
Thanks for your great review and of course for your ten years of commitment to HomeServe. Your feedback is really appreciated. I agree that our half-year and full-year surveys are very important. My experience is that our People do complete these surveys without fear or favour because they know their honesty is valued and can drive real change. However your take on this is definitely something we should consider. Also, as you know there are many more ways that our People can – and do - give feedback outside of the twice a year surveys, whether it be direct to our CEO and CMO in group sessions and one-to-ones, or through CustomerFirst/PeopleFirst for example, Giving honest, constructive and actionable feedback I think is something that is a key part of our culture. Also, thanks for your acknowledgment of the journey that we are on. You know how hard we work for our Customers because we know this is what they expect from us. But, as you rightly say, there is a balance and we are committed to investing in our Peoples’ well-being, for example, our employee assistance programme, the many health and well-being initiatives we run and of course our social events. We wish you all the very best in your new role and hope that you will continue to follow our progress and support us from afar.
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