tml Partners Named One of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025
tml Partners has been officially recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025, in partnership with WorkL. This award celebrates the firm’s dedication to fostering a high-performance, high-trust culture that prioritises wellbeing, inclusivity, and meaningful career development for all employees.
The nationwide survey honours the UK’s top employers across industries, highlighting organisations that demonstrate excellence in employee experience. The survey is now the UK’s most comprehensive assessment of workplace satisfaction and engagement.
A Culture That Empowers
Founded on the principle of delivering best-in-class executive search for marketing and commercial leadership, tml Partners has always aimed to cultivate a culture rooted in empowerment, transparency, and trust. The firm’s inclusion in the Best Places to Work list reflects exceptional performance across WorkL’s six-step engagement framework, which evaluates:
- Reward and recognition
- Instilling pride
- Information sharing
- Empowerment
- Wellbeing
- Job satisfaction
tml Partners supports professionals from all backgrounds, with policies and practices that ensure every team member is valued, included, and motivated to thrive.
Industry Recognition That Reflects a People-First Ethos
This recognition further reinforces tml Partners’ commitment to a values-led approach and belief that long-term business success is rooted in a strong, people-first culture. As a specialist executive search firm with global reach, tml Partners partners with organisations to shape high-performing commercial leadership teams while nurturing an equally ambitious and inclusive internal environment.
Simon Bassett, CEO of tml Partners, commented:
“We’re incredibly proud to be recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the UK’s Best Places to Work. We’ve always believed that building a values-led, people-first culture is not just the right thing to do – it’s essential to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients, candidates, and employees. This award is a testament to the passion, collaboration and integrity of our team.”
Zoe Thomas, Editor of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, said:
“Spanning a raft of sectors and located throughout the UK, the organisations in this year’s list range from innovative start-ups with a handful of employees to big multinational corporations staffed by thousands. These organisations know that happy employees are the superpower helping them thrive.”
Lord Mark Price, Founder of WorkL, added:
“Many congratulations to those featured in the 2025 Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, powered by WorkL. The recognised organisations lead the way in employee experience and will now benefit from improved retention and recruitment for the year ahead.”
Looking Ahead
As tml Partners continues to grow and evolve, it remains committed to ensuring that its people – the heart of the business – are supported, inspired, and equipped to make a lasting impact for clients, candidates, and the communities they serve.
