Is John Lewis the best company i n Britain to work for?by Jon HenleyIt is owned by its employees - or partners- who have a say in how it is run andreceive a share of the profits. Surely this is the way every organisation should be run?lt's just before opening t i me onbonus day at John Lewis and. boy. arcwe excited. Up and down the country,the 69 ,000 people who work for the10 nation's favourite retailer arc gathered,impat ien t . A specially chosen staffmember opens an envelope and readsout a number. Fifteen per cent. It's thepercentage of their salary that eachIS John Lewis employee takes home asthat year's bonus.25 each of whom has a say in its runningand a share i n its profits. This isBritain's largest example of workerco-owners h i p . Its purpose is ''thehappiness of all its members. through30 t h e i r wort h w h i l e and s a t i s fy i ngemployment in a successful business''.''11 's a good company to work for."says Pedro. a Waitrose* chef. "I didn't realise how good until I joined".Employer-employee relations at Jhon Lewis, says Nicola McRoberts, "are completely different. They want you to be happy".A veteran of five years, Kirsty Reilly, in womenswear, speaks of the "passion and commitment" that come from "being engaged, because you have a shared interest in making sure it works, for you and for the people you work with".
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