Reprinted from
March 02 2014
the sunday times 100 best companies to work for
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Marathon Oil
Oil & gas provider
TOP SCORES
Wellbeing
Fair Deal
Giving Something Back
18th
38th
42nd
Male/female ratio
Average age
Voluntary leavers
Earning £35,000+
76:24
45
5%
93%
GOOD WORKING PRACTICES put a
spring in everyone’s step at Marathon Oil.
Perks including £100 each a year towards
gym membership for employees and their
spouses, as well as an active sports and
social club, ensure the firm ranks in the
top fifth for overall Wellbeing.
Employees are happy with the balance
between their jobs and home lives,
returning a 75% positive score, ranking
the organisation 11th. They don’t feel
under too much pressure to perform well
(70%) and don’t think they are spending
too much time working (62%).
With new team members given the
chance to get involved in significant
projects from the off, staff believe they
make a valuable contribution to the
success of the organisation (83%), which
has been producing oil and natural gas
from three platforms in the North Sea for
more than 30 years. Marathon ’s current
holdings in the UK include the companyoperated Brae complex and a partnership
with BP in the Foinaven field.
Job satisfaction and an attractive
reward package, linked to their
contribution and the success of the
business, results in a content and loyal
workforce. Almost half of them have
clocked up at least a decade of service
with the firm, including 161 people
who have been on the payroll for more
than 15 years.
Offshore technicians can expect to do
12-hour shifts for 14 days at a time in
return for a basic salary of about £51,000
and are among the 86% of the 400 staff
who get paid in excess of £45,000.
In addition to their wages, employees,
who are based across six sites, can
benefit from share options, a bonus
scheme, free private healthcare and
staff discounts. The male-dominated
workforce is happy with the pay and
perks (71%) and everyone is treated
fairly (69%). Both these results rank in
the top quarter of companies on our list.
The firm runs a car-share scheme, and
it has installed hot taps to avoid using
plastic and cardboard cups. Run on
strong principles (77%), it does its bit to
protect the environment ( also 77%, a
top-20 score) and encourages charitable
activities (83%). Last year, 116 staff were
involved in doing good deeds in work
time, with activities including helping to
build a kitchen for pupils at a school in
Aberdeen, where the company is based.
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