Statistics show that companies which make it into the Best Workplace rankings perform better financially than their rivals.

According to Russell Investment Group, an investment in April 2001 of £100 in the 23 publicly quoted companies in the 2006 UK rankings would now be worth £165.78, compared with £131.71 invested in the FTSE All Share Cumulative or £124.52 invested in the FTSE 100 (see chart).