G4S reviews

3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,738 total reviews)
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Ashley Almanza

78% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

G4S has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 3,738 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The G4S employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Administración y consultoría industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews
3.0
Aug 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Some assignments had good pay rates and some of the highest in the security industry, some good managers, good sick pay scheme, always delivered uniform when asked and processed holidays to my satisfaction, felt as though I had a secure job through most of my employment, pay was always on time and accurate.

Cons

Some assignments paid minimum wage, some bad managers, some uniform was of poor quality and would wear out quickly, some managers ignored emails / phone messages / letters, received threats of disciplinary action if I was unable to travel unreasonable distances, was left alone on a store which was so bad it was supposed to have more than one officer and the management did not care that I was assaulted on that store, some managers disciplined officers too harshly and unfairly with people being left suspended for long periods of time without being told what is going to happen to them, lots of people were temporarily promoted and demoted, it was quite rare that anyone would get a permanent promotion - there is a "jobs for the boys" culture - your only chance of promotion is if you are mates with a senior manager and this shows, the company lose a lot of contracts although this is not always the company's fault but still makes it somewhat uncomfortable when assignments end or the contracts go to other companies.

3.0
Aug 4, 2013

Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of work available many shifts are for the taking from easy to hard it's all here. You really must ask.

Cons

Low pay scale. no benefits and what is available is expensive . But what do you want for security every body wants something for nothing. so for the company to make money guess who suffers.

2.0
Aug 4, 2013

Very 1990s

Anonymous employee
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Pros

An industry leader with great potential

Cons

A company that does not seem to reflect the reality and pace of the new era. Their IT is rubbish, management is stuck in the previous era, it is a typical male dominated, narrow minded and boring company. The company only does their CSR because they need to show it when bidding for new business, there is no real passion, no creativity. The company does not do any employee benefits (HR does not even have anyone responsible for it). They do not attract women on any levels, not mention diversity in the offices. G4S has got some proper issues with reputation, but unfortunately deals with everything with a delay. They might want to do "undercover boss" not to be with their frontline staff, but to work in the offices in Sutton Park House.

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