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British Council reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,307 total reviews)
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Ciarán Devane

63% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

British Council has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,307 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The British Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gemeinnützige Organisationen & NGOs industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Oct 29, 2019

Slow to change

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People are friendly. Opportunity to travel. Good work life balance. Great benefits

Cons

Consultants get paid ridiculous amounts while permanent staff have been on a pay freeze for years. Very slow to change.

3.0
Apr 7, 2019

Unfair Hourly Rate

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- People are so friendly - Easy to learn the job - Easy to adapt

Cons

- Unfair hourly rate for Usher work - Demanding work - Unclear work load

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