Avoid at all costs - not even worth it for a foot in the door - Toxicologist Key Forensic Services Employee Review

Pay is embarrassing - Breaks down to just above minimum wage which is laughable when weighed up against the importance of the work and intensity at times. Staff incentives are a joke - Their ‘access to discounts from hundreds of retailers’ are nothing that you can’t get from quickly googling discount codes. Car benefit scheme claimed to have something for everyone but when I entered my salary, there was nothing available for any length of lease. No hope of a bonus or anything and our Christmas ‘treat’ was a pudding worth about a fiver at most. Worked all the way through COVID, going to the office/lab full-time, being flexible with hours, and our thanks went as far as a ‘thank you’ video from upper management who had the privilege of working from home. Treatment of staff is absolutely dreadful - Witnessed many people reduced to tears by the same people in senior positions. This, along with lots of other reasons, has been mentioned to upper management and HR on many occasions and in many exit interviews over the course of years and nothing has changed. HR department is a shambles - Only interested in protecting the interests of the company, rather than being a form of support for employees. As mentioned above, nothing has changed despite multiple complaints around the same issues. Honestly got no real idea what they actually do. Even aware of instances where people have gone to them in confidence with issues and these have been reported back to the manager in question, which is completely unacceptable. Business model is predatory - They rely so heavily on people thinking forensics is glamorous and wanting to get into the industry which is why most of the work force is so young. Every time someone leaves they have an advert out the same day and are even starting to bring on apprentices now, which they’ll love given how little they’ll be able to get away with paying them. False glassdoor reviews - There is only one positive review up for KFS which anyone in their right mind can see has been written by senior management. It is the polar opposite to every single other review and when discussing it with colleagues everyone found it hilarious how blatant that was. It’s also worth noting that 2 further negative reviews have been deleted for some reason but were once again both accurate representations of how awful this place is. You can tell that people agree with these statements from how many users mark them as ‘helpful’. Could go on with multiple others cons but in summary this place should be avoided at all costs if you value your mental health and want to live comfortably.