Does Cornwall Council pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cornwall Council employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cornwall Council. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cornwall Council?

56% of Cornwall Council employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cornwall Council 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cornwall Council?

Administrative Assistant (6) , Social Worker (5) , Project Manager (4) , Teacher (4) , Customer Service Advisor (3) , Policy Advisor (3) , Administrative (2) , Apprentice (2) , Case Coordinator (2) , Communications Specialist (2) , Project Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at Cornwall Council according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly team" ((in 9 reviews)); "Nice people to work with." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good pension" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great benefits, and the commitment really is to achieving the best for the residents of cornwall" ((in 6 reviews)); "work from home is good" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cornwall Council according to real employee reviews?

"The bureaucracy of the council had it's challenges and I felt the salary didn't match the level of responsibility" ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay poor compared to national average" ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of accountability from senior managers and often toxic behaviour is allowed to continue" ((in 3 reviews)); "Wages aren't that great." ((in 3 reviews)); "The admin processes to actually get anything done are labyrinth and bewildering, with bad internal communication from the support functions (IS,HR, Finance etc) creating needless bottlenecks in everything you try to do." ((in 3 reviews))

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3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(127 total reviews)

Ann Kerridge

60% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity and inclusion

3.2

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Cornwall Council has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 127 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cornwall Council employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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127 reviews

2.0

1 Jun 2026

Shame it’s not better

Service director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Meaningful work in Local gov

Cons

A toxic work environment where people Stay out of desperation

2.0

17 May 2026

Work from home option, but training is lacking

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

work from home is good

Cons

lack of training is lacking

2.0

28 Apr 2026

Overworked and under pressure

Customer service advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Monday to Friday work days. Work from home.

Cons

Under constant stress and no control over workload which leads to burn out.

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