Fair Deal

Leisure & Hospitality

Blenheim Palace

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Blenheim Palace rewards the hard work of its employee through a number of initiatives. In a financial sense, its annual pay reviews and employee awards provide permanent and one-off financial rewards. The organisation also hosts events such as parties, paid for sporting events and craft workshops, and more!

People Managers are developed through Blenheim Palace’s bespoke People Managers Programme, with both internal and external face to face and online training. All staff further have a Personal Performance Plan with regular appraisals which forms part of their personal growth journey through the business, and includes any training or professional qualifications needed.

Blenheim Palace has a dedicated social and charity committee who organise staff events to bring teams together and to raise money for its charity of the year. It runs monthly events and so continuously raise money for its charities, as well as offering charities its knowledge and skills to support their goals.

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Consultancy

Albany Beck

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Albany Beck is committed to personal growth, offering initiatives like the Pioneer Programme and Practitioner Programme. These provide opportunities for professional qualifications, executive coaching, and mentoring, ensuring employees feel challenged and see clear pathways for advancement.

Albany Beck's Recognition of the Month scheme and Partnership Programme are clear demonstrations of its commitment to treating employees fairly. These initiatives reward employees who go above and beyond, making them feel appreciated and valued.

Albany Beck is committed to social responsibility, offering employees one charity volunteer day each year. Fundraising initiatives for charities like the NSPCC and Autistica show that the company's efforts to give back are not driven solely by profit motives.

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Recruitment

Henry Blue

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Henry Blue offers all of its employees the opportunity to travel to cities all over the world through its incentive programme. Employees who achieve their targets and live by the organisation’s values have the chance to go on overseas trips to locations including Las Vegas, New York, and Dubai.

The organisation has recently partnered with an external training programme, offering its future leaders and managers the opportunity to develop and grow as leaders. This programme helps participants to learn the skills needed to encourage and motivate their teams. As such, Henry Blue hasn’t hired any external managers, with all roles filled through internal promotion.

This year, Henry Blue is fundraising for Millennium Powerhouse Moss Side. So far, employees have raised £330 through a quiz night, volunteered for four days and helped with youth sessions, and raised money through sponsored runs at the Manchester 10K, Half Marathon, and Tough Mudder.

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Manufacturing

Innovia Films

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Innovia Films regularly undertakes salary benchmarking to ensure that employee wages are fair. In addition to this, all employees receive a Christmas hamper filled with festive treats made from Innovia Films’ products.

The organisation has implemented a set of training modules for its people managers to give them the skills they need to be more effective in their roles. Managers are given cross-functional projects to support and lead in order to challenge them in leading different teams and to improve their organisation-wide knowledge.

Innovia Films has an established Community Champions group whose role it is to lead the organisation’s charitable and community initiatives. This has included supporting the local youth centre and a number of local sports clubs.

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Financial Services

Scottish Friendly

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For Wellbeing Week in 2023 and this year, Scottish Friendly had a comprehensive diary of fun and practical activities including board and console games during lunch as well as more focused health sessions including massages, flu vaccinations and workshops on managing stress.

Scottish Friendly facilitates fun sessions when launching new initiatives or systems to enable colleagues to interact while providing breakfasts and snacks in the canteen areas where everyone can congregate. Its CS department has held fun challenges (such as Mario Kart competitions) and held competitions linked to sporting events.

The organisation seeks to reward colleagues through peer recognition, offering £50 per month to the winner. It is currently implementing a new recognition scheme whereby three winners will each get one days additional annual leave, plus £100 credit into their recognition pot which they can spend on vouchers, experiences, gifts or charity donations.

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Retail

HSL

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The HSL Cares Hub has a range of resources to support colleagues during the cost of living crisis, including monthly financial wellbeing newsletters on everything from how to access the employee assistance programme to how to make a claim on its health insurance. It has also introduced a financial Guru who runs education sessions.

HSL hosts a number of colleague 'surprise and delight' moments each year. These moments range from bringing in a fish and chip van offering colleagues a free lunch, hiring an ice-cream van in the summer months, celebrating Wimbledon with cream teas and a festive carvery lunch served to colleagues by the Directors.

A few members of the IT team have started apprenticeship schemes to develop skills and knowledge, which will be recognised through a qualification when complete. Similarly, colleagues within the Finance team are studying whilst working for a formal financial qualification. Furthermore, two of the logistics team are attending a IOSCM level 3 diploma.

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Law

Napthens LLP

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Napthens have multiple trained mental health first aiders, as well as providing mental health training to managers by external third party experts. External speakers include The Sleep Expert, Over The Bloody Moon, and My Happy Mind, who have spoken to employees about controlling their own mental health and those of their families and communities.

The organisation addresses pay reviews on a person by person basis, taking into consideration their contributions and efforts, once per year. It also offers a discretionary bonus scheme linked to performance in order to reward employees, which it does twice a year.

Napthens has rolled out its skills curriculum which allows employees to develop their softer skills throughout the year. The organisation’s leadership academy launched for its second year and it has seen the introduction of early career training groups and peer to peer groups.

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Technology

IP Integration

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IP Integration has 'Wellness Days', where if an individual is overwhelmed, stressed, burnt out or struggling, their manager can give them a day, or more if required, to recoup, without it affecting annual leave allowance or being noted as sick leave. Additionally, the organisation has an Employee Assistance Programme for those that need professional support.

IP Integration Social club is run by volunteers across the business who plan multiple events throughout the year. They arrange frequent social events such as rounders, axe throwing, and shuffle boarding. It also hosts a family day every year with activities like BBQs, petting zoos, ice cream van’s, magic shows, bowling and adventure golf.

IP Integration's Performance Enablement process enables top performers to be recognised as 'Exceptional' people. During Company Kick-Off events, held at the beginning of its financial year, it present these exceptional individuals to the rest of the organisation and give them a £750 voucher for going above and beyond.

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Leisure & Hospitality

The Landmark London Hotel

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The Landmark London's commitment to society is evident in its active charity work. Team members collectively raise funds for national charity Debra, demonstrating the company's drive to give back, beyond profit motives.

The GEM reward scheme recognises and rewards exceptional performance, ensuring that employees feel fairly treated. The scheme provides tangible benefits such as vouchers, fostering a sense of fairness and appreciation.

The Landmark London's management team leads by example, fostering a culture of respect and improvement. They encourage team members to live the company's values and principles, instilling a sense of trust and support.

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Not For Profit Body's

The Chartered Institute of Building

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The Chartered Institute of Building have two recognition schemes - an ACT Award which is awarded by the Leadership Team on Global Staff Update calls every month, and an Extra Mile Award which allows for peer recognition where colleagues have gone the extra mile.

The organisation has launched a new Competency Framework which will support conversations about performance, growth and development. This year, The Chartered Institute of Building has ran a programme of people management development for all its people managers.

The Chartered Institute of Building encourages colleagues to participate in charitable or fundraising initiatives. It has a volunteering policy which allows colleagues two days of paid volunteering leave per year. The organisation has appointed a Head of Environmental Sustainability in 2023 with both an internal and external remit and have an action plan in place.

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What are companies doing with regards to 'Fair Deal'

What effect will focus on the 'Fair Deal' factor have?

Blenheim Palace

Albany Beck

Henry Blue

Innovia Films

Scottish Friendly

HSL

Napthens LLP

IP Integration

The Landmark London Hotel

The Chartered Institute of Building

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