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Giving Something Back

Purpose Boosts Engagement

Giving back to the community strengthens culture, morale, and every other engagement factor. Social impact matters.
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Employees benefit from Structured Training Pathways, with chefs having extended training programmes to replace external recruitment, building expertise. Managers participate in the daily Management Mind Gym workshops and can pursue external qualifications like ILM, ensuring staff gain expertise and strengthening retention through clear advancement routes.
Collaboration and friendly competition are encouraged through initiatives like the annual Guest Hero Challenge, where recognition is tied to exceptional guest feedback, strengthening engagement. Weekly operations meetings also encourage managers to share experiences and best practices, fostering a stronger sense of connection.
The company demonstrates its commitment through initiatives like the Drag and Bone Race for Charity, where employees train and compete to raise funds and awareness for the Water Charity. This highlights dedication to making a tangible difference and strengthens teamwork.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Brother Marcus

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At Brother Marcus, employees’ mental and physical health are all supported through YuLife, an innovative wellbeing platform. Employees and their family members have access to online doctors, mental health sessions, activity tracking and wellness rewards, all through the app.
The leadership team creates organisational clarity by communicating vision, goals and expectations clearly across all levels of the business. This is achieved through regular team meetings, site visits, one-to-one WordTake sessions and weekly head office catch-ups. Leaders ensure employees understand their roles, responsibilities, and how their work contributes to the overall success.
Over the past 12 months, Brother Marcus has supported charitable and community initiatives through partnerships with StreetSmart and Belu Water. With StreetSmart, the organisation has contributed through fundraising events and in-restaurant collections to help people experiencing homelessness. Through Belu Water, a portion of proceeds from sales supports clean water projects.
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Technology

Evolve BG

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The company supports employee wellbeing with Mental Health First Aiders, healthy snacks, and policies promoting adequate rest, helping maintain a balance between work and personal health.
Evolve BG's leadership exemplifies transparency and accountability, with approachable Executive and Leadership teams who listen to feedback, fostering a culture of open and honest communication.
Evolve BG's partnership with Wigan Youth Zone and participation in fundraising events like Tough Mudder reflect the organisation’s commitment to making a positive impact in the community beyond profit motives.
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Telecom

PXC

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The company champions a collaborative culture, encouraging team spirit and camaraderie through regular meet-ups and events within employee networks such as Women in Tech, fostering a sense of belonging and fun among colleagues.
Employees at PXC benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working options, free home fibre connectivity, and generous parental leave policies, ensuring they feel well-treated and valued compared to similar organisations.
PXC supports charitable initiatives, such as Ambitious About Autism and the annual Night of Ambition fundraising gala, demonstrating its commitment to societal contribution beyond profit motives.
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Accountancy

Leonard Curtis

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Leonard Curtis instils pride in its employees through its strong organisational values and commitment to delivering top-tier services. The 'Be the Difference' ethos encourages staff to feel valued and recognise that their work makes a significant impact.
Leonard Curtis promotes personal growth by offering external management training and apprenticeships. These initiatives ensure that employees are constantly learning, challenged, and that their skills are fully utilised.
The Leonard Curtis Foundation is a clear demonstration of the company's commitment to giving back to society. Employees are actively involved, given the opportunity to nominate registered charities for support, reinforcing a sense of purpose and engagement.
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Charity's

Claire House Children’s Hospice

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Claire House provides a Fair Deal to its employees, offering enhanced holidays, maternity and paternity pay and tax-saving schemes. These benefits demonstrate the organisation's commitment to treating its staff fairly and competitively.
Wellbeing is a priority at Claire House. The balance between work and home life is carefully considered, and the organisation offers schemes such as the Employee Assistance Programme to ensure the wellbeing of its staff.
Claire House is committed to giving back to society. Through events like the Claire Bear 3K, half and full marathons, Tough Mudders, and more, the organisation raises funds to support its mission.
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Technology

iconsys

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The leadership team at iconsys believe that only by living the organisation’s culture will the company achieve its mission. This starts with employees at all levels becoming learners in all things and having a growth mindset. Leaders further demonstrate the organisation’s behaviours: Safety, Excellence, Responsible, Agile, Transparent, and Teamwork.
iconsys has created its own Academy to support employee growth and development. The Academy was created with the support of several experts in the field of training and talent development.
The organisation participates in a range of charity and fundraising initiatives, including donating to foodbanks close to its clients rather than sending them Christmas cards. It also holds regular coffee mornings and cycling events to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, and supports Movember, with a number of engineers joining in.
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Utilities

Consultiv Utilities Ltd

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Consultiv Utilities offers its employees access to Vitality health, dental, vision, and hearing insurance, ensures its people can access premium healthcare services. Furthermore, its Employee Assistance Program offers a range of support, from mental health counselling to finance and legal advice. These benefits demonstrate the organisation’s firm belief in comprehensive employee wellbeing.
Consultiv Utilities offers uncapped commission schemes which provide an infinite earning potential based on performance. Additionally, its bonus schemes are designed to celebrate not only individual achievements but also team and company success. These include monthly and yearly incentives based on personal, team, and company-wide targets, stirring collective responsibility and shared success.
The organisation encourages employee volunteers to support local charities and community programmes. It offers logistical and financial support to staff who participate in the Great North Run, and it has members of staff competing in Total Warrior. On average it raises and donates between £4000 to £4500 a month.
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Housing Associations

ForHousing

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ForHousing holds regular webinars with open Q&A sessions, and also have various staff groups across the organisation. It also covers the cost of lunch once a month to help and does a hog roast lunch around Christmas time as well as other festive events. It further has Viva Engage to connect colleagues across the organisation.
Through the STAR platform, real-time, multi-directional reward and recognition is available anytime anywhere. Colleagues can recognise one another via STAR platform any time, offering both monetary and non-monetary recognition options: eCards, Nominations, and Instant Awards. The social 'Wall of Fame' offers recognition, allowing others to comment and join in on recognition moments.
Through its GIFT (Get Involved Find Time) programme, a network of volunteers work across the organisation to engage colleagues with volunteering activities in the communities and to lead on fund raising initiatives for its spotlight charity.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Aquavista

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Aquavista’s social committee ensures that there is a regular schedule of events throughout the year to look forward to. Leaders and managers are further encouraged to schedule regular team meetings with some of those focusing on team building exercises.
Every year, Aquavista chooses a charity to support. This year is Young Lives for Cancer. The organisation hosts numerous events throughout the year to raise funds, including a walking challenge and its summer market.
Aquavista provides managers with a combination of face-to-face and online learning covering both practical skills around the employee lifecycle as well as understanding behaviours and the links between behaviour and performance. The focus is on getting the best from your team as a Manager.
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