Best Companies Factors: Giving Something Back

Leisure & Hospitality

Mowgli Street Food

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Mowgli Street Food promotes personal growth through the Mowgli Career Tree, a clear progression guide for all employees. It also offers various development opportunities including the Ops Development Programme, the Mowgli JS Apprenticeship Program, and external courses, ensuring that employees' skills are fully utilised and their growth is nurtured.

Mowgli Street Food ensures that managers are supportive, caring, and trustful by providing mental health awareness training. This not only helps managers to support their own wellbeing, but also equips them with the skills to spot if a team member is struggling, reinforcing the supportive culture within the company.

Through The Mowgli Trust, Mowgli Street Food gives back to the communities it serves, supporting a range of charities and local initiatives. This commitment to social responsibility is integral to the company's ethos and is valued by its employees. Since its founding, the organisation has donated nearly £2million to its chosen charity partners.

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Leisure & Hospitality

Mission Mars

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The company's overseas conferences and charity fundraising events foster team spirit and create a fun, collaborative environment. These experiences help build strong bonds between colleagues, enhancing a sense of belonging within the team.

Mission Mars’ partnership with Hospitality Action, an Employee Assistance programme, offers free, confidential support to all employees, thus promoting their wellbeing. The Fourth Engage platform, which allows employees to set notifications for work hours only, helps maintain a balance between work and personal life.

Through partnerships with local charities such as Youth Zone and the establishment of the internal Mission Mars Foundation, the company encourages employees to give back to society. Their focus on sustainability further demonstrates their commitment to making a positive impact.

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Manufacturing

Flair Rugs

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Flair Rugs prioritises its employees' wellbeing, with a dedicated team promoting physical and mental health initiatives. The company provides free healthy meals, encourages outdoor activities, and offers private sessions with a clinical hypnotherapist to help with personal and work-related issues.

The leadership team at Flair Rugs keeps employees informed through weekly live videos and monthly forums, embodying the company's values and demonstrating a clear passion for rug-making and the company's global impact.

Through the Flair Foundation, Flair Rugs gives back to the communities where they live and work, supporting charities globally. They also sponsor local community initiatives and donate rugs to charities supporting homeless individuals.

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Business Services

Car Benefit Solutions

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Car Benefit Solutions offers its employees a range of wellbeing benefits, including BUPA PMI Insurance, a Medicash Health Plan, BupaTouch and Medicash virtual GP services, and an Employee Assistance Programme. It has also created clubs such as Men’s Mental Health Club and Book Club to support the mental wellbeing of its people.

The organisation’s Leadership Development Programme provides support and development for the differing skill sets, experience, and capabilities across its leaders. Its three pillar programme also includes development for non-‘people leaders’ who it recognises as being instrumental to the company’s success, and their development is equally as important to Car Benefit Solutions.

Car Benefit Solutions has a volunteering scheme called ‘My Make a Difference Day’ where employees can take a paid day to volunteer with one of its charity partners. Employees have undertaken a variety of activities such as dog walking for Manchester Dogs Home and helping out at Bury Cancer Support Centres charity shops.

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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

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting promotes personal growth through its meritocratic culture. It offers various initiatives such as the annual 5-day training allowance, access to LinkedIn Learning and two promotion opportunities each year, helping employees advance their careers and utilise their skills effectively.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting focuses on employee wellbeing with 15 trained mental health first-aid champions and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme. A monthly Wellbeing Warrior initiative celebrates colleagues' success in wellbeing, further highlighting Alpha's commitment to a balanced work-life environment.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's 'Charity of the Year' initiative, 'One Hour, One Day' fundraising campaign, and partnership with Brain Tumour Support reflect its commitment to society. These initiatives allow employees to contribute positively to societal causes, beyond profit motives.

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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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Charity's

Access Community Trust

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Managers at Access Community Trust uphold the core principles of Honesty, Excellence, Ambition, and Respect. They support their teams by regularly reviewing performance and aligning it with the organisation's values, thereby fostering a sense of trust and care.

Access Community Trust's leadership team maintains transparent communication with their staff. The CEO and the Senior Leadership Team implement a communication transformation focusing on Purpose, Priorities, Process, Performance & Problem Solving, thereby creating a clear vision and strategy for the organisation.

Access Community Trust contributes significantly to society through various charitable initiatives. Its PINK Orange project delivers essential provisions to struggling families, while its Mental Health Crisis cafés provide free support to adults. The organisation encourages its employees to contribute to society by offering two paid volunteer days per year.

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Education & Training

AAT

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AAT supports personal growth with diverse learning opportunities. They offer soft-skill training courses and pay membership fees of industry trade bodies, enabling individuals to follow best practice and develop in their careers.

The organisation encourages team spirit and a sense of belonging via platforms like Workplace and a social group, the “Social FunAATics”, which organises various events to foster camaraderie among colleagues.

AAT's commitment to social mobility is demonstrated through their bursary scheme, enabling dedicated individuals to succeed in the sector regardless of their personal circumstances. They also endeavour to achieve Net Zero by 2030, contributing to environmental sustainability.

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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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Purpose Boosts Engagement

Mowgli Street Food

Mission Mars

Flair Rugs

Car Benefit Solutions

Blenheim Palace

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting

Albany Beck

Access Community Trust

AAT

Henry Blue

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