What are companies doing with regards to 'Giving Something Back'

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Leisure & Hospitality

Ashton Gate

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Ashton Gate ensures a fair deal for employees by annually reviewing pay scales. In 2023, the organisation was able to enhance pay by 3% across the group, demonstrating its commitment to fair compensation.

Ashton Gate prioritises wellbeing, providing services like Health Assured and Able Futures for mental, physical, and financial advice. It also hosts Wellness Weeks, featuring activities like meditation and pilates, to promote a healthy work environment.

Ashton Gate believes in giving back to the community. Post-match day events see excess food donated to local food banks. The organisation also strives to reduce its environmental footprint through initiatives like Project Whitebeam.

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Insurance

InsureandGo

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The company's mental health policy aims to create an open and honest workplace where line managers and employees can discuss problems, and ensure that the necessary support is offered to staff when needed. It has also asked to join the Workplace Mental Health Charter and is looking to appoint mental health first-aiders.
Managers are responsible for working with staff to identify their development needs through appraisals, one-to-one sessions and coaching to make sure they have the opportunity to review their personal development plan. Employees are given regular feedback on their performance.Employees also have the opportunity to complete professional qualifications through an apprenticeship.
InsureandGo staff took part in the Ride London Essex 100 event in May and raised £6,884 to help Diabetes UK. The company has previously teamed up with Make Southend Sparkle and volunteers collected waste and plastics along Southend beach. On volunteering days, they undertook DIY and gardening jobs at a Havens Hospice.
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Consultancy

Archus

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Archus's ethos is to be inclusive, respectful and supportive, enabling every person to be a unique individual and thrive. It's proud of its diverse culture, and takes steps to ensure it is part of the company’s DNA.
Archus has introduced a mentor programme, allowing staff to be linked to someone who is not necessarily in their local team. The aim is to help them set and achieve personal and professional development objectives and progress through learning from their peers in management positions.
Archus staff took part in a sponsored walk, donating more than £3,000 to the Tafika Fund, in Africa, in support of a healthcare facility. They also volunteered at Newlife, the charity for disabled children, in Birmingham, and completed the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of a heli pad for Manchester Children's Hospital.
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Financial Services

Teachers Building Society

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The society works with Wimborne Foodbank and pre-pandemic this meant dating tins and stacking shelves, among other tasks. During the pandemic it has donated food and cash to help with increased demands. It has also planted a bee-friendly garden at the front of the building as part of Wimborne War on Waste.
Colour profiling was introduced as a means to improve internal communication, a key area for action following the organisation's last large survey. Initially approached with scepticism by some, the profiling has been transformative - so much so that it is now part of the company's DNA and used from the first day of employment.
The society promotes and develops staff and regularly has internal movers from its business-support areas into technical and professional roles. It has recently committed to sponsoring the head of sales and marketing through a master's degree in strategic leadership at Loughborough University.
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Business Services

Airtime Rewards

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The company has a social committee tasked with arranging all events, from summer and winter parties to dinners, bowling, competitions, karaoke and escape rooms. And staff don't need to worry about being out of pocket as there's a £250 social budget set aside for everyone.

New recruits are made to feel welcome before they start with a special pack and regular updates. On day one, they get all the equipment they need to hit the ground running and gifted merchandise. As an ice-breaker, a Q&A with them is shared on internal channels, and their manager treats them to lunch.

Employees get an annual Airtime Rewards-sponsored day to volunteer or fundraise for charity. The company donates a minimum of £500 when colleagues complete charity events. And when an employee's completed their probation, the company contributes to the charity they mentioned in their new starter Q&A.

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Charity's

Youth Sport Trust

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Youth Sports Trust prioritises employee wellbeing with initiatives like Wellbeing Champions, Active 30 team, and Menopause Champions. It has also developed a Wellbeing policy and a Wellbeing Charter to support its staff's mental, emotional, and social wellness.

Leadership at the Trust is committed to living out the organisation's values, promoting them during corporate inductions, training, and staff reward programmes. They further demonstrate responsibility through the creation of an employee engagement action plan.

Youth Sport Trust gives back to society through initiatives like the Generation Charnwood project, which focuses on enhancing the wellbeing and life chances of local young people. The organisation also promotes sustainable and active lifestyles through staff wellbeing initiatives.

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Food & Drink

KP Snacks

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KP Snacks demonstrates its commitment to fair treatment through financial support initiatives in collaboration with Grocery Aid, offering financial grants and a one-off cost of living payment to colleagues earning £35,000 or less per annum.

KP Snacks' leadership ensures transparency and clarity through regular updates on the KP4ME portal and on-site townhall meetings. They promote organisational values and provide strategic direction, enhancing employee engagement.

KP Snacks' 'Community Heroes' initiative encourages employees to support local community projects. Additionally, the company's sustainable strategy, 'People & Planet', highlights its commitment to environmental responsibility.

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Insurance

AllClear Travel Insurance

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The company's learning-management system incorporates gamified, app-based learning, which allows staff to learn at home and at work. A video-learning library offers short courses covering a wide variety of skills and knowledge. Two coaching programmes drive performance and the company has a catalogue of personal-effectiveness training courses.
A people-manager matrix or leadership-competency matrix is used by managers to evaluate their competencies and behaviours. A selection of courses covering e-learning, video learning and instructor-led training is available throughout the year, allowing managers to develop new skills and refine existing ones.
A team of 15 participated in the RideLondon-Essex 100 cycle event and raised more than £7,000 for Diabetes UK. The company is running small events, such as bake sales, and plans to reintroduce larger charity events towards the end of the year, supporting mental health and breast cancer charities and Children in Need.
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Not For Profit Body's

Worcester City Council

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The Managing Director provides regular updates to the whole organisation. Through ‘The City Plan’ the Council ensures that employees are kept up to date with its corporate values and competency framework.
Worcester City Council supports team building and celebrates its teams through a number of events including quizzes and its WOSCARS.
As well as supporting its local community through the services it provides, the Council and its colleagues go above and beyond when helping charitable causes. Its SHIFT Cycle scheme and staff survey charitable contributions provide fundraising opportunities for all employees to participate in.
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Health & Social Care

Kisimul

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Kisimul Group fosters a sense of pride and belonging among its employees by involving them in the development and execution of company values, town halls, and newsletters. Employees feel valued and understand the difference their work makes in the lives of the individuals they support.
The organisation has a dedicated learning and development team who provide a suite of learning to support with management development, and fully fund qualifications and professional training. It also employs Service Development Practitioners who coach colleague within service to support in stressful situations and help build confidence.
Kisimul have supported children in need through various events, including Macmillan coffee mornings. It has also hosted an art sale, where people it supports have created paintings to sell at the local town hall. The organisation also have an enterprise programme in place where college students create things and sell them for charity on Facebook.
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