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Amnesty International UK

Amnesty International UK offers excellent benefits to all staff especially maternity benefits and flexible working. Staff have a lot of autonomy over their work. Amnesty International UK is a fantastic environment to work in and friendly. AIUK is flexible with the work and there is a lot of variety within roles.

Amnesty International UK values staff opinions and they are a democratic organisation. There are no barriers between grades, so if you are in a B Grade role you can move to a D Grade role if you can do the job. AIUK isn't a hierarchal organisation.

In Amnesty International UK each team has an environmental champion or dedicated ‘green team' responsible for driving their efforts to reduce their impact on the environment. They monitor the organisation's impact on the environment by Facilities Management and outcomes are fed back to staff regularly, calculate their carbon footprint and ensure everyone adheres to the Environment Policy Statement. Paper is turned into scrap books and recycled where possible. Batteries, cartridges, food waste and plastic are recycled. Amnesty International UK have an Environment Policy statement, mark Environment Day, they offer season ticket loans, bike loans, have bike sheds in the car park and there are showers in the building. Staff need to have Directors' permission if they need to travel by air. They use video conferencing facilities, source local suppliers and consolidate suppliers to reduce deliveries. They started to measure their environmental impact last year and they will use the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), a sustainability reporting framework, as one of the reporting frameworks for their report. Amnesty International UK is pleased to be a part of the community and they are looking to develop work placements for local schools.

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Amgen Ltd.

Annually, Amgen supports one national charity plus one charity local to each site. The nominated charities are reviewed annually. There is a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and employees are invited to submit their nominations for charitable support to the CSR Committee. Issues associated with Amgen's impact on the environment are managed through the Facilities Operations team. The team regularly reviews Amgen's environmental programme and looks for new ways to improve their efforts and reduce their impact on the environment. Ideas are discussed at the Staff Consultation Forum. Amgen currently have a recycling programme and have switched many of their stationery products over to recycled alternatives. Amgen monitor the levels of waste that they produce, looking at recyclables versus waste going to landfill. Amgen also monitor their power usage so they can review the impact of any energy initiatives. The travel policy has targets set to reduce things like single car occupancy and Amgen run travel surveys to understand how their staff travel to work.

Managers participate in an International Management Development Programme which encompasses 5 key skills workshops: Build the Team; Develop the Team; Lead the Team; Lead the Business; Navigating the Matrix. Amgen provide a dedicated area of their intranet as a Manager 'Toolkit' providing resources on career development of staff, recognition and reward and recruitment tools.

Annually, Amgen supports one national charity plus one charity local to each site. The nominated charities are reviewed annually. There is a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and employees are invited to submit their nominations for charitable support to the CSR Committee. Issues associated with Amgen's impact on the environment are managed through the Facilities Operations team. The team regularly reviews Amgen's environmental programme and looks for new ways to improve their efforts and reduce their impact on the environment. Ideas are discussed at the Staff Consultation Forum. Amgen currently have a recycling programme and have switched many of their stationery products over to recycled alternatives. Amgen monitor the levels of waste that they produce, looking at recyclables versus waste going to landfill. Amgen also monitor their power usage so they can review the impact of any energy initiatives. The travel policy has targets set to reduce things like single car occupancy and Amgen run travel surveys to understand how their staff travel to work.

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Treloar's

Their Talent Management Programme help's the company identify, develop and retain talented staff. Managers can undertake structured training and development programmes to stretch them beyond the level they are currently operating and to achieve their identified goals.

Best Year Yet leadership teams and joint senior management teams encourage employees at Treloar Trust to work together making sure they achieve the best outcome out of every situation, employees also get involved in a Health Centre raising the game programme.

Their Talent Management Programme help's the company identify, develop and retain talented staff. Managers can undertake structured training and development programmes to stretch them beyond the level they are currently operating and to achieve their identified goals.

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SHAW TRUST

Individual departments are able to operate their own employee award and recognition schemes, in addition to this in April, managers may nominate their staff to receive a significant additional contribution payment and each year the Trust's National Star awards recognises the particular achievements of their clients, employer partners and staff.

Departments have the flexibility to set-up their own employee award and recognition schemes. An individual or team can be recommended for an award via a colleague or line manager, normally to recognise a particularly outstanding piece of work or contribution to the business. The awards can be monetary, flowers, or a team day out.

Departments have the flexibility to set-up their own employee award and recognition schemes. An individual or team can be recommended for an award via a colleague or line manager, normally to recognise a particularly outstanding piece of work or contribution to the business. The awards can be monetary, flowers, or a team day out.

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Newlon Housing Trust

They offer a cash back scheme to support employees with cost of dentist, optician bills, certain treatments and provision of counselling service. Contributions are given towards gym membership or other physical activities of choice. There are also relaxation areas and monthly visits from a practitioner providing on-site chair massages.

They offer a cash back scheme to support employees with cost of dentist, optician bills, certain treatments and provision of counselling service. Contributions are given towards gym membership or other physical activities of choice. There are also relaxation areas and monthly visits from a practitioner providing on-site chair massages.

They provide staff suggestion schemes, and award vouchers to staff suggestions leading to improvements in our service delivery. Long service awards such as chocolates/wine for those who have been with the company for 10 years. There is also an employee of the year that gets awarded.

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Mangar International

They have Commitment to Welsh Green Dragon environmental programmes. They Work towards full recyclability of all their products and have Commitment to expanding employment opportunities in there local area.

They provide an active Health and Safety Committee and have a policy and pension scheme and advice. They also offer an open door policy and offer support for any issue whether work related or not.

All employees have full communication of the vision and goals the business has going forward. They also encourage employees to feel able to make mistakes, learn from them and move on. The Managing Director is accessible to anyone at any time for any issue no matter what.

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Foster Care Associates Group of Companies

FCA offers secondment opportunities to other areas of the business for learning and development experiences. They also offer buddying and mentoring programmes by experienced managers to support others. Promotion is often from within and vacancies are advertised internally.

Foster Care Associates have team away days together with team building and team meetings to enhance communication channels. The Vision and Values of the company encompass the importance of working as one team.

Celebrating success forms part of the company's values and staff are rewarded for outstanding achievements through honorariums, internal promotions, long service awards and celebrating success stories using the intranet and local FCA news-letters. In addition FCA is currently running a company wide 'Employee of the Year' award and 'Accolade' award.

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Dartington

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals

BMS support the Secure the Future foundation which provides care and support for women and children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in Africa. In addition to this there is a day of giving policy where employees are given one paid day off per year for charitable activities.

Any individual who is identified as a potential future leader goes through the Aspiring Manager Programme to help with their personal development needs and provide core management and leadership training. Six months after an individual takes their first managerial role they go through a New Leaders Integration scheme to get feedback on performance and highlight areas for improvement.

There are a range of awards to recognise a variety of individual and team performances throughout the year. These include awards for contributions or initiatives that affect a department, the UK or an entire continent and the winners are published on the company intranet and rewarded financially or through experiences and trips.

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Big Lottery Fund

A company wide Green Champions group has been established to support the companies work in reducing BIG's carbon footprint and sustainability. The company encourage working from home and video conferencing to reduce the amount of travel between sites and therefore the level of pollution.

A company wide Green Champions group has been established to support the companies work in reducing BIG's carbon footprint and sustainability. The company encourage working from home and video conferencing to reduce the amount of travel between sites and therefore the level of pollution.

The Employee Assistance Programme offers support to staff by providing a confidential counselling service for any problems that they may experience both in work and in their life outside work. Health screens are also available to all staff in the health care plan.

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