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

Frugi offer employees benefits such as performance related pay, profit related pay and staff discounts.

Frugi offer employees benefits such as performance related pay, profit related pay and staff discounts.

Each year, the firm selects a local charity and they then focus fundraising activities on that charity for the next 12 months.

French Duncan have bi-monthly showcase events where each department takes a turn to present to the rest of the firm to explain what their department does, share best practices and advise on how staff members from other departments can help with cross-selling.

FGH have a dedicated social and charities committee who continuously come up with exciting activities to help the company raise money for charities.

FGH operate financial incentive plans to ensure employees are rewarded for providing good service where the customer benefits.

Foxtons run a three-day training programme for newly promoted Managers, hosted by two senior Learning & Development consultants.

Foxtons provide ongoing training workshops which cover a wide range of content, from sales techniques, to mental health first aid, to unconscious bias, to customer experience.

Not only does the organisation offer a range of benefits including free private healthcare, staff discounts and free travel insurance, last year their annual Christmas party involved a magical trip to Disneyland Paris!

The full ForrestBrown team meets on a quarterly basis. This meeting is led by Simon Brown, ForrestBrown's managing director and founder. Targets are reviewed as a group, good news celebrated, and the vision for future growth communicated.

Forpeople provide employees with an Employee Assistance Programme, free private healthcare, profit related pay and free life insurance.

Forpeople have created a portfolio of Learning and Development opportunities that's open to everyone within the organisation.

Fordway provide employees with flexible benefits, free private healthcare, profit related pay and staff discounts.

Any employee who introduces a candidate who is successfully employed receives a payment of £500 upon appointment and a further £500 once their probation has been passed.

Each new employee at Focusrite Audio Engineering is given an induction by reception, HR and then they walk around to meet everyone, plus a company wide email introduction.

Focusrite operate in segment/ brand teams which allows like minded groups of people with a common goal to collaborate on a much simpler basis.

The management development programme, 'Learn Engage Apply Perform' (LEAP) allows colleagues to select relevant skills-based modules from a full suite of topics and soft skill workshops, according to their individual development needs.

The dedicated fundraising team, FMGive, drives a jam-packed calendar of fundraising activities and volunteering opportunities. All funds raised are shared between their two chosen charities; the Forget Me Not Children's Hospice and Kirkwood Hospice, as voted by their employees.

FLM run a weekly Plastic Free Friday initiative whereby everyone is challenged to try and not buy single-use plastic for the day.

FLM have a large number of people doing work experience with them throughout any year, and they stay in contact with some of them, many of which will go on to applying for permanent positions with them.