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Assura plc

Senior managers benefit from external coaches with sessions taking place each month. Other managers or participants in their internal development programme benefit from 6 months of internal coaching upon request.

Assura have an array of environmental practices in place, such as: Encouraging working from home, a cycle to work scheme, Carbon offsetting and discouraging business travel.

Assura have an array of environmental practices in place, such as: Encouraging working from home, a cycle to work scheme, Carbon offsetting and discouraging business travel.

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Assael Architecture

The Sustainability Group at Assael Architecture helps to maintain the ISO14001 certification achieved in 2016, and push forward greener initiatives, including organising the annual Green Week that engages employees, clients and consultants in tackling environmental issues.

The Sustainability Group at Assael Architecture helps to maintain the ISO14001 certification achieved in 2016, and push forward greener initiatives, including organising the annual Green Week that engages employees, clients and consultants in tackling environmental issues.

The Sustainability Group at Assael Architecture helps to maintain the ISO14001 certification achieved in 2016, and push forward greener initiatives, including organising the annual Green Week that engages employees, clients and consultants in tackling environmental issues.

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Amido

Amido offer free fresh fruit and drinks. They also have lockers in the office, to encourage employees to leave their laptops in them overnight so that they can really take a break from work.

Amido offer free fresh fruit and drinks. They also have lockers in the office, to encourage employees to leave their laptops in them overnight so that they can really take a break from work.

Amido offer free fresh fruit and drinks. They also have lockers in the office, to encourage employees to leave their laptops in them overnight so that they can really take a break from work.

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Altro Ltd

Altro hold celebration events every six months where the whole company gets together. This year, Altro celebrated its 100th anniversary and invited the whole Altro Group, including some overseas office to a party in London to say thank you.

The leader holds team briefings twice a year, where all employees are invited. They are given business performance updates, as well as being able to ask questions, both openly and anonymously.

Employees can purchase up to 5 additional holiday days per year as part of flexible benefits. Other initiatives include holiday entitlement increasing by 1 day, every other year for length of service.

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Alfa Financial Software

Alfa's Employee Assistance Programme helps employees to run their life a little more smoothly. It can help them in every area of their lives when and where they need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is also something that is available to immediate family members.

Alfa's Employee Assistance Programme helps employees to run their life a little more smoothly. It can help them in every area of their lives when and where they need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is also something that is available to immediate family members.

Alfa's Employee Assistance Programme helps employees to run their life a little more smoothly. It can help them in every area of their lives when and where they need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. It is also something that is available to immediate family members.

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AFG LAW

The firm hold regular departmental meetings, fee earner meetings and director meetings. Their 2019 Summer BBQ was borne from the directors wanting to give something back to their staff so they hired a venue and put on entertainment and food for staff and their partners.

AFG LAW are dedicated to the development of its employees. They provide e-learning, paid time off for study and support for non-work related training/ qualifications to any member of their team.

AFG LAW are dedicated to the development of its employees. They provide e-learning, paid time off for study and support for non-work related training/ qualifications to any member of their team.

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Advantage Travel Partnership

Advantage have a buddy system whereby each individual has an induction process created to suit their specific roles/requirements. Each team has a buddy and they are charged with creating the induction for the new starter to their team.

Advantage have a buddy system whereby each individual has an induction process created to suit their specific roles/requirements. Each team has a buddy and they are charged with creating the induction for the new starter to their team.

The Senior Management Team are fully transparent and record all activity on their central vision file of all tasks being undertaken in the business at any one time.

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AC Nielsen

The Senior Management Team hold quarterly Town Halls at which they openly brief employees on business performance, Company changes and initiatives, Client developments, and their people experience and call out individual successes for recognition and reward.

First time managers receive training to help them to develop a leadership mindset, by managing the business, leading teams and developing people. All first time managers receive an email from the global team congratulating them and guiding them to the resources that are available for first time managers, focusing on the foundation manager skills needed in the first 6 months. They believe a great start makes all the difference.


All employees are entitled to spend 24 hours annually, volunteering at a charity of their choice.

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15below Ltd

15below provide financial benefits to all employees that work for them. These include staff discounts, free life insurance and free private health care.

Office lighting is managed by PIR sensors, air conditioning is set on timers to automatically switch off out of business hours. They are also currently in the process of renewing their energy purchasing and have requested green energy options.

15below have two Mental Health First Aiders within the business to ensure that trained colleagues are on hand when needed. They also provide massages in-house to employees on a bi-weekly basis, which are very popular.

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Wieden + Kennedy

Each year, the agency choose an inspiring topic. Last year, it was risk taking. Expert speakers bring the theme to life in their own inimitable way. They've included Andrew Diprose from Wired Magazine, Dev Karaca from Kyra TV and Vicky Featherstone from the Royal Court Theatre.

Core principles include ‘embracing failure', ‘move me, dude', ‘independence is everything', ‘fail harder' and ‘don't say it, be it'. The agency aims to be the world's most creatively admired business. The values and principles are everywhere. Some employees even have a Wieden and Kennedy tattoo.

Each year, the agency choose an inspiring topic. Last year, it was risk taking. Expert speakers bring the theme to life in their own inimitable way. They've included Andrew Diprose from Wired Magazine, Dev Karaca from Kyra TV and Vicky Featherstone from the Royal Court Theatre.

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