The Teleworking Scheme has enhanced work life balance and welfare of staff, giving them greater flexibility in how they organise their working lives and balance the demands of their career with their domestic responsibilities and personal wellbeing. Staff take part in the annual 'Step Challenge' each year and have to achieve 10,000 steps a day. This is a lot of walking/running to do. If you don't achieve 10,000 steps each day you forfeit £1. Total forfeits are donated towards our charity.

The Teleworking Scheme has enhanced work life balance and welfare of staff, giving them greater flexibility in how they organise their working lives and balance the demands of their career with their domestic responsibilities and personal wellbeing. Staff take part in the annual 'Step Challenge' each year and have to achieve 10,000 steps a day. This is a lot of walking/running to do. If you don't achieve 10,000 steps each day you forfeit £1. Total forfeits are donated towards our charity.

The company communicate via their own communication platform: Pure cloud. This is a system by which they can chat and call and look for specific skills of their employees. The company have a very relaxed and open environment in the office.

The company have department specific recognition programs. for example in support they have engineer of the quarter and engineer of the year awards who get recognition and rewards for their efforts.

Managers reward their team members with gift vouchers when they have gone the extra mile. The company has recently introduced their Above and Beyond awards. Nominations are open to the whole company. One of their software developers won the last award and received a gift of £200 vouchers.

They have recently provided new training initiatives for managers on performance management and have invested in a training scheme called Speed of Trust. They have regular 1-1's with Managers to ensure they are supported in managing their teams.

The company runs an in-house management development program that deals specifically with understanding leadership, coaching and developing people, engaging and motivating people, setting goals and providing feedback. Individual manager needs are also identified and addressed. High performing managers are also given the opportunity to further develop by attending formal, external courses.

Employees are eligible for a profit related company bonus scheme which is determined by the performance of the Division against set criteria. The criteria are set out at the beginning of each financial year and employees are regularly updated as to progress.

IMGROUP have introduced the OpenSpaces format, an exciting and unique new methodology that gives employees the space to create new ideas and helps make IMGROUP a better and more innovative place to work. OpenSpaces happens on a quarterly basis, in which employees are invited to submit workplace challenges in advance. Challenges might include, for example, ‘how to improve the office space' or ‘how to improve project management methodology'. An afternoon is put to one side for the event, and each individual who has submitted a challenge with potential to be converted into a development area (as judged by a combination of their peers and senior leadership team members) takes a space in the office and is joined by other colleagues who are interested in the idea to brainstorm on the challenge. Colleagues can join in on multiple sessions. At the end of each session selected individuals take ownership on moving the idea forward, with time deliberately set aside in the working week to encourage this process. For a less formal submission of ideas for improvement, there is also a Suggestions Box in the main London office which can be used anonymously. Innovation and collaboration across teams and hierarchies is further encouraged by the completely open-plan layout of the office. IMGROUP also runs employee engagement surveys. They are recognised as an Investors in People employer and recently won the Investors in People Silver Award after a representative sample of their staff were interviewed about their experiences. Only 6% of companies in the scheme have attained this accolade. They also received recommendations for improvement from the Investors in People survey, many of which they are currently acting to address.

IMGROUP have introduced the OpenSpaces format, an exciting and unique new methodology that gives employees the space to create new ideas and helps make IMGROUP a better and more innovative place to work. OpenSpaces happens on a quarterly basis, in which employees are invited to submit workplace challenges in advance. Challenges might include, for example, ‘how to improve the office space' or ‘how to improve project management methodology'. An afternoon is put to one side for the event, and each individual who has submitted a challenge with potential to be converted into a development area (as judged by a combination of their peers and senior leadership team members) takes a space in the office and is joined by other colleagues who are interested in the idea to brainstorm on the challenge. Colleagues can join in on multiple sessions. At the end of each session selected individuals take ownership on moving the idea forward, with time deliberately set aside in the working week to encourage this process. For a less formal submission of ideas for improvement, there is also a Suggestions Box in the main London office which can be used anonymously. Innovation and collaboration across teams and hierarchies is further encouraged by the completely open-plan layout of the office. IMGROUP also runs employee engagement surveys. They are recognised as an Investors in People employer and recently won the Investors in People Silver Award after a representative sample of their staff were interviewed about their experiences. Only 6% of companies in the scheme have attained this accolade. They also received recommendations for improvement from the Investors in People survey, many of which they are currently acting to address.

Health Shield, this is a voluntary benefit which is available to all colleagues and is a good start to promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace. Health Shield is a health cash plan, which helps colleagues cover the cost of everyday healthcare needs. From just £1.20 per week colleagues can claim up to 100% cashback (up to annual limits) on health treatments such as trips to the dentist and optician, physiotherapy and many other health and wellbeing therapies including reflexology, reiki and sports massages.

Inchcape UK have now appointed a Leadership Development Manager dedicated to support the development of their leadership capability and to strengthen their talent pipelines to meet the current and future needs of the business. All of their senior managers have this year been taken through an internal development programme entitled iLead. This is a 360 feedback tool from which they gain feedback about them as a leader and from this; they each have had a Personal Development Plan created and learning solutions given. This is reviewed alongside the HRBP team regularly. They hold regular talent reviews to identify capability and future leaders and from this they can support management development according to where the skill gaps are identified.

Core principles are communicated through email using examples of individuals who have demonstrated them, as well as having them on posters throughout all their offices. Although they do not have one defined vision/mission, their plans for the future have been communicated to employees through the annual sales conference and through their Friday night meetings.

Core principles are communicated through email using examples of individuals who have demonstrated them, as well as having them on posters throughout all their offices. Although they do not have one defined vision/mission, their plans for the future have been communicated to employees through the annual sales conference and through their Friday night meetings.

The company strives to create an environment where people flourish so they provide training beyond the basic skillset of their roles. Colleagues are encouraged to engage with colleagues in other parts of the business to understand the bigger picture and extend their skills. Job shadowing and job swaps are a pretty regular feature. They are proud of their leadership courses; Polishing Diamonds and The Leadership Academy. These courses penetrate all levels of the business to provide skills leading self, leading teams and leading strategy. The company has a range of formal training delivered by internal and external trainers covering all elements of the business; fixed and mobile plant operations, HGV driving, safety training, health and well-being, team working, and customer services. They also encourage people to take up these courses even if they don't directly correspond to their roles.

The company strives to create an environment where people flourish so they provide training beyond the basic skillset of their roles. Colleagues are encouraged to engage with colleagues in other parts of the business to understand the bigger picture and extend their skills. Job shadowing and job swaps are a pretty regular feature. They are proud of their leadership courses; Polishing Diamonds and The Leadership Academy. These courses penetrate all levels of the business to provide skills leading self, leading teams and leading strategy. The company has a range of formal training delivered by internal and external trainers covering all elements of the business; fixed and mobile plant operations, HGV driving, safety training, health and well-being, team working, and customer services. They also encourage people to take up these courses even if they don't directly correspond to their roles.

Rising Stars are identified as well in a fair manner and consider for senior development programmes within the business and for future progression in terms of talent management.

Through leadership and empowerment and involving the team in decision making and putting forward innovative new ideas. In addition to this respecting every person who works within the organisation and the value they bring to the success of Holroyd Howe.