What are companies doing with regards to 'My Company'

Andrew Clinton, who has been with the firm for 22 years is a highly respected commercial litigator in his own right. He became the managing partner in 2006. His management style is open and egalitarian. Everyone is encouraged to ask direct questions at any time and is assured of a straight answer. He works in an open-plan environment and will make time for everyone, regardless of their role within the firm. A true champion of the firm's strategy, Andrew is constantly seeking to refine and develop the company's approach to market and the delivery of their services to ensure that asb law remain a sustainable, successful enterprise.

As an organisation asb law are committed to the well being of their people. This is apparent by their very effective family friendly policy which allows for flexible working/homeworking/flexi hours. Over the past two years every flexible working requests received have been granted and many of their people work from home or work an informal flexi hour arrangement. The company recruit part time employees, which is unusual in the type of environment they work in and have a sabbatical scheme to support those individuals who wish to pursue other interests for a period of time. They also offer first class benefits including a health care cash plan, which focuses on supporting their people for common ailments/conditions, provided for all staff. Cover can also be extended, at cost, to their families. A significant proportion of staff also have private medical insurance. The company encourage and support a variety of sporting activities from badminton, to 5-a-side football, to beach volleyball and operate a ‘Cycle to work' scheme.

The Leader of the organisation is open and approachable to all staff. He is passionate about their business, the history of it and the capability of his staff to continuing building the business globally.

The staff and company as a whole are very committed and work hard but due to the flat management structure, everyone can see what Armajaro do and what they are striving for. If you have an idea, you are encouraged to share it.

Clive is accessible to all staff and still has a hands-on-approach to projects, working side-by-side with staff and clients to keep him fully in-touch with their needs and requirements. Clive makes a special effort to 'walk the office floor' to find out about staff on a personal level and to foster a family atmosphere throughout the organisation. Clive leads from the front and is the official communicator for both good and bad news demonstrating his leadership approach focussed on openness and trust. He is the first to send emails congratulating staff on their promotion or individual efforts in gaining awards such as NVQs, MRICS and MSc.

Arcus employees are wholly involved in projects concerning upgrading homes for various Housing Association clients. In this respect they are an integral part of providing decent affordable homes for people across the UK. Each employee also has the opportunity to volunteer for a charity of their own choosing for one day each year to help and support in any way they want. Offices are able to take a working day out to support specific initiatives in their local community if there is something they want to get involved with. Arcus have signed up to ProHelp which allows Arcus to commit their professional time as Project Managers, Architects, Building Surveyors and Cost Managers to making a difference in their local community by providing free advice and professional support. For example, we gave 250 hours of professional time to assist the development of a Community Centre and Synthetic sports pitch in Droylsden, Manchester. The centre will be used by various community groups as well as providing a learning centre for local adults and others within the community.

Appsense hold fortnightly round ups - in person in the UK office - where between 3-6 people will stand up and give a brief 'round up' of key news/activities/thanks etc. to all staff. After this the company expect and get feedback, questions and suggestions from staff on what could be done better either fed back directly to the people standing up or through the senior management team.

In the UK Appsense hosted their kick off in July which was attended by the majority of the UK employees and the EMEA/ROW staff. It was a great day despite the rain - a very competitive afternoon of their own version of the Olympics followed by a wild west night and the first ever presentation of long service awards to staff with 10 years service. It was an emotional and highly motivating event.

The staff obtain direct bonuses linked to profits which encourages quality work in a legal environment. They also offer discretionary bonuses for superior work. Finally, smaller items are rewarded with recognition in the firm's magazine and the giving of a bottle of champagne.

The staff obtain direct bonuses linked to profits which encourages quality work in a legal environment. They also offer discretionary bonuses for superior work. Finally, smaller items are rewarded with recognition in the firm's magazine and the giving of a bottle of champagne.

AmicusHorizon launched their new talent management programme – ‘Shooting Stars'. The scheme is designed to develop and challenge the organisation's best performing and high potential staff. They put the applicants through their paces at a high energy, challenging assessment centre and recruited the best performers to join the programme. Their Shooting Stars have access to a fantastic range of development activities, networking opportunities, and resources. They get an external coach and an internal mentor from the Executive Management Team. The Shooting Stars get priority on the organisation's Professional Qualification scheme, if there's a certificated programme they want to do. They also get a personal development allowance of £1000 to spend on training events, seminars or conferences of their choice. As if that isn't enough, they're involved in an organisation-wide and/or strategic project! This has exposed them to other areas of the business and more strategic thinking.

AmicusHorizon state their people constantly challenge them as an organisation to rise to the occasion – and what better occasion to rise to than the London 2012 Olympics? Claire, a Customer Service Team Leader at the time, pitched ambitiously that the organisation should hold their very own AmicusHorizon Games. With her appointed panel, Claire raised internal and external funding to make her vision to life. And so the weekend of July 7/8 was a weekend of sporting highlights - the British Grand Prix, the Wimbledon finals, and their very own AmicusHorizon games! Everyone got into the spirit of the day, proving they've got healthy hearts and minds. The AmicusHorizon band provided the entertainment and BBQ refreshments kept everyone's strength up! Thanks went to everyone who attended the AH games and made it such a success – especially Claire. And incidentally, they have now promoted Claire to Customer Services Manager!

Employees have bespoke training programmes devised for their specific job role requirements. These are in various formats, however but follow the ethos of career and personal development. Top Talent is a programme for Consultants to apply for who wish to be promoted to the next level up and devised programme will allow them to gain experience and on the job training and be mentored by colleagues within the organisation to experience what the reality of Branch Managers role is. This development programme is a course to enhance the knowledge and skills of Consultants who based on their current experience and achievements against target are provided guidance and enrichment in their current role whether this leads to promotion to Branch Manager or elsewhere within the Company. Career Ladders is a document provided to all employees to advise them of the expectations in the current role and how they can be supported and what they need to do to get to the next role.

Adecco Scotland contingent hold an awards night each year, this year marking a social event to build team spirit. As well as being a fantastic team building morale night with 95% attendance of the region the team were able to share success with the event being talked about for weeks after. The awards are a mixture of serious and fun events. This was paid for by the company with a budget of £1000 given to each zone.

Add People have various social events throughout the year. One memorable event was in November 2011 a team went Paint Balling. Ideas for the various social events are fed back via consultation with the employee reps committee. It was extremely enjoyable as most of the group had never taken part in paint balling previously, and again working in two teams which were mixed from all the different business areas, it allowed individuals to put a name to a face and get to know others from other departments, which ultimately breaks down barriers and aids communication within the business.

Add People have various social events throughout the year. One memorable event was in November 2011 a team went Paint Balling. Ideas for the various social events are fed back via consultation with the employee reps committee. It was extremely enjoyable as most of the group had never taken part in paint balling previously, and again working in two teams which were mixed from all the different business areas, it allowed individuals to put a name to a face and get to know others from other departments, which ultimately breaks down barriers and aids communication within the business.

Acclaim Housing Group state that due to the dispersed nature of their workforce, often social events are combined with work events. Last year during the Olympics, a number of sport themed events were held, one example being a Family Fun Day in Harborough and Lutterworth. Members of the team took part in traditional sports day activities such as family tug of war, football and sack races. Colleagues really enjoyed spending time together and as this event was combined with a customer event, they valued the opportunity to meet and talk with customers. The organisation's customer services team, who often are at the end of the phone but don't meet customers face to face, really found the experience to be valuable.

Acclaim Housing Group state that due to the dispersed nature of their workforce, often social events are combined with work events. Last year during the Olympics, a number of sport themed events were held, one example being a Family Fun Day in Harborough and Lutterworth. Members of the team took part in traditional sports day activities such as family tug of war, football and sack races. Colleagues really enjoyed spending time together and as this event was combined with a customer event, they valued the opportunity to meet and talk with customers. The organisation's customer services team, who often are at the end of the phone but don't meet customers face to face, really found the experience to be valuable.