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My Company - The level of engagement employees feel with their job and organisation
My Company is what we call an ‘output’ factor, it focuses on people’s ‘love’ and ‘pride’ in working for your organisation.
Now unfortunately you can’t directly make people feel these emotions, but when all of the other seven factors are doing well, people will be far more likely to experience that love and pride ultimately improving the My Company factor as a result.
The organisation recognises and rewards employee's contribution. They run a manager of the month scheme and include all achievements in their internal weekly bulletin. Employees are given the chance to put forward their ideas and receive a reward in the form of golden tickets to the value of £100. Length of service is celebrated with an award.
Treetops provide employees with a variety of training activities including health & safety, managers in training programme and childcare workshops. They also support formal qualifications by allowing employees time off to attend courses and also assist with funding. The organisation encourages employees to share their knowledge through workshops, mentoring and shadowing and have a dedicated training manager to support the learning and development of all employees.
Managers undertake internal Managers in Training & Deputy of Excellence programmes. They are supported throughout the training through a buddy system and have access to HR advice. Funding is available to assist managers in obtaining qualifications with the Institute of Leadership & Management and allow managers time off to complete their studies.
Thinktank have an annual staff recognition ceremony, which is a bit of fun with a serious message. Through anonymous peer nominations, all members of staff are recognised in some way for something they personally bring to the organisation. The ceremony is generally held around Christmas, with a gift for all staff too. They hold staff briefings every month where all staff members are invited and each department updates the rest of the company on what they're doing.Iin addition to this, employees are encouraged not to let issues fester and to speak to someone within the company early on, such as their line manager or the HR department, so that the issue can be dealt with quickly.
Staff members feel that they are looked after at Thinktank, with opportunities for career progression and personal development readily available. Support and advice is always on offer so that individuals can attain new skills and progress their career. As Thinktank is always developing new programmes, exhibits and improving accessibility to science, so the staff are encouraged to develop personally and professionally within a forward thinking environment.
Staff members feel that they are looked after at Thinktank, with opportunities for career progression and personal development readily available. Support and advice is always on offer so that individuals can attain new skills and progress their career. As Thinktank is always developing new programmes, exhibits and improving accessibility to science, so the staff are encouraged to develop personally and professionally within a forward thinking environment.
Personal development plans are put in place for team members to learn new skills by taking up roles in other departments. Employees have access to a variety of training activities including courses in assertiveness and NVQ level 2 and 3 relevant to that employee. They also provide staff with £145 per annum for personal development training. The money allows employees to develop and learn new skills not associated with the workplace such as languages, golf and horse riding lessons.
Personal development plans are put in place for team members to learn new skills by taking up roles in other departments. Employees have access to a variety of training activities including courses in assertiveness and NVQ level 2 and 3 relevant to that employee. They also provide staff with £145 per annum for personal development training. The money allows employees to develop and learn new skills not associated with the workplace such as languages, golf and horse riding lessons.
Thecentre:mk constantly praise employees for a good job. They ensure good work is recognised company wide. When thank you letters are received from the public about a team member, they are acknowledged and published in the company newsletter and placed on the notice board.
Employees are entitled to benefits including life assurance, extra holidays and discounted services. They put on an annual staff party where employees families can attend and hold social events from BBQ's to bowling nights. Senior staff and employees provide support to one another in the event of personal and domestic issues.
Employees are entitled to benefits including life assurance, extra holidays and discounted services. They put on an annual staff party where employees families can attend and hold social events from BBQ's to bowling nights. Senior staff and employees provide support to one another in the event of personal and domestic issues.
Employees are entitled to benefits including life assurance, extra holidays and discounted services. They put on an annual staff party where employees families can attend and hold social events from BBQ's to bowling nights. Senior staff and employees provide support to one another in the event of personal and domestic issues.
Working for the Royal Borough offers variety and opportunity to develop and progress. There are countless examples of employees that have started in junior roles who have been supported to develop and grow into senior management roles. There is a real sense that everyone regardless of their background or qualifications when they start with RBWM, has the opportunity to ‘move on and up'. All that is required is a willingness to put yourself forward, work hard and take on the opportunities that present themselves and you will be supported with training, in achieving further qualifications and through supportive management.
There are a variety of flexible benefits that help employees' make their earnings go that bit further through discounts or tax efficiencies. The Royal Borough understands the needs of employees with busy work and home lives and strives to support them in their work life balance with a variety of flexible working options including home working, compressed and core hours working.
Working for the Royal Borough offers variety and opportunity to develop and progress. There are countless examples of employees that have started in junior roles who have been supported to develop and grow into senior management roles. There is a real sense that everyone regardless of their background or qualifications when they start with RBWM, has the opportunity to ‘move on and up'. All that is required is a willingness to put yourself forward, work hard and take on the opportunities that present themselves and you will be supported with training, in achieving further qualifications and through supportive management.
Employees take part in a range of training activities including Health and Safety, group workshops to understand others behaviour and IT system training. The organisation supports employees undertaking relevant professional qualifications by providing funding for exams and materials. Staff are also able to take study days when needed to allow them to complete coursework and take exams. Employees are encouraged to share knowledge with the rest of the company in team meetings.
Employees take part in a range of training activities including Health and Safety, group workshops to understand others behaviour and IT system training. The organisation supports employees undertaking relevant professional qualifications by providing funding for exams and materials. Staff are also able to take study days when needed to allow them to complete coursework and take exams. Employees are encouraged to share knowledge with the rest of the company in team meetings.
The Private Health Partnership offer employees a range of benefits including an employee assistance programme, a serious illness advisory service and free private health care. To promote a healthier lifestyle employees benefit from free gym memberships. PHP also recognises that employees have a life outside of work and as such actively encourage a balance between work and home life, making every effort to accommodate requests from staff when they need time-off or to work more flexible hours. Employees are often able to invite family and friends to a number of social events.
The Open University has established itself as the dominant provider of open and supported distance learning in the United Kingdom and a leading player internationally. It is a vibrant academic community that combines excellence in teaching, research and logistics to provide a unique brand of supported open and distance learning to a large and diverse body of students. They are consistently achieving high rankings both in research and teaching quality assessments and are in the top three Higher Education Institutions in the UK for student satisfaction. As such, the University is a stimulating place to work for academic and support staff alike. As you might expect from an institution with a strong commitment to social justice and education for all, their employees consider themselves closely aligned to the mission of the University and are proud of its achievements.
Employees showing higher levels of performance are able to receive accelerated increments on their salary when applicable as well as directional pay points that are beyond the scale maximum. There are also opportunities for people to receive one-off bonuses and team bonuses providing certain criteria are met.
Employees showing higher levels of performance are able to receive accelerated increments on their salary when applicable as well as directional pay points that are beyond the scale maximum. There are also opportunities for people to receive one-off bonuses and team bonuses providing certain criteria are met.
The Nichols Group review each employee's contributions on an annual basis to determine potential salary increases and discretionary bonuses, based on company profitability and individual performance. In addition, a variety of social events are organised to recognise, celebrate and reward individual and team efforts.
The Nichols Group review each employee's contributions on an annual basis to determine potential salary increases and discretionary bonuses, based on company profitability and individual performance. In addition, a variety of social events are organised to recognise, celebrate and reward individual and team efforts.
The Nichols Group review each employee's contributions on an annual basis to determine potential salary increases and discretionary bonuses, based on company profitability and individual performance. In addition, a variety of social events are organised to recognise, celebrate and reward individual and team efforts.
Every month a training calendar is issued that lists all the training courses offered by the Learning and Development Department. There are many different courses available including telephone techniques, The World's Finest Service Workshop and Guests' Name Workshop. The Dorchester offers cross exposure experiences to all employees. If an employee is interested in a department that is not related to theirs, they may apply to do cross exposure. Employees are paid for cross exposure days as normal working days. In addition, employees may also be sponsored to attend external courses that are unrelated to their roles. The intranet is accessible from all computers within the hotel. This provides a vast array of information for employees. In addition, a complimentary Learning Library is available to all employees. The Learning Library contains nearly 200 different books on a wide selection of topics not all of which are work related. Some topics include training, presentation skills, computer help, leadership skills, tips for living eco-friendly, gardening tips, and cookbooks.
Every month a training calendar is issued that lists all the training courses offered by the Learning and Development Department. There are many different courses available including telephone techniques, The World's Finest Service Workshop and Guests' Name Workshop. The Dorchester offers cross exposure experiences to all employees. If an employee is interested in a department that is not related to theirs, they may apply to do cross exposure. Employees are paid for cross exposure days as normal working days. In addition, employees may also be sponsored to attend external courses that are unrelated to their roles. The intranet is accessible from all computers within the hotel. This provides a vast array of information for employees. In addition, a complimentary Learning Library is available to all employees. The Learning Library contains nearly 200 different books on a wide selection of topics not all of which are work related. Some topics include training, presentation skills, computer help, leadership skills, tips for living eco-friendly, gardening tips, and cookbooks.
Managers have been provided with a Hiring Tool Kit to aid in recruitment. Tool kits are also in place for coaching, mentoring and development, as well as in completing appraisal forms for their staff. Internal coaching courses are available from Skillsoft, via Scotiabank in London's online training catalogue. Additional, classroom style courses are organised by an external provider called the Mind Gym. People managers are directly assessed in their Performance Appraisals, by their supervisors but also their internal clients, on “People” criteria that focuses on employee satisfaction, development and engagement. Employees have to demonstrate partnership behaviours such as “working together with colleagues in the spirit of mutual cooperation and responsibility in order to achieve business goals”. A minimum average grade of “Meets Expectations” is required, or an action plan is put into place to address and improve the issue.
Total Reward Statements are available to all staff electronically, via the Bank's "Scotia-Kit" online portal. Their TRS are constantly updated to reflect any benefit elections, such as the firms Denplan cover or other benefits such as Childcare Vouchers. Furthermore, employees have the option to instantaneously access an online valuation of their pension pot, so as to gauge the performance of any individual fund. Going forward, the Bank will also be introducing an online portal to aid employees to instantaneously manage their company shares, via the Bank's Share Incentive Plan (SIP). Reward and recognition are important motivational tools to ensure that employees feel that they are rewarded for their efforts, incentive payments are awarded to employees proportionally to their performance level and employees who perform well and who want to develop are also supported, ensuring their performance appraisal reflects their efforts and that there is scope for development and progression.
Total Reward Statements are available to all staff electronically, via the Bank's "Scotia-Kit" online portal. Their TRS are constantly updated to reflect any benefit elections, such as the firms Denplan cover or other benefits such as Childcare Vouchers. Furthermore, employees have the option to instantaneously access an online valuation of their pension pot, so as to gauge the performance of any individual fund. Going forward, the Bank will also be introducing an online portal to aid employees to instantaneously manage their company shares, via the Bank's Share Incentive Plan (SIP). Reward and recognition are important motivational tools to ensure that employees feel that they are rewarded for their efforts, incentive payments are awarded to employees proportionally to their performance level and employees who perform well and who want to develop are also supported, ensuring their performance appraisal reflects their efforts and that there is scope for development and progression.
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