The leader and senior managers of the organisation interact with employees through a regular newsletter that is published on a quarterly basis, all directors and senior managers operate an open door policy and employees are reminded of this at the employee forums.

The leader and senior managers of the organisation interact with employees through a regular newsletter that is published on a quarterly basis, all directors and senior managers operate an open door policy and employees are reminded of this at the employee forums.

All members of staff at any level in the firm, are supported to study for legal qualifications provided they have been with Pannone for at least a year and are performing well in their current role. In these cases the firm will pay half of the costs of obtaining the qualification, as well as giving leave to take exams and revise.

Winners of the Team of the Month competition receive a night out, paid for by Pannone and the runners up all get to leave an hour early. The Team of the Year winners can receive a night out at a concert in the firm's box with a meal and wine provided.

The organisation focuses on the management of employee's performance and ensuring that their rewards adequately reflect their efforts. In addition however they run two all employee events per year as a thank you from the company. They have a Summer Party where all employees and their families come along to have food and be entertained and they also have a fantastic Christmas Party for employees and guests where they provide entertainment and food. These events are valued by their employees. In there PaceSetter magazine they recognise individual efforts by employees either inside or outside of work.

The organisation focuses on the management of employee's performance and ensuring that their rewards adequately reflect their efforts. In addition however they run two all employee events per year as a thank you from the company. They have a Summer Party where all employees and their families come along to have food and be entertained and they also have a fantastic Christmas Party for employees and guests where they provide entertainment and food. These events are valued by their employees. In there PaceSetter magazine they recognise individual efforts by employees either inside or outside of work.

There are internal awards given to employees to recognise their contributions. Such awards include the Considerate Constructor Award, the Improving Client Experience Award and the Exceptional Client Experience Award. Loyalty and commitment is also recognised and there are long service awards for those who have been with the company ten years, and then every ten years after that. Instant recognition includes meals and drinks on completion of projects as well as vouchers for employee's birthdays.

There are internal awards given to employees to recognise their contributions. Such awards include the Considerate Constructor Award, the Improving Client Experience Award and the Exceptional Client Experience Award. Loyalty and commitment is also recognised and there are long service awards for those who have been with the company ten years, and then every ten years after that. Instant recognition includes meals and drinks on completion of projects as well as vouchers for employee's birthdays.

Orange run an employee recognition scheme called Brilliant to recognise people that go above and beyond. Anyone who works for the company can nominate someone else for a Brilliant award on their intranet. The panel meets to review all nominations and they award up to twenty people a month. Winners get a day's holiday and a Brilliant star paperweight. The Sales and Loyalty directorate launched its own scheme this year, Sales Legends. Every month, the top 50 performers across all sales channels are listed in the online league table and the top Sales Legends every six months are invited to a superb gala event with their partners. In July this year, the event took place at BAFTA House. Employees are also recognised via the Orange Community, where there are certificates for fundraisers, a profile on the volunteer wall with photos and reports for all volunteers and Orange News coverage on volunteering and fundraising activity.

They have a number of initiatives across Orange designed to reward and engage their employees. These include an employer subsidised/paid DC pension scheme, share purchase incentive plan and Orange healthcare. The Orange bonus gives their employees the chance to share in the company's success and makes them feel valued. The discretionary plan is in place for all Orange UK employees except for their sales people and frontline service teams who are on separate bonus or commission plans that fit with their specialist service and sales roles. For example, sales advisors in Orange shops can qualify for pay monthly sales awards and business sales roles are typically rewarded through commission and incentives.

As well as working closely together as a team during work there are numerous opportunities for people to get together in a less formal setting away from the workplace. These activities can include bowling, ice skating, quizzes or parties and all are an excellent opportunity to bring people closer together and get to know each other better.

NHS West Essex provides detailed management toolkits for each of their people managers to give them support in their day to day role. Further support is offered through the provision of internal and external training if ever the need is identified whilst managers occasionally get together for away days where they can meet up and share knowledge and experience.

NHS Suffolk ensure that employees feel rewarded for their efforts through team away days and the Chief Executive runs a cake event to celebrate the organisations success. In addition announcements and acknowledgements are made at the monthly staff briefings to those employees who have excelled in their day to day role. A range of personal development initiatives are in place such as access to a mentor and an external network with other public sector organisations and peer support networks particularly for middle and senior managers.

Formal team building is held a couple of times a year to encourage employees to build strong relationships and have fun outside of the office environment. For example, they held an organisation away day last year with the theme of ‘Old World – New World'. Every member of staff was invited to attend and arrangements were put in place to provide adequate cover for the office to remain open to enquiries. At this event they explored, with full participation of all present, the behaviours that they wanted to see within the organisation. In addition members of staff participated in presentations which looked at how they work and ways of working more efficiently. One theme that resonated with lots of staff was the ‘time thief' who stops to ask you a quick question that then turns into a detailed conversation or the other time thief who leaves everything to the last minute and then expects others to be able to meet their own timeline.

Employees are provided with a great deal of training including Effective Meeting Training, Project Management Training and Performance Management. They have their own Chief Knowledge Officer who amongst other things, works to promote the use and sharing of knowledge and information amongst staff. Personal Development is supported through individual coaching, fundamental skills training such as Business Writing Skills and IT skills, Team Leader Development Training and through the Employee Assistance Programme.

To ensure that employees are rewarded for their efforts this organisation has regular job evaluations detailing employees input, development plans and one to one meetings. All achievements are published internally within the organisation and in addition all employees are recognised for their contributions with instant recognition through staff emails and their bi-monthly newsletter.

Nexen has a 'green team' distributed throughout the organisation who are charged with identifying opportunities to reduce their environmental footprint at all stages of the project life cycle, from the earliest stages of design through construction, operation and ultimate abandonment and remediation. As an organisation, they attempt to recycle and reuse wherever possible and have recycle bins in all offices. The company has an unswerving commitment to the environment and social responsibility. They match all employees fundraising pound for pound and sponsor a number of causes ranging from school cricket teams to cancer charities. Employees are also active in the local community and have helped to build walls and help with learning in schools through the Mackie Academy in Aberdeen for example.

The company rewards and recognises teams and individual performances through its Employee Recognition Programme which is an important facet of valuing people's contributions to the company and making them feel valued in turn. There are also financial bonuses and thanks given. Achievements are also noted in performance reviews.

Any employee who wishes to undertake a course through the college is entitled to do so completely free of charge regardless of the subject or its relevance to their role within the College. This is in addition to a range of other development practices which includes classroom related training, time management and office skills as well as knowledge sharing through forums and groups throughout the College.

Employees are able to meet with the Principal at regular ‘meet the Principal' focus groups where people are given the opportunity to ask him direct questions on a range of topics. The Principal also welcomes feedback through e-mail or the college intranet system and ensures that all employees are kept well informed of any developments or changes through consultation meetings.