Progress Housing Group provides paid subscriptions for health shield, this enables staff to reclaim the cost of fees incurred for optical or dental treatment. Staff are also given access to an advice line and counselling services. On site men's and women's MOTs are conducted to encourage staff to follow healthy lifestyles. Subsidised gym memberships are available.

Progress Housing Group provides paid subscriptions for health shield, this enables staff to reclaim the cost of fees incurred for optical or dental treatment. Staff are also given access to an advice line and counselling services. On site men's and women's MOTs are conducted to encourage staff to follow healthy lifestyles. Subsidised gym memberships are available.

The offices are designed in an open-plan manner, which encourages open interaction between all levels of management.

The offices are designed in an open-plan manner, which encourages open interaction between all levels of management.

Key initiatives in achieving a more effective management structure have been established in a mission, vision, values and goals which form the basis of the behavioural competencies. There is good communication at every level of the business and extensive investment in management development. This includes sales training, customer service and individual training as needed and e-learning for personal development.

Key initiatives in achieving a more effective management structure have been established in a mission, vision, values and goals which form the basis of the behavioural competencies. There is good communication at every level of the business and extensive investment in management development. This includes sales training, customer service and individual training as needed and e-learning for personal development.

Many of the business activities are run as projects, this ensures that people from different teams come together to deliver different initiatives. There is a strong social network which helps employees build relationships and gives a greater insight to their day-to-day working styles and approach.

With an open plan office, everyone is accessible including the Chief Executive and senior managers. The organisation holds a monthly meeting where the entire business gets together. The senior management team takes it in turn to host these sessions which updates employees on how the business is doing and what the objectives are for the coming month.

The organisation is currently developing extensive leadership and management development programmes which will run throughout 2009. All managers are provided with sound tools such as competency framework, staffing policies, rewards packages, advice and support.

The appraisal process provides a consistent approach to training needs analysis. Training needs are then built into a structured training plan which enables best use of the organisations resources. There is a generous training budget, which averages £750 per person and excellent training facilities at head office. There is a range of career enhancing opportunities such as secondments, acting up opportunities and professional qualifications.

The organisation is pro-active in health and safety practices. This includes personal workstation assessments which look at posture, levels of stress and the work life balance. All managers are trained in their responsibilities and attentiveness in health and safety responsibilities. The Employee Assistance Programmes are available to all staff and their family members and annual health awareness days are held.

Benefits and development opportunities exceed those of similar-sized companies and many staff cite this as one of the main reasons they stay at OPP. Everyone has a personal development plan, agreed with their manager each year and includes a commitment from OPP to support each individual's growth. As part of its people strategy OPP recruits, where possible, internally.

Nutricia has an employee charity fund raising committee that participates in the DANONE ‘Supporting Life' global corporate social responsibility programme.

Face to face communications are of primary importance. Managers engage through an open door policy and business-wide briefings. Inter-face meetings take place between the Vice President and employees and there are regular team and divisional meetings and conferences. Success is recognised and celebrated. Being spontaneous in the celebrations and having fun is what makes life living.

Norton Rose LLP pulls together fundraising efforts from across their offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. This has included supporting sustainable development in Africa, China earthquake relief, Thailand tsunami relief and supporting children living in the poorest regions of the world. Employees also run marathons and climb mountains for charity.

The organisation acknowledges people's efforts through formal thanks from senior management and informal praise at every level. There is a structured performance appraisal system, competitive salaries and benefit packages that are benchmarked each year. Norton Rose also holds team outings and events in public recognition of hard work.

The organisation provides a charitable trust where employees are encouraged to seek company funding for their favourite charities through the charities panel. The company supports local charities in a measurable way. They also have an environmental team, made up of a cross section of employees concentrating on reducing the carbon footprint.

The organisation provides a charitable trust where employees are encouraged to seek company funding for their favourite charities through the charities panel. The company supports local charities in a measurable way. They also have an environmental team, made up of a cross section of employees concentrating on reducing the carbon footprint.

They offer a cash back scheme to support employees with cost of dentist, optician bills, certain treatments and provision of counselling service. Contributions are given towards gym membership or other physical activities of choice. There are also relaxation areas and monthly visits from a practitioner providing on-site chair massages.

They provide staff suggestion schemes, and award vouchers to staff suggestions leading to improvements in our service delivery. Long service awards such as chocolates/wine for those who have been with the company for 10 years. There is also an employee of the year that gets awarded.