Keltie have an annual retreat for all firm employees to attend and committees and focus groups on management and professional topics too.

Keltie have an annual retreat for all firm employees to attend and committees and focus groups on management and professional topics too.

A number of employees lecture from time to time to journalism students at London Universities, encouraging their own personal growth and keeping the businesses name in the minds of the talent of the next generation. They also support employees undertaking professional qualifications through sponsorship for studies and time off for exams.

John Brown Publishing send teams on educational excursions, for example the design team have in the last 12 months been to see the Alexandr Rodchenko show at the Hayward gallery, the Alan Fletcher show at the Design Museum and a talk by eighties design business guru Michael Peters. As well as encouraging team work this exposure to creativity filters into the work they create for clients.

The Training Director, meets with all the management team and conducts career development meetings. The Director ensures that all managers are fully motivated and supported and that they have individual career plans in place.They also work with external training providers who in turn work with the management team in developing their skills.

From day one all employees have a development plan and are given a career development manual on day one of induction. This is used to inform staff how they can develop their career and own personal growth.

The organisation has an open, relaxed and cheerful culture with excellent peer-to-peer and cross-hierarchical interaction. Senior management works within their teams. Everybody knows everybody else and with each group acquisition, new knowledge is shared amongst the management and staff.

The organisation has an open, relaxed and cheerful culture with excellent peer-to-peer and cross-hierarchical interaction. Senior management works within their teams. Everybody knows everybody else and with each group acquisition, new knowledge is shared amongst the management and staff.

Gym membership is encouraged to promote good health and well being and the organisation has arranged several corporate memberships where the annual costs are paid for by the company. Fresh fruit is provided daily throughout the offices and everyone in the UK is covered by BUPA, including partners and families.

Gym membership is encouraged to promote good health and well being and the organisation has arranged several corporate memberships where the annual costs are paid for by the company. Fresh fruit is provided daily throughout the offices and everyone in the UK is covered by BUPA, including partners and families.

Clear succession planning takes place to allow employees to develop and move in to management roles. ICON has a Leadership Development Programme and use 360 reviews and 180 competency assessments. There is also general management training for all levels from Manager to Director.

Clear succession planning takes place to allow employees to develop and move in to management roles. ICON has a Leadership Development Programme and use 360 reviews and 180 competency assessments. There is also general management training for all levels from Manager to Director.

‘Celebrating Our People Week' takes place every year, recognising and celebrating the contribution of all employees to the hotel's success. Through the hotel's recognition programme, staff members receive ‘Hystar' Awards throughout the year. Recognising staff for their achievements and giving an extraordinarily high number of perks, previous winners have won a two week holiday in Goa and the United States.

‘Celebrating Our People Week' takes place every year, recognising and celebrating the contribution of all employees to the hotel's success. Through the hotel's recognition programme, staff members receive ‘Hystar' Awards throughout the year. Recognising staff for their achievements and giving an extraordinarily high number of perks, previous winners have won a two week holiday in Goa and the United States.

The David Rankin Health and Safety Award is won on a quarterly basis by the best performing project across the quarter. It is an internal award designed to promote active competition between projects to enhance the safety of the working environment. Over the latest 24 months Holloway White Allom has consistently raised standards and the average performance of the business.

Employees receive annual appraisals where feedback on their achievements is given. The company also operates a transparent incentive scheme and a competitive remuneration package to reward staff.

Some employees visit a local primary school once a week for an hour to give up their time to help the children learn to read. Each member of staff is paired with 4 children whom they meet each week to help with their reading. The children are selected by the school, as those who would benefit from some extra help and some one to one time.

Some employees visit a local primary school once a week for an hour to give up their time to help the children learn to read. Each member of staff is paired with 4 children whom they meet each week to help with their reading. The children are selected by the school, as those who would benefit from some extra help and some one to one time.

Each member of staff is awarded an additional day's leave called Community Day. This is to be spent supporting local community and neighbourhood activities which range from cleaning up litter to garden competitions. Employees also nominate a charity to support each year and aim to raise up to £3000 in donations from a variety of fundraising events.

There is a generous training budget and the company target is to provide three development experiences for each employee per year. Decision making is delegated to the lowest possible level to encourage the use of staff's initiative and management training and experience is provided for "rising stars" even if not currently in a supervisory position.