They have a ‘Salary Stretch' page on the intranet that brings together all benefits staff can take advantage of in one place. These benefits include salary sacrifice schemes, mobile phone discounts, physiotherapy, discounted gym membership, buying/selling annual leave and discounted childcare

They promoted World Mental Health day by arranging a lunchtime event for staff to walk or run one mile with colleagues. This time was used to break down the stigma of talking about mental health, which was spread on social media with the hashtag ‘runandtalk'.

They run workshops for all junior and middle managers. Modules include appraisal, recruitment, absence management, personal effectiveness, coaching, budgeting and forecasting. In addition, the workshops cover influencing skills, leading teams through change, business writing skills, managing the probationary period.

All staff have one day per month use for volunteer work, such as painting fences, clearing gardens, school reading projects, retirement party or working at the Re-Use centre. Staff also deliver Christmas hampers to tenants and donate toys to charities.

BMJ have a STAR award system where any employee can nominate another employee for going above and beyond. Awards are worth £150, £100 or £50 for individuals and £35 per team member for nominated teams.

BMJ have a STAR award system where any employee can nominate another employee for going above and beyond. Awards are worth £150, £100 or £50 for individuals and £35 per team member for nominated teams.

Blue Apple have an Employee Assistance Programme that offers a full range of support to staff, covering finances, family, bereavement and stress. They also carry out regular wellbeing checks and monitor stress informally in one to one meetings.

The company runs a popular annual award scheme, in which managers in the business nominate those they think deserve recognition and prizes in categories such as: Manager of the Year; Chef of the Year; Unit of the Year; Team of the Year; Rising Star; Unsung Hero and Operations Manager's Choice.

Community plays an integral part of the company's CSR strategy, and their Big Yellow Foundation works with charity partners supporting vulnerable people, such as ex-offenders, refugees, ex-service personnel and people living with disabilities to find employment and create a better future for themselves.

The company operates a Pleasure Point scheme as a way of rewarding and recognising employees for their efforts and commitment. Employees are awarded points that can be exchanged for experience days or vouchers. There is also a monthly prize draw where employees are selected at random and awarded Pleasure Points up to a maximum value of £100.

Wellbeing is an important focus of monthly one to-one conversations with line managers, in which staff can talk about management and personal issues, as well as working relationships and workload.

As the company is founded and run by three friends, people are at the heart of the business and one of their goals is to provide as much opportunity to progress within the company as possible, whatever the employee's background might be.

Their annual incentive trip sees the whole business, from CEO to apprentice, travel to a luxury destination for three days. The most recent trip saw 52 employees from all corners of the UK come together in Palma, Mallorca.

Over 50% of all staff benefit from non-standard work arrangements to improve their work/life balance. For those working in the office, there are Nutribullets to facilitate health-conscious diets, Nespresso machines, acupuncture and homoeopathy sessions, and much more.

Banyards offer employees the chance to take up to two working days of special paid leave each year for community volunteering. They also run an employees' charity, voted for by members of staff every year - this year they've supported the Christie Hospital in Manchester.

As an Investors in People Gold business, the company believes supporting its employees is of utmost importance. Banyards offer a formal senior management leadership training course, regular appraisals, role-specific training, HR training and more, to make sure staff are able to develop as much as possible.

They have recently introduced 'better with money' financial wellbeing sessions to help employees with their financial worries. These sessions cover a range of topics from preparing for retirement, to getting a foot on the property ladder and general money management.

A proportion of their profits is given to their Charitable Trust, which helps those within the construction industry who fall on hard times. The trust aims to provide financial help for people in times of need, this includes grants towards education, training and retraining.

Auto Trader have a dedicated team of colleagues from across the business who are driving the ‘Make a Difference' strategy, while the Auto Trader Community Fund donated over £60,000 in 2018 to community groups and grassroots projects.

Auto Trader have a dedicated team of colleagues from across the business who are driving the ‘Make a Difference' strategy, while the Auto Trader Community Fund donated over £60,000 in 2018 to community groups and grassroots projects.