All staff have been assigned a minimum of three personal development days, during which they are invited to identify training needs. This has been supported through a new online learning system, which allows employees to complete training courses and record development.

All staff have been assigned a minimum of three personal development days, during which they are invited to identify training needs. This has been supported through a new online learning system, which allows employees to complete training courses and record development.

The mission, values and vision are regularly communicated at quarterly company updates, ‘State of the Company' presentations and team away days. The ‘Kapow Awards' also communicate the values.

The mission, values and vision are regularly communicated at quarterly company updates, ‘State of the Company' presentations and team away days. The ‘Kapow Awards' also communicate the values.

Departmental strategies are based on the company values, which are used in meetings and talked about regularly. Management also attend annual fun activities to get them involved and interacting with people outside of work.

There are monthly meetings with the Managing Director regarding employees' development, setting goals to develop skills, and how they've implemented training so far. Due to recent growth, appraisals are now every three months.

Everyone gets £100 each year to spend on anything that involves learning something new. There's one day off per year for charity work, and the winner of ‘Wader of the Month' receives £200 to spend on an experience.

Hanson Wade have bought more working space to create a better working environment. This has led to a huge increase in collaborative meetings. People can work how they want – standing up, in their quiet reflection room, or on a sofa with their feet up.

Handle Recruitment's consultants work with the Amy Winehouse Foundation to deliver ‘Employability Workshop Masterclasses'. They also back Music Support, a start-up charity helping musicians and individuals to overcome addictions, and Haringey Shed, a performing arts company for young people.

Handle Recruitment run ‘huddles', where teams gather in pods to discuss successes. There's also an annual trip to Barcelona to celebrate reaching business targets and the company pays for Friday drinks to encourage team-building and communication.

Everyone is encouraged to exceed their potential with an array of learning and development opportunities. They get a thorough, tailored induction, a mentor/buddy, and ongoing personal and professional development. Apprenticeship programmes are available to all.

Everyone is encouraged to exceed their potential with an array of learning and development opportunities. They get a thorough, tailored induction, a mentor/buddy, and ongoing personal and professional development. Apprenticeship programmes are available to all.

By working in different parts of the office during the year and being a member of each team, leadership is available at any time for all members of staff. Managers also regularly participate in team activities and bonding.

Many employees opt for home working, or a home-work balance to help accommodate childcare and their personal circumstances. Staff also benefit from shifted hours that make caring for loved ones easier, or simply make the commute to work slightly more bearable.

Gravitas have a bespoke training system that was designed in-house. It is supported by a team of dedicated trainers, external consultants, providers and managers. The program is modular and caters to different learnings styles through a very wide variety of methods.

Gravitas have a bespoke training system that was designed in-house. It is supported by a team of dedicated trainers, external consultants, providers and managers. The program is modular and caters to different learnings styles through a very wide variety of methods.

Gilo believes in making individuals leaders. Rather than micro-managing employees, the company asks staff what the problem is, what the ideal goal or solution is, and how to get there. They are then trusted to solve problems using their own initiative.

Teams have an annual company BBQ, complete with a summer olympics games. Gilo also offer employees the chance to try their hand at paramotoring, which often leads to employees participating in the company's fly-to-work scheme.

Week-long team building exercises are held where employees are put into teams, mixing with different departments all with the same goal to win the tasks set. Prizes for the team winners and for individual winners include weekends away and all-expenses-paid dinners.

The company offers a blended approach to training for managers and team leaders, and, to ensure consistency, everyone in the business experiences the same learning sessions and one-to-one support.