My Team

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Recruitment and Employment Confederation

Working from home has meant that teams have had to get creative with how they interact with each other. During team meetings, games such as ‘behind the keyhole’ are played to improve engagement and communication. Teams also hold virtual drinks on a Friday where they get together and raise a glass to the weekend.

The CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation provides regular communication to all employees, including a weekly update explaining how the business is doing and praising quality staff performance. The organisation’s leadership team operate an open door policy and have created an atmosphere of approachability and openness.

Managers are supported through training sessions that focus on the collective development of the organisation’s managers as leaders. Some of the subjects covered include the relationship between managers and employees, driving change, and selecting things that will make a difference – including the importance of self-care and wellbeing.

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Manufacturing

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Novatech

The organisation provides quarterly team social allowances which enables people across the business to go out together. A number of teams also use gaming platforms to chat and play games together on breaks. This has all helped Novatech to bring people together, and improve connectivity and team relationships.

Novatech operates using a profit share scheme, allowing the organisation to share its success each financial year with its people. Last year, this meant everyone received almost £900 from this scheme. Novatech has found that this has motivated staff and helped them to feel more engaged with the business.

To support managers feel empowered to lead and develop their teams, Novatech offers manager development. It has two Managers on management CIM standard apprenticeships and has also launched its manager toolkit development programme which sets the standard for being a great Novatech people manager.

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Food & Drink

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Mademoiselle Desserts

Mademoiselle Desserts provides a range of wellbeing services and initiatives to its employees, including on-site Mental Health First Aiders, regular wellbeing newsletters, and monthly action calendars filled with wellbeing events.

The organisation encourages its employees to regularly work in groups on how to bring its values to life. As an office based organisation, employees can communicate often and easily. The company further encourages regular team meeting, with engagement teams providing feedback to other teams.

Mademoiselle Desserts offers employees the opportunity to participate in both internal and external training that covers a variety of leadership and management subjects.

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Insurance

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M&DH Insurance Services

The organisation utilises Zoom calls every week to maintain contact and focus teams on their weekly objectives. Teams also regularly mix and attend nights out, meals, quizzes, and other events that are funded by M&DH Insurance Services.

M&DH Insurance Services offers rewards for employees that go above and beyond financial bonuses. Employees can earn rewards such as trips to Wembley, golfing at the Loch Lomond Golf Resort in Scotland, watching Cricket, and days out to London.

The organisation has a third party coach who comes in a minimum of 2 days per month, hosting sessions with management to ensure they are confident within their job roles. Employees who have recently been promoted to management, or who have recently joined the company complete a management progress scheme.

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Technology

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Lokulus

With access to Learnerbly, a comprehensive training platform, Lokulus ensures employees have ample opportunities for skill development and career advancement. Personal development plans further support employees' growth and challenge.

Lokulus promotes a sense of belonging and camaraderie through initiatives like the Anniversary Games. Combining virtual and in-person challenges, these games foster team spirit, fun, and collaboration.

The All Stars Programme, alongside the company’s annual bonus scheme, ensures that exceptional performance is recognised and rewarded, demonstrating the value Lokulus places on its employees.

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Recruitment

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HG Ventures

HG Ventures has a running club open to anyone who wants to join in. In the summer, it holds a mini festival, either in the Cotswold countryside or a London park, to celebrate its successes. This year its summer festival included live music, traditional games, lunches, dinners, overnight stays in tipis, and group yoga sessions.

The organisation runs an Annual Incentive Trip which is open to anyone who hits 120% of their target. The trip, quite often skiing, is in recognition of the immense effort the individuals put into their roles over the year and a great way to let off steam and bond over a few days away.

Management teams are able to own 24.9% of an enterprise they are leading. HG Ventures supports these business leaders with both financial support and business experience and with a modus operandi of how to develop the business; a set of 'Ingredients’ to follow that are agreed upon to accelerate growth while maintaining core values.

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Retail

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Hobbycraft

The Head Office at Hobbycraft runs a 'Summer Fete' where all teams build their own fete game with food and drink provided for colleagues and for them to take the afternoon to enjoy some downtime, playing games and interacting with other teams. All money raised was donated to Hobbycraft’s charity partner.

Artisan Colleagues receive enhanced pay rates as a result of their skills and unique crafting talents. The organisation also shares any profits made from designs or products that the Artisan Colleagues design. This has resulted in some colleagues receiving over £5000 in addition to their wages in the past year.

The organisation currently has development programmes in place that create a pathways for colleagues to progress to Team Leaders by completing a set of competency tasks that are both demonstrative and theoretical. Alongside this, it has a programme for Assistant Managers to progress to a Territory Managers in the same way.

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Law

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Capsticks

Capsticks holds regular in person events by division, office, and firm wide. These include summer parties, Christmas parties, annual awards, and events organised by its employee network groups to recognise and celebrate specific events such as Ramadan, Pride and South Asian Heritage month.

The Capsticks Academy offers a range of learning resources developed and delivered by both in-house experts and external specialists. It also provides business skills masterclasses including; People Management, Time Management, Work Management and Protecting your Wellbeing, Delegation, Trainee Supervisor Training, Appraisals training, Mentally Healthy Leading Manager training and Reflective practice forums.

Each legal role has a set of competencies which are displayed on the firm’s intranet. Capsticks has an open, transparent promotions process which it runs twice a year, in May and November. Upon promotion to Partner, a mentor is assigned, coaching put in place, and additional training on finance and business development is given.

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Charity's

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LandAid

The team spirit at LandAid is palpable. The organisation encourages camaraderie and a sense of belonging, making work not just a responsibility, but also a source of enjoyment.

LandAid is committed to the wellbeing of its employees. The organisation’s Wellbeing Hub is a testament to this, offering resources that help balance work and home life, manage stress and promote overall health.

LandAid is deeply committed to giving back to society. The organisation’s efforts to end youth homelessness are driven by a genuine desire to make a difference, not profit motives, reflected in its aim to deliver £1 million of Pro Bono support to charities tackling homelessness.

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Leisure & Hospitality

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Bone Daddies Group

Bone Daddies runs fun staff initiatives, including: winning theatre tickets for 5* reviews; restaurant vs restaurant competitions to win £250 chocolate hamper; staff summer party with activities; bonuses for great EHO results or improvement in Google ratings. It also provides access to YuLife, where team members can earn vouchers for doing steps, meditations and workouts.

The organisations management teams have access to very achievable performance quartile bonuses. Rather than focusing on sales, Bone Daddies utilises controllable KPI's that demonstrate performance in customer and team experience.

Bone Daddies partners with People's Captain, a not-for-profit beer company who aim to support mental health, by encouraging social interaction and educating people. A portion of the profits from the beer are donated to Samaritans and Young Minds. It also partners with Belu, with profits being donated to causes like WaterAid.

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Team Cohesion = Performance

Recruitment and Employment Confederation

Novatech

Mademoiselle Desserts

M&DH Insurance Services

Lokulus

HG Ventures

Hobbycraft

Capsticks

LandAid

Bone Daddies Group

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