People are encouraged to share lifts with each other through the company car share scheme whilst a bike buddy scheme helps new cyclists cycle to work safely and build their confidence when commuting. Employees can take up to 3 days, fully paid, per year to help and support the community through various initiatives including clearing waste ground for projects, building gardens in schools for children to learn about plants, gardening and healthy eating.

People are encouraged to share lifts with each other through the company car share scheme whilst a bike buddy scheme helps new cyclists cycle to work safely and build their confidence when commuting. Employees can take up to 3 days, fully paid, per year to help and support the community through various initiatives including clearing waste ground for projects, building gardens in schools for children to learn about plants, gardening and healthy eating.

A Health Improvement Officer is on hand to help employees improve their wellbeing in numerous areas. The Officer occasionally arranges dedicated health weeks and is able to advise on how to stop smoking, eat healthily and lose weight. They recently had a 10% weight loss programme where members of staff attend a weekly weigh in and receive dietary advice to support them and help them achieve their goal.

A Health Improvement Officer is on hand to help employees improve their wellbeing in numerous areas. The Officer occasionally arranges dedicated health weeks and is able to advise on how to stop smoking, eat healthily and lose weight. They recently had a 10% weight loss programme where members of staff attend a weekly weigh in and receive dietary advice to support them and help them achieve their goal.

There are various events organised to allow employees to socialise with one another and have fun. These have included the staff party, team away days and a staff conference. Teams are recognised with a team reward scheme.

The organisation makes a big effort to put fun into raising money for charity. On the recent Children in Need Event they dressed up for work in outfits from the 60s, 70s and 80s. They also assist with arranging work placements for tenants on their Home2Work Scheme. They have two people in their dedicated energy team who are responsible for all of the organisation's energy management and recycling issues. They have installed energy monitors at headquarters and are investigating energy management systems for main office and all associated offices and buildings. Facilities exist for recycling glass, plastic, cardboard, paper, toner and printer cartridges and batteries. As an organisation they plant a number of trees to help off-set their carbon footprint.

Managers are offered a great deal of support such as the management tool kit designed to help line managers manage effectively as well as 360 feed back, mentoring and coaching. There is access to programmes such as the Leadership Development Programme, Personal and Interpersonal Management Skills and Essential Leadership and Management Skills. If managers wish to take external qualifications there is a sponsorship policy in place to assist them.

Davis Langdon run a series of programmes to develop their employees, for example the Graduate Development Programme which helps their graduates pass their professional exams, the Leadership Development Programme which focuses on personal and interpersonal management skills and Partner Development Programme. They also encourage networking sessions and internal ad hoc training sessions amongst the technical teams. Their appraisal system; the Performance Development Review; is aimed to provide every individual with the knowledge, skills and experience they need to achieve their annual objectives, develop their competencies and achieve their desired career path. They are also currently in the process of implementing a talent management programme to identify performance and then enable a tailored approach to manage their employees.

The council was shortlisted for an award for its wellbeing programme by the PPMA in 2009 and won the employee benefits best absence management strategy in 2009. They have held regular wellbeing weeks to promote a range of activities that promote healthy practices in the workplace including nutrition classes, meditation sessions, healthy food in the staff canteen, the launch of a cycle to work scheme and encouraging staff to become more active during the working day. The nutrition sessions are the most popular events with 20 staff attending an 8 week programme looking at healthy eating and exercise. They continue to offer neck and shoulder massages, Tai Chi classes, flu jabs, sports activities and health screenings.

The council was shortlisted for an award for its wellbeing programme by the PPMA in 2009 and won the employee benefits best absence management strategy in 2009. They have held regular wellbeing weeks to promote a range of activities that promote healthy practices in the workplace including nutrition classes, meditation sessions, healthy food in the staff canteen, the launch of a cycle to work scheme and encouraging staff to become more active during the working day. The nutrition sessions are the most popular events with 20 staff attending an 8 week programme looking at healthy eating and exercise. They continue to offer neck and shoulder massages, Tai Chi classes, flu jabs, sports activities and health screenings.

Staff are encouraged to keep fit and healthy. The company pay for gym memberships for all employees who would like to join a local gym, breakfast is provided free of charge and there is fresh fruit twice a week. The work life balance is addressed by changing business opening hours to help employees with their journey to work. They provide employees with the opportunity to work flexible working hours and working from home where possible. They realise how important family is and employee's families are invited to certain social events for example trips to Thorpe Park and Royal Ascot.

The company's charitable donations policy allows for £3000 to be donated to charity per annum. There is a company lunch held once a month where employees make a £2 donation and all proceeds go to a different charity each month. They also give back to their local community, offering a great deal of support to the Peace Hospice, volunteering over Christmas to fundraise and wrap presents as well as sponsoring the Christmas lights for the annual memorial event. They support the environment by using sustainable sources for their office furniture and having built in recycling points and recycling boxes on all desks.

Controlled Therapeutics support their employees by providing an occupational health advisor who visits the site once a month. As an organisation, they understand that the work life balance is important so also offer flexible working where possible and employees can receive time off in for any extra hours worked.

Employees are rewarded and recognised for their efforts. Where appropriate; celebrations and rewards are announced in the monthly team briefings, posted on notice boards and the intranet. Occasionally a company "Town Hall" meeting will take place to present awards.