

All staff at Allied Mills receive an annual health check via their occupational health provider. They also conduct an informal periodic review of working hours to ensure compliance with the Working Time Directive as well as employee wellbeing.
This organisation carries out a range of charitable activities such as baking and selling cakes for Children in Need and recently the Managing Director has taken part in a sponsored cycle ride to Paris in aid of Caravan (the grocery retailer's charity).
The benefits package for all employees includes a pension, private medical insurance with family membership, free lunch and drinks, many fully funded staff events, Christmas gifts and loyal service gifts.


The leaders and senior managers work along side all levels of employees in open plan offices and are approachable at any time. Senior managers can often be seen walking around the office, interacting with employees and getting involved. The leader of the organisation truly cares about the staff and values them as the company's best asset and feels everyone at whatever level contributes to the bigger picture and success of the company. The senior management team and directors all contribute to articles on the intranet and in the newsletter to ensure employees are kept informed and up to date with the direction the company is going in.
Employees are encouraged to take part in charitable activities. Examples of events have included charity walks, car washing, cake sales and sporting events. 50% of all funds raised go to a nominated charity and the balance is made available for employees to nominate local charities to receive donations. An employee engagement team is responsible for raising green issues and finding ways to protect the environment
The company do not operate a long hour's culture and encourage employees to leave on time. To ensure employees have a healthy balance between work and home life there is no weekend work and families are welcome at social events organised by the company. Fresh fruit is provided to all employees twice a week. Employees have regular one to ones with their manager where employees have the chance to talk about any issues including stress management.

There is a strong level of commitment from the CEO for community work by employees. In regional offices, working groups have been established to build links with the local community, focusing on local schools. This working group is co-ordinated by the Community and Charities Manager and supported by individuals who have volunteered to become main points of contact for specific schools. In addition to this to support local school children AECOM offers work experience opportunities, offering opportunities to work shadow engineers, planner, consultants both in the office and on site.
This organisation has annual awards and provides profit shares and bonuses to all employees. Following the salary review process they publish the promotions list on the intranet with a congratulatory note from the CEO. The line managers of the organisation are encouraged to have regular discussions with their team members to discuss progress, performance and to recognise good work and extra effort. They regularly communicate with employees and positively encourage them to provide their comments, views and ideas about working for AECOM, the employees are involved in the analysis of the data and in planning actions for improvement and give them in-depth feedback on survey results and actions for improvement.
This organisation has annual awards and provides profit shares and bonuses to all employees. Following the salary review process they publish the promotions list on the intranet with a congratulatory note from the CEO. The line managers of the organisation are encouraged to have regular discussions with their team members to discuss progress, performance and to recognise good work and extra effort. They regularly communicate with employees and positively encourage them to provide their comments, views and ideas about working for AECOM, the employees are involved in the analysis of the data and in planning actions for improvement and give them in-depth feedback on survey results and actions for improvement.


This organisation have a recognised trade union with whom they negotiate all aspects of pay and benefits, the pay system and details are available to all staff and clearly sets out how staff progress within their pay scale. In addition they have a Consultant Job Family which covers the consultants within the Company and sets out the roles at each of the 7 levels of Consultant as a career path.
There are personal development plans in place to support employees with their day to day job role, they invest in their staff through the provision of training and opportunities for personal development and growth. A key on- going explicit strategic aim of the Company is to be a fun, challenging and innovative place to work.
There are personal development plans in place to support employees with their day to day job role, they invest in their staff through the provision of training and opportunities for personal development and growth. A key on- going explicit strategic aim of the Company is to be a fun, challenging and innovative place to work.


Employees are provided with performance related pay increases to reward them for their efforts, what the individual receives is partially determined by their appraisal rating to ensure that individuals who achieve their annual performance objectives are rewarded appropriately. The Chief Executive Awards have been designed for those employees who have gone the extra mile, they can range from providing excellent customer service to finding ways to work more efficiently, each category has a prize of £1000.
ACCA operate an internal environmental management system which tracks several issues including energy use, water use, waste generation and disposal, paper use and business travel. The Charity and Events team within ACCA meet regularly to promote fund raising events on the staff intranet. Any member of staff interested in getting involved to raise funds can get ideas or take part in sponsored events like marathons, walks and abseiling.
Employees are provided with performance related pay increases to reward them for their efforts, what the individual receives is partially determined by their appraisal rating to ensure that individuals who achieve their annual performance objectives are rewarded appropriately. The Chief Executive Awards have been designed for those employees who have gone the extra mile, they can range from providing excellent customer service to finding ways to work more efficiently, each category has a prize of £1000.


Employees are rewarded in a variety of ways for their hard work and effort. ABC are vocal in celebrating success in training and performance and awards are given at the annual company conference. They also hold a quarterly reward and recognition event designed to reward the highest performers in the business.
The company pride themselves on the level of training they offer to managers and continually strive to improve and invest in training. All managers are provided with their own individual personal career plans to maximise their potential. ABC have employed their own internal trainer for the benefit of the entire business who oversees any internal management training needs, coaching and mentoring.
The company pride themselves on the level of training they offer to managers and continually strive to improve and invest in training. All managers are provided with their own individual personal career plans to maximise their potential. ABC have employed their own internal trainer for the benefit of the entire business who oversees any internal management training needs, coaching and mentoring.


To support employees health and wellbeing employees are allowed paid time off to attend medical appointments and some areas have a quit smoking programme that is funded by the organisation. To encourage employees to get fit there is a cycle to work scheme in place.
A G Parfett & Sons reward employees for their efforts by a performance related bonus each year. If an employee is recognised for their talent there are a range of development opportunities available, this can range from teaching an employee to read or write through to transferring a junior manager to another depot to 'act up' in a more senior role.
A G Parfett & Sons reward employees for their efforts by a performance related bonus each year. If an employee is recognised for their talent there are a range of development opportunities available, this can range from teaching an employee to read or write through to transferring a junior manager to another depot to 'act up' in a more senior role.


Employee performance is recognised with things like employee of the month where anyone within the business can nominate an individual. Employees can also be recognised for long service and for ideas of innovation. This organisation hold special awards for teams and sites as a whole, 3663's annual National Accounts Oscars recognise exceptional performance in the national accounts teams.
To promote recognition across the business, the First for Service department have developed a set of recognition guidelines. Their aim is to create a standard framework to recognise their employees in a fair and consistent manner. There is an annual benefits survey in place and regular communications to ensure 3663 are giving employees the rewards and benefits they value most as well as promoting awareness and understanding of all the benefits available to them.
As a result of the leader and senior managers being actively involved in a number of charities, genuine support is promoted from a top level. The CEO of 3663 is the current Chairman of Hospitality Action, along with other board member involvement. Whilst they do not donate a set proportion of their profits to the charity, 3663 do donate in the region of £120,000 per year to Hospitality Action plus further fundraising monies from any activities undertaken.


All employees are based in an open plan office where open communication rather than emailing is always encouraged. Everyone is accessible and available to speak at all times. 23red has a mentoring system with mentors assigned to new employees on their first day at the agency. This is an important way in which senior members of staff engage with employees on an individual level. Members of the board are regular attendees at many social events. 23red have held date nights in the past where members of the board were put with smaller groups and took them out for a meal to be able to chat in an informal setting. There are also opportunities to mingle with the leaders at 23red at Beer o'clock and at Brainstorms which the senior management team regularly attend.
23red is a very social agency with events ranging from those organised by the company to ad hoc events organised by different employees. The company has a social committee that changes every 6 months, to ensure that as many people as possible have a say in organising events. Being a creative community is a part of 23red's vision and very much what the agency wants to encourage in all staff. In support of this, the company holds away days with an external company designed around how to be more creative. This day involves a number of different activities to get people talking, thinking and to push them out of their comfort zone.
All employees are based in an open plan office where open communication rather than emailing is always encouraged. Everyone is accessible and available to speak at all times. 23red has a mentoring system with mentors assigned to new employees on their first day at the agency. This is an important way in which senior members of staff engage with employees on an individual level. Members of the board are regular attendees at many social events. 23red have held date nights in the past where members of the board were put with smaller groups and took them out for a meal to be able to chat in an informal setting. There are also opportunities to mingle with the leaders at 23red at Beer o'clock and at Brainstorms which the senior management team regularly attend.

There is a corporate training programme in place to assist learning and development, this also includes management training. The company are supportive of internal candidates for promotions and 36% of current managers have been promoted from within.
All staff are allowed paid time off to enable them to take part and assist in community initiatives. The company have a sustainability group, an internal group comprising members of each department who review green issues across the company. They also offer training based opportunities to school leavers in the form of apprenticeships.
All staff are allowed paid time off to enable them to take part and assist in community initiatives. The company have a sustainability group, an internal group comprising members of each department who review green issues across the company. They also offer training based opportunities to school leavers in the form of apprenticeships.
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