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Financial Services
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Scottish Building Society

The Society hosts biannual Colleague Conferences, promoting team spirit and camaraderie. Employees from across six locations come together for these events, fostering a strong sense of belonging and unity.
The Society introduced new pension and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes, improving their benefits offerings and showing a commitment to fair treatment of employees.
The Society shares its strategic priorities, values, and behavioural framework with employees during annual offsites. This approach ensures transparency and trust in leadership and aligns all colleagues with the Society's journey.
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Financial Services
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People's Partnership

The company's Transformational Leadership Programme offers opportunities for skill development and career advancement. This programme helps employees to feel challenged and utilise their skills effectively.
People's Partnership encourages a sense of belonging and team spirit through its monthly wellbeing activities and social events like its yearly Summer BBQs and Festive lunches.
The senior leadership team at People's Partnership sets an example of transparency and inclusivity, with their open-door policy and visible presence, fostering trust in the organisation's leadership.
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Leisure & Hospitality
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The Inn Collection Group

The company invests in learning and development programmes such as the Bar Training Academy, Chef Academy and Leadership programmes. These initiatives ensure employees are challenged and their skills are fully utilised, promoting career advancement.
The Group's geographical cluster support promotes a strong sense of team spirit and belonging. Its regular general managers' meetings and regional hub training also encourage relationship building and peer-to-peer learning.
The Group recently standardised its pay and reward across the business, lifting itself out of being a National Minimum Wage employer. The company also offers a range of benefits allowing colleagues to enjoy company locations with family and friends.
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Business Services
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Harmony Fire

Harmony Fire recognises the importance of bringing its people together in order to develop strong relationships between individuals, teams, and departments. It provides a social fund for all employees to use on team building days such as escape rooms, go karting, and more.
Through consistent communication, leading by example, and implementing initiatives like training programmes and recognition events, the senior management team actively demonstrates and reinforces the organisation’s values, fostering a culture where all employees are encouraged to live by these principles.
At Harmony Fire, every employee is given a Personal Development Plan which is reviewed annually, providing them with the opportunity to develop into the roles that they want to progress their careers. Further, all managers are sent on a management training programme to enhance their leadership skills.
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Manufacturing
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Totalkare

The MyMediCash app provides participating employees with access to gym discounts. In contrast, employees based at Totalkare's Kingswinford offices can use the on-site gym and shower facilities free of charge. The organisation also has an employee assistance programme called help@hand which provides employees free access to mental health and other wellbeing support.
To improve its processes and working practices between teams the organisation uses RULE: Relationships – Understanding its customers and suppliers; Understanding - Mapping results to understand processes and where each person and function sits within it; Lean - Maximizing value and reducing waste and inefficiencies; Efficiency - measuring efficiencies made from the process
The CEO delivers face-to-face quarterly briefs to all employees to communicate how the business is performing against KPIs, the reasons behind that performance, and plans for the year ahead. Each quarter, all managers attend monthly departmental meetings of all other departments. This provides managers with the information to relay to their teams as appropriate.
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Housing Associations
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Caledonia Housing Association

The organisation hosts regular in-person events to support its teams to come together and get to know each other. These events range from quarterly business plan updates, to regular wellbeing learning sessions, such as menopause awareness sessions, mental health first aid, and men's mental health.
Each year the organisation produces a Learning and Development Calendar which advertises all learning opportunities that all staff can sign up to complete. The courses on offer vary from funded courses through the Flexible Workforce Development Fund, inhouse developed courses, and external courses that the organisation has sourced.
Caledonia Housing Association has a defined set of leadership competencies for each level of managerial role. These are clearly linked to both the strategic priorities of its business plan and our cultural values and behaviours. Its development planning process for managers links an individual's learning goals to the leadership competencies that apply to their position.
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Recruitment
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The Barton Partnership

The company prioritises personal growth with programmes like the High Performing Leaders and Future Leaders, offering skills development and career advancement opportunities through structured training modules and mentorship.
Team spirit is encouraged through regular team-building activities, cross-functional competitions, and daily stand-ups, promoting a sense of belonging and camaraderie among colleagues.
Employee wellbeing is supported through initiatives such as therapy sessions, private healthcare, and flexible leave policies, which help maintain a healthy work-life balance and reduce stress.
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Marketing & Media Agencies
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SMG

SMG cultivates team spirit and a sense of belonging through its dedicated Culture Team and Culture Reps. Regular group meetings and events foster camaraderie and fun, making employees feel part of a supportive community.
SMG provides opportunities for personal and professional growth through an individual training fund. The company's focus on helping employees be the best version of themselves supports personal development and job satisfaction.
SMG prioritises the wellbeing of its staff with a personal monthly wellbeing fund. The company also has employee-led groups focusing on wellbeing and diversity, equity, and inclusion, demonstrating a commitment to a healthy work-life balance.
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Not For Profit Body's
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SCAPE

SCAPE's learning and development initiatives, including SCAPE Learn and personalised development plans, empower employees to enhance their skills and advance their careers within the organisation.
Senior managers at SCAPE work alongside their teams, fostering a supportive environment where employees feel valued and heard, facilitated by an open-door policy and accessible leadership.
The open-plan office at SCAPE promotes collaboration and team spirit, offering both formal and informal spaces for employees to connect and engage with their colleagues.
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Housing Associations
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Saffron Housing Trust

Saffron Housing Trust fosters team building and collaboration by encourage employees to work together to help create its Inspirational Strategy. The organisation also arranges regular social functions to help strengthen team relationships such as its Quiz and Chips events.
Strategic objectives are shared with employees under three areas – Inspiring Trust, Inspiring Organisation, and Inspiring Community – these are also aligned to the company values. Colleague’s views and perspectives are important to the Trust and employees are encouraged to provide feedback through the Staff Forum.
All employees have one paid day annually to volunteer for a local charity or community project of their choice. Colleagues partner with local charities to choose from a range of volunteering opportunities, from environmental clean-ups to skill-based support. Teams are also encouraged to volunteer together to build relationships while making a collective impact.
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