My Team

Recruitment

Annapurna Recruitment

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The company says it invests heavily in team morale and offers incentives to staff. Every team has monthly targets to aim for and when they hit them they are given a team night out, such as a meal at a Michelin-starred restaurant, a trip to the Crystal Maze, or sporting events.

All directors sit on the sales floor and are as approachable as anyone else in the organisation. The directors lead the Friday stand-up session, which brings together all staff to celebrate achievements at the end of the week.

Annapurna Giving, the company's charity arm, has been raising money for Parkinson's Disease organisations. Charlie Appleyard, the company's co-founder and a director, was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. He captained the UK team at the Ray Kennedy Cup, a football tournament in Copenhagen for those living with Parkinson's.

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Technology

AND Digital

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ANDis are given 15 extra days of paid leave. Two are for volunteering for anything that an ANDi chooses to support, 13 are "upskilling and innovation" days. Staff can participate in formal courses or do something more informal, such as catching up on reading or carrying out another activity to increase their skills.

Agile ways of working are designed to foster effective collaboration and communication. Through daily stand-up meetings, regular planning, reviews and retrospectives, teams create an appropriate rhythm for themselves to be able to problem-solve collaboratively and achieve quality results.

An incentive share plan provides the opportunity for ANDis to own a part of the company and see a growing reward for participating in its expansion. Unusually in the industry, the scheme gives "growth shares" to ANDis at all levels, not just those near the top.

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Technology

Street Group

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Weekly "donut" chats pair staff with another colleague for a coffee break, and water-cooler topics are discussed on the communication app, Slack. Update calls are made every other day to check-in and socialise. Regular social events include cheese-and-wine nights, pumpkin-carving, competitions, charity events, bake sales and a summer and Christmas party.

A new learning and development structure is being implemented for customer success and sales teams, before being rolled out across the business. The programme has identified training gaps which are are being rectified through training days and courses. A head of training has been appointed to work with line managers and their teams.

One of the company's principles is "stock the fridge", which relates to an all-hands-on-deck approach. If staff see something that needs doing they muck in and help out. In the early days, as a small start-up, it was key and the approach has been maintained even though the company has grown rapidly.

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Recruitment

Blue Arrow

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Employees enjoyed a gifted day off during October to mark mental health awareness month, openly sharing what they did to boost their wellbeing. This included long walks, duvet days and family time. In addition, all staff get a mindfulness app subscription and access to a full manager complement of Mental Health First Aiders.

An online social platform is the heart of company communication. As well as updates, it allows colleagues to get business-wide recognition and connect with colleagues across the UK. And an Employee Voice Champion Group feeds back to the MD and HR director about what the business is doing well and where it could improve.

New starters get a ‘riding the rollercoaster’ advice guide to help them prepare for their first three months, offering insight on common emotions – high and low – that a new job can bring. It encourages them to embrace positive thinking, be organised, set goals and invest in their own career development.

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Manufacturing

IQE

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Colleagues are encouraged to use the firm’s social media platform, Workplace, to share posts and engage with life outside of work. Social events, such as coffees, lunches, and evening drinks give employees a chance to get together, and brief ‘stand-up’ style calls have been implemented to encourage connectedness.

Monthly videos from the Executive and Senior Leadership Team keep employees in the loop with company updates, along with a quarterly newsletter containing information on company goals, best practice, and maintaining engagement. Colleagues have the chance to ask questions during on-site visits and there’s regular townhall meetings with the company’s CEO.

Employees “wore it pink” for Breast Cancer Awareness and donned their festive finery for Save the Children’s ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ in just two of IQE’s charitable fundraisers. The business has recently established a committee focused on giving back to local communities, and all staff are gifted a day per year to help a good cause.

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Marketing & Media Agencies

The Beyond Collective

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Strong internal communication is important at Beyond Marketing and 30 minutes each week is spent updating everyone on projects, client pitches, people initiatives and news, as well as keeping them in the loop with activities for the week ahead. The Culture Club organises pub nights, birthday celebrations and annual outings.

The group has enhanced maternity-leave policies. Up to five "landing days" at full pay towards the end of maternity leave are designed to help reintegrate an employee back into work and, for the first six weeks after return, its "breakfast and bedtimes" policy allows staff to arrive late and leave early.

Beyond Marketing offers its services at a discount to charities. In the past year it has created an award-winning, innovative, donation-driving campaign for Shelter, a new advertising campaign for Alzheimer's Research UK and helped children's charity Make a Wish to spend more effectively on media.

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Business Services

Here East

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Here East has a flat structure that encourages staff to seek support from those in different departments should they need it. One-to-one mentoring is available for those who need a safe space to discuss anything personal or work related.

During the summer, team days take place in the local park. Games are played, staff have picnics and take part in interactive workshops. There is an all-team meeting every month, during which there is a fun team-building game. A social committee arranges regular events, in addition to the Christmas and summer parties.

All staff are paid 14% above the London Living Wage. On top of this, the business gave everyone an allowance of 4.8% in April to help support them when the cost of living increased. A Team Stars recognition scheme gives monthly rewards to staff and there is an annual awards ceremony rewards Here East Heroes.

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Education & Training

Wigan & Leigh College

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As well as its charity efforts, the college has environmental initiatives in place. It promotes the cycle-to-work agenda and the number of staff signing up to it, instead of using cars or public transport, has increased. It also advocates recycling and has bins and stations across the campus.

To promote health and wellbeing, the college offers an employee assistance programme and occupational health support. Managers have had training in resilience, there are mental health first aiders and one-to-one counselling is provided. Hybrid working helps with work-life balance.

There are twice-yearly celebration events and staff sports days. Social activities include a book club and a cycle club. Staff briefings involve all employees. There is also a biannual staff survey, as well as regular focus groups and staff newsletters. Staff can use the college's employee engagement app, Stribe, to leave feedback.

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Technology

SourceBreaker

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Teams have champions who encourage cross-departmental collaboration. For example, the customer success team has product, sales, operations and marketing champions. They take responsibility for relaying key information from their respective departments and looking at how customer success might work with those departments and improve processes.

The future leaders' programme aims to develop the next generation of leaders, as well as show staff that the company is investing in their careers. It also serves to increase buy-in to its vision. Each session focuses on understanding what the business wants to achieve and the part future leaders play in it.

SourceBreaker has early-finish Fridays, when work stops at 3pm, it offers 30 days' annual leave on top of bank holidays and a "work from anywhere" policy, so staff can go on holiday and stay on to work from that location for two to three weeks more.

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Retail

Buyagift

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B Teams champion the voices of staff. B-You, which leads the cause for all things inclusivity, was launched in January. The B-Social team focuses on culture and events and the B-Well team has responsibility for wellbeing initiatives.

Monthly company updates provide the whole team with a progress report on the overall business and how it is doing financially. Project updates are also given, along with shout-outs for team member achievements and new starters are welcomed.

For 12 years, the group has supported Cool Earth, which works to protect the world's rainforests. Since 2010, it has been partnering with the Willow Foundation to make special days possible for seriously ill young adults. Money has also been raised for local charities, such as Herts Young Homeless and Borehamwood Food Bank.

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