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Momentum

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Staff say one of their favourite benefits is access to the mental health support service Spill. It provides them with free, confidential access to a therapist, whenever they need it, whether it's to have sessions or ask a question about something on their mind.

Allowing colleagues to choose their own working hours, where they work, and how they work best has seen a reduction in fatigue across the business, as the team is able to focus on delivering their best work rather than working in an environment that doesn't serve them.

On Social Thursdays, the last Thursday of every month, most staff come in to the office, spend the day working together and collaborating, then everyone finishes slightly early to do something social. It may be a sushi-making class, a baby shower for a team member or a Wimbledon-themed table-tennis tournament.

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MadeBrave

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Managers have access to a toolkit that helps them to have effective one-to-one meetings, set well-formed goals in their teams, share and manage expectations and give good feedback. They also have wellbeing training, so they can support staff, understand their own limitations and know when to make a referral.

MadeBrave runs team away-days, such as a trip to Copenhagen and a Find Your Brave Weekend, quarterly immersion weeks and team-building activities, along with other opportunities to mingle and have fun. This year, an external provider has been brought in to stage events to help to keep staff connected and engaged.

Thanks to its "work from anywhere" policy, MadeBrave estimates its CO2 emissions will be reduced by 73%. It also offers a cycle-to-work scheme. Most of the paper used for print work comes from mills run on renewable energy and the print shops it works with are carbon neutral.

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Recruitment

Macildowie

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The company uses "walking meetings" to encourage staff to remain active and spend time away from desks. Paid sick leave is available from day one and free private healthcare is available to those at certain grades and to others at a reduced price.

Team spirit is seen as one of the most important skills to develop. Team-building activities challenge employees to do something that is out of their comfort zone, including raft-building, a high-ropes assault course and a visit to The Cube in Manchester, which offers mental and physical challenges in the ITV game show's Perspex boxes.

Staff nominate two charities a year to support. This year they have been raising funds for and volunteering at Stonebridge City Farm, in Nottingham, and the Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project. Charity runs and office competitions are among the events that bring in cash for the charities.

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Education & Training

Bridgend College

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Cross-college continuing professional development days bring staff together to take part in group workshops. Team away-days, bring-your-dog-to-work day, planting sessions and celebratory events on national days all help to encourage staff interaction.

Last year, an equality, diversity and inclusion adviser was appointed to help increase diversity and create conscious inclusion across the college in line with its "be all that you can be" mission and to foster an environment where students and staff feel as though they belong.

Performance and development reviews are an essential tool in helping managers understand what motivates their staff and support their wellbeing and personal development. An Ignite mentoring programme is being developed to help staff in lower bands acquire the abilities and confidence to compete for higher-level posts.

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Technology

Appello

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A team of staff produces a bi-monthly newsletter, The Wrap Up, which is sent to the whole business. It provides updates on new joiners, career changes, promotions and births, as well as spotlighting particular departments, products or processes.

Senior managers have been leading from the front in making adjustments within their teams to support more flexible working and developing internal opportunities for people to carve out a long-term career with Appello.

Development is supported through succession-planning and encouraging staff to apply for internal roles, before jobs are advertised externally. Since the last survey, more than 20 staff have been promoted or transferred to fellow departments to progress their careers and widen their skill sets.

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Not For Profit Body's

The Consumer Council

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Since the last survey, the council has sought to provide permanent jobs and rely less on temporary workers via agencies. This has increased the head count by almost 50% in the past 12 months. Staff away-days have also been introduced and the council is seeking to improve communication and engagement.

The Consumer Council invests heavily in learning and development for staff to promote personal and professional growth, as part of its retention strategy. It means an average of £1,500 is spent on each person, per year.

Newsletters covering topics such as health and wellbeing are sent to staff. Directorates and teams have WhatsApp groups to communicate with each other and the council also has all-staff and wider leadership team WhatsApp groups. At a monthly, remote, all-staff meeting, one of the teams gives a presentation on a project it is working on.

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Technology

Rocksteady Studios

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Placing a focus on employee wellbeing, Rocksteady support employees who might be struggling with different mental health resources, such as an EAP service, mental health counselling and independent counselling sessions through its privately hired counselling agency. Teams are offered free yoga four times a week and discounted gym memberships promoting physical wellbeing.

Food is a huge cultural element and Rocksteady have designed the studio to revolve around the large open plan kitchen with communal tables brining colleagues across the business together. Caterers are hired for themed events such as the Lunar New Year, and senior managers gather to cook breakfast for the whole team once a month.

The studio remains dedicated to giving something back to the community, and as such sponsored and donated to many charitable organisations throughout 2021. This charitable work includes a new partnership with GamesAid, a UK-based video games charity, where the company participated in a Go Karting event and donated to the charities Games Comedy Night.

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Revere

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As part of its CSR programme, the company encourages its team to fundraise or volunteer for charities close to their hearts – and contributes an extra 50% of the total raised by any team member, up to £250 per year. Employees can also support local initiatives, with one fully paid volunteering day a year.

Revere has built two separate management programmes - one for more junior managers called Boost Leap, and another for more senior managers called Boost Elevate. These bespoke programmes were designed following feedback gathered from the managers, and focuses on consistent process and best practice when it comes to recruitment, new starters and onboarding.

Regular team and all-company social events are designed to encourage communication and interaction. From a Henley Festival summer party through to go-karting, the events have been popular, helping colleagues form valuable working relationships. To further encourage interaction, employees are invited to share their personal updates, news, and views in a dedicated Teams channel.

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Telecom

ResQ

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ResQ place personal growth at the heart of the company, offering employees an abundance of training opportunities from mentoring and coaching to on-the-job and classroom training. Each employee is also provided with access to the ResQ learning library, filled with helpful resources and training materials.

Employees can look forward to a range of social events and ‘Just Because Friday’s’ such as on-site hog roasts and strawberries and cream, to boost morale and bring colleagues across the business together. ResQ also runs internal incentives to reward its staff for their hard work.

Looking out for its employees, ResQ provides all colleagues with access to an Employee Assistance Programme to help support those who may be struggling. Staff can also participate in free gym and personal training sessions before and after work, as well as receiving free online exercise and nutritional advice.

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PPL PRS

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Putting employee wellbeing at the forefront of the business, PPL PRS encourages healthier habits amongst employees through its Cycle to Work scheme, healthy food and snacks initiative and discounted gym memberships. The company also offers eyecare vouchers, life assurance and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to all staff.

Based on the TV game show, Play Your Cards Right, team managers set a daily business objective, which if team team members achieve, can try their luck on a giant version of the game for a chance to win a prize from a trolley of treats.

In 2022, PPL PRS put together a team of 'band members' to participate in a 5 a-side football tournament to raise money for its chosen charity partners, Humanity Without Borders, helping those facing poverty, conflict and disaster across the world.

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MadeBrave

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Bridgend College

Appello

The Consumer Council

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