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My Team - Employees' feelings towards their immediate colleagues and how well they work together
My team benefits from a high scoring My Manager factor as the manager is key to creating and sustaining a productive and positive work environment.
An employee’s perceived team will be those they work with on a daily basis.
Each team has regular meetings and every month a breakfast briefing is held by a member of the Leadership
Team. A yearly staff away day also gives the opportunity for company wide updates
They operate an honorarium scheme which allows colleagues to nominate people who they feel have gone above and beyond. The amount awarded is proposed by the employee and agreed by the Leadership Team.
They operate an honorarium scheme which allows colleagues to nominate people who they feel have gone above and beyond. The amount awarded is proposed by the employee and agreed by the Leadership Team.
A range of benefits allows everyone to maximise their own 'package' of reward. That could be discounts in retail outlets, or buying and selling holidays to help with their care commitments.
Their new people strategy identifies a range of different approaches to personal development.
Their new people strategy identifies a range of different approaches to personal development.
As part of their development programme, they have 360 degree feedback for all managers in the company, and they also have bi-annual reviews for all staff. During these reviews staff are encouraged to give constructive feedback to their managers face-to-face.
All employees have access to free Employee Assistance Programmes through Perkbox, Medicash and Metlife, which also enables access and discounts to health and wellbeing initiatives. They also have a games table, and staff participate in playing sport with each other during lunchtimes.
All employees have access to free Employee Assistance Programmes through Perkbox, Medicash and Metlife, which also enables access and discounts to health and wellbeing initiatives. They also have a games table, and staff participate in playing sport with each other during lunchtimes.
In 2018 they launched the UKFast House Cup, a competition comprising of a range of competitions and activities to suit all interests. Winners are awarded points for their house, which are then totalled up and the overall winners are announced at the Christmas party.
In 2018 they launched the UKFast House Cup, a competition comprising of a range of competitions and activities to suit all interests. Winners are awarded points for their house, which are then totalled up and the overall winners are announced at the Christmas party.
Every Monday the whole team meets in their custom-built, 500-seat auditorium, where their Enterprise Managing Director runs through the week before and the week ahead, sharing updates on events, client feedback, business updates, new babies, weddings/engagements, personal successes and shout-outs for superstars.
Morning meetings, called ‘Boards', give everyone a clear view on the day ahead. Being fully integrated on Microsoft Teams allows for quick communication between teams. There are also frequent company-wide events, such as a table football tournament or Marlowopoly, a team event based in Marlow with a Monopoly theme.
Quarterly appraisals formalise regular one-to-one catch-ups throughout the agency and are very much employee-led: some prefer a formal written appraisal, while others prefer an informal approach. Adapting to these preferences makes for a much more productive appraisal.
Morning meetings, called ‘Boards', give everyone a clear view on the day ahead. Being fully integrated on Microsoft Teams allows for quick communication between teams. There are also frequent company-wide events, such as a table football tournament or Marlowopoly, a team event based in Marlow with a Monopoly theme.
Employees are provided with a wellbeing calendar where each month focuses on a topic from mental health to financial wellbeing. All of this is supported by the iWill portal which is a wellbeing resource center which enables employees to access many topics. Each topic is supported by a video, podcast and a series of fact sheets - so there's something for everyone.
Each employee has a paid day off per year in order to do charitable work for a company-nominated charity or a charity of their choice. Examples include sorting charitable donations of clothes, repairing donated bikes, donating Christmas gifts and clearing parkland.
Each employee has a paid day off per year in order to do charitable work for a company-nominated charity or a charity of their choice. Examples include sorting charitable donations of clothes, repairing donated bikes, donating Christmas gifts and clearing parkland.
Monthly wellbeing awareness posters are accompanied by robust absence management policies. All managers are encouraged to have regular team briefings and one-to-ones. The organisation is aiming to introduce a mental health awareness culture in 2019.
A very generous training and development budget enables Trinity House to explore the best ways for individuals to learn and enhance their skills for current roles and succession planning.
The organisation puts on social events during summer, in addition to Christmas team-building events.
Last year they ran team effectiveness training using MBTI workshops. The purpose is for teams to get a better understanding of their colleagues, which leads to better working relationships. They also host fortnightly onsite gatherings for drinks and an end of week catch up
They have 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' every week where they run a different wellbeing initiative. This could be anything from yoga, meditation to healthy snacks. In addition, employees have access to an assistance line, and CBT is covered by a free health plan.
They have 'Wellbeing Wednesdays' every week where they run a different wellbeing initiative. This could be anything from yoga, meditation to healthy snacks. In addition, employees have access to an assistance line, and CBT is covered by a free health plan.
The performance of all colleagues is assessed twice a year, with the expectation that staff also have a monthly one-to-one meeting with their line manager. All meetings are about improving performance and are part of a series of ongoing conversations throughout the year.
They hold a bi-annual conference attended by over 450 colleagues and a roll-out presentation is shared to those colleagues not able to attend. They also host company-funded BBQ's, inter-company football matches, Area Business Manager strategy meetings and team building events.
Many of their teams raise money for Macmillan through events including cake sales, sports endurance activities and quiz nights. They also support the Leicestershire Cares Scheme whereby several teams participate in projects such as painting community venues and clearing out the local river.
To ensure they're communicating effectively, Together's executive team attend monthly Colleague Communication Forums, present at ‘town halls', host Long Service Awards and lunch with new starters. They also host weekly executive lunches to engage with colleagues from across the business.
To ensure they're communicating effectively, Together's executive team attend monthly Colleague Communication Forums, present at ‘town halls', host Long Service Awards and lunch with new starters. They also host weekly executive lunches to engage with colleagues from across the business.
To ensure they're communicating effectively, Together's executive team attend monthly Colleague Communication Forums, present at ‘town halls', host Long Service Awards and lunch with new starters. They also host weekly executive lunches to engage with colleagues from across the business.
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