The senior management team leads all business updates and company conferences and hold ‘town hall' sessions to address questions, concerns or suggestions colleagues may have. They also regularly fundraise for charity and make themselves available to the rest of the team wherever possible.

ODEON employees are provided with free fruit, breakout areas and counselling support where necessary, and are also encouraged to undertake charity work and take part in fundraising events. Film screenings are also held before and after work to help the team relax and socialise.

Senior leaders demonstrate the organisation's core values, are visible and take interest in the day-to-day operational model. Chief Executive Will is accessible to all staff and operates an open-door policy. He knows everyone's first names and leads the delivery of Long Service Awards events.

A coaching culture helps staff reach their full potential. HR offer either ad-hoc coaching or coaching on an ongoing basis for colleagues who need the support. They also help those in difficulties or those who have gaps in their skills and knowledge.

Northumbrian Water Group run a series of schemes aimed at giving back to the community, including a volunteering scheme, as well as sponsorship opportunities for staff who wish to take part in fundraising activity. They are also passionate about environmental issues.

In 2018, they launched the ‘Everyone Home Safe Every Day' safety programme. Although focusing primarily on safety, this has been expanded to cover wellbeing issues too. All meetings now start with a ‘safety share' so staff can share learnings on health, safety and wellbeing.

Northcote believe all of their achievements, such as Hotel of the Year, Mr B winning Hotelier of the Year and retaining their Michelin Star for 23 years are all down to the team and the people making the difference every day.

Within their Kitchen Brigade of 30 chefs, they strive to promote from within and their apprenticeship programme has recruited one third of their workforce. Danny Young, who last year won National Young Chef of the year, he is currently sous chef at the age of 24.

Employees are offered the opportunity to meet business mentor Mike Pegg who has spent the past 45 years focusing on the art of encouragement. He guides and supports their employees with challenges and stress they may be dealing with at work or in their personal lives.

Once every three months, every team in the business is treated to an all-expenses-paid night out, in which they choose where they would like to go and how they would like to spend the time together socially. A recent event involved members of the tech and finance teams going axe throwing together.

Next Ventures ensure that career paths are set with clear targets in mind, allowing people to know what they need to work on and how to achieve it. There are also structured training programmes at every level, split into one-day and month-long schemes to develop staff skills.

There are no office or door barriers, Next Ventures' co-founders and management sit and work within the open plan sales floor. Both co-founders constantly re-iterate their ‘open for a chat' ethos, and encourage this to be practiced across the company. This means everyone is supported to engage directly with one another.

Bands are used to determine each employees level of role within the firm, benefit entitlements, and annual bonus arrangements. The band of each role is determined by the reward team using a job evaluation method, which classifies roles according to the level they operate at in the business.

Bands are used to determine each employees level of role within the firm, benefit entitlements, and annual bonus arrangements. The band of each role is determined by the reward team using a job evaluation method, which classifies roles according to the level they operate at in the business.

The company's core values are Customers First, Valuing Everyone, Delivering Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Sharing Information. Senior management lead by example, lobbying government, developing innovative financial modelling and leading the set-up of an efficiency framework.

The company's core values are Customers First, Valuing Everyone, Delivering Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Value for Money and Sharing Information. Senior management lead by example, lobbying government, developing innovative financial modelling and leading the set-up of an efficiency framework.

The Trust aspire to look after special places forever, for everyone. With a diverse workforce, they strive to innovate to communicate this. They communicate their People Strategy and Values under the banner ‘You are the National Trust', making their staff the heroes of communication.

Managers must attend the Great People Management Programme, introducing a range of excellent performance-management techniques, processes and tools. The Future Engage Deliver programme is a three-month modular programme developing a common language of what leadership means.

NCP look to create a positive working environment for all employees. As an annual incentive, staff that have performed exceptionally are taken on an all-expenses paid holiday by the company.

NCP look to create a positive working environment for all employees. As an annual incentive, staff that have performed exceptionally are taken on an all-expenses paid holiday by the company.