glue value chances for the agency to bond socially as it produces more effective teams and relationships. They ensure that they take all glue employees away for one weekend a year to a festival during the summer to simply have some fun and bond with fellow colleagues outside the formal confines of the office. This year gllue went to the Big Chill Festival and had their own enclosure within one of the campsites. Each department has an annual away-day which focuses on building and developing team work. They have regular special cinema screenings where they show work by glue staff.

Some of the training activities that employees may take are IPA Foundation/Advanced certificates run by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Team Management Skills, Presentation Skills, Microsoft Office training, Social Media training, Digital Bitesize sessions where staff share knowledge about their particular field of expertise, Digital Immersion sessions - half day programme where each head speaks to new starters about how the role of their department fits into the rest of the agency.

£25 Argos vouchers are given to staff for recognition of attitude or observations towards safety. They can also be passed out for outstanding work. Another form of employee recognition is being taken for meals or small awards such as t-shirts or torches.

£25 Argos vouchers are given to staff for recognition of attitude or observations towards safety. They can also be passed out for outstanding work. Another form of employee recognition is being taken for meals or small awards such as t-shirts or torches.

FMC Technologies have a dedicated on-site Charity and Health Promotions committees which regularly run charity events and sponsored events. Participants are made up of volunteers who do this work during working hours. They annually sponsor a Safe Drive Stay Alive Campaign for the local community as well as employees. This is run by the emergency services in order to raise awareness of road safety issues. It is extremely powerful. Management actively engage in all employee charity events by showing support, endorsement, encouragement and are willing to be on the receiving end of the charity fun.

FMC Technologies have a dedicated on-site Charity and Health Promotions committees which regularly run charity events and sponsored events. Participants are made up of volunteers who do this work during working hours. They annually sponsor a Safe Drive Stay Alive Campaign for the local community as well as employees. This is run by the emergency services in order to raise awareness of road safety issues. It is extremely powerful. Management actively engage in all employee charity events by showing support, endorsement, encouragement and are willing to be on the receiving end of the charity fun.

The most recent team building event was the Bowling Night. Families were invited to the event. There was bowling, Qasar, food and free bar for all to enjoy. A staff member on the microphone laughing and joking with all staff, embarrassing Directors who weren't very good!! Feed back from staff showed us that although this was the most recent team building event, it was also the best they have done so far.

For performance recognition First Step Finance have Employee of the Month, weekly and monthly prize for caseworkers and trophy for Best Telesales of the Month. There are Thank you cards, well done emails on daily basis for staff members who have done something to be recognised. Recognition is recognised during daily meetings in each department.

Over recent years FGAUK has invested heavily to enhance the working experience of its staff. Communication, company values, incentives, recognition, rewards, and engagement have all been areas of focus. Championed by a new MD in 2008 and senior management, these initiatives have been implemented through dedicated project committees comprising of the wider workforce. Morale and motivation has been driven through a ‘peer to peer' nomination scheme which rewards both top talent and excellence in line with their published company expectations, which form the core of their new corporate culture.

FGA UK have a Business Integration Committee who have introduced a project to establish and reduce FGA UK's carbon footprint in conjunction with "Good Business" in line with their position as the Car Manufacturer with the lowest Co2 emissions in industry. There is also Eco-Drive which is a unique technology that is designed to monitor and modify driving habits and behaviour of owners of FGA products.

A lot of work is done at the weekends so Fast Track offer days in lieu. These are capped at 15 days a year to encourage work/life balance. Fast Track have a Chairman's BBQ every year at the Chairman's home where family and friends are invited. There are running groups and keep fit classes at lunch time in the park.

Fast Track Sales Ltd hold several company team events including an annual "sports day" and BBQ in October and an annual Christmas Party. They also have at least one other business focused but interactive fun away day each year. They also endorse and take part in office organised initiatives such as a charity fund raising. Fast Track Sales Ltd also support their company sports teams such as their netball and football team by contributing to their subs.

Family Mosaic believe it is important to keep managers informed of bottom line business performance and progress on transformation projects. Their top 60 managers gather once a quarter to be briefed on this. In addition they use these events to hold master classes where they invite leaders of external organisations to share their knowledge and successful practices with their people managers. There is a STEPS Management Programme identifying and training current and future leaders.

The Customer Care Centre (one of the top 50 in the country) recognises colleague of the month as do other business units. Family Mosaic have an immediate bonus system which recognises great performance or cost saving initiatives. Amounts of £50 - £500 are paid out. More than 20 have been paid out after only 6 months of the year. Rewards for ideas or innovation are recognised in the Spot Bonus.

Experian QAS have Gazing sales training - this is classroom based training followed up with practical sessions with the trainer or manager to ensure it is being put into practice eg listening into sales calls. The Gazing sales methodology is embedded across the organisation and attended by all customer facing staff. Soft skills training is also offered with a calendar of events for staff to sign up to - this ensures they can organise a trainer to come in house without each person going on an external course. This helps towards achieving their individual PDP objectives in a cost and time effective way.

Experien QAS have participated in two Experian management training programmes for their senior managers (Inspire) and their managers (Engage.) They have also trained 4 senior HR professionals in facilitating 360 degree feedback qualifications so they could roll this out to support all their managers. Experien QAS encourage managers to network and attend relevant management seminars. They also hold an offsite 2 day management meeting once per year with colleagues from the international Experian QAS offices. HR also regularly run bespoke workshops for managers as relevant to their current needs eg Capability workshop or Performance Appraisal workshop.

At Enotria Winecellars employees vote every year for their choice of Christmas Party; informal or formal. They hold a summer Event/Party and this year they had the first “Enotria Sports day and BBQ Event”. On the last Thursday of every other month they hold “Social Thursday” it is always themed to add the fun element. People from across the business get involved by cooking and baking. Some of the events they have had so far are: The French Edition, The Pub Quiz to raise money for the British Heart Foundation Event, Spring is in the Air, The Spanish Edition, Chill'n & Grill'n the BBQ Edition and Go-Pink-Enotria to raise money for Breast Cancer UK.

Enotria Winecellars Ltd provide internal awards to their employees to recognise employee's contributions. They have Annual Company Awards where they recognise exceptional performance as well as recognising important employee milestones by presenting length of service awards and gifts. Instant Recognition is given to colleagues in the form of Team/Department awards from Line Managers. They also have a Suggestion Scheme which is both intranet and paper based which offers rewards for ideas or innovation.