Through the 'Living the Values' scheme, employees who have been identified by their colleagues as having demonstrated behaviours that show alignment with the company's brand values are awarded with vouchers.

City & Guilds have recently implemented contribution-related pay awards and added to their benefits package. In addition to existing core benefits, employees can now purchase dental insurance, discounted childcare and retail vouchers and up to a week's additional annual leave, among many other new benefits.

In line with the company values, all staff are encouraged to participate in improvement activities as part of Cross Functional Improvement Teams. This gives staff the opportunity to work with and gain an insight into the work of other departments.

In line with the company values, all staff are encouraged to participate in improvement activities as part of Cross Functional Improvement Teams. This gives staff the opportunity to work with and gain an insight into the work of other departments.

There is a strong history of people having risen through the company. Prospective and current employees can see that it is possible to become a Board Director or Senior Manager yet start out as an Apprentice on the shop floor.

To help employees balance their home and working life, staggered working hours can be agreed through the Employee Forum. Caunton Engineering also have an Employee Benefit Trust from which discretionary payments are made to prevent hardship.

Their peer review process provides excellent development opportunities for all involved. Formal technical training is also provided, along with report writing, soft skills and leadership development training as required.

Their peer review process provides excellent development opportunities for all involved. Formal technical training is also provided, along with report writing, soft skills and leadership development training as required.

Employees at Cairngorm Mountain have free use of a local gym and swimming pool and the company provide free flu jabs on an annual basis. They also run a Cycle to Work scheme.

Employees at Cairngorm Mountain have free use of a local gym and swimming pool and the company provide free flu jabs on an annual basis. They also run a Cycle to Work scheme.

Butler & Young encourage their employees to develop by providing funding for professional qualifications. There is also structured progression for internal and external training by their training team.

To encourage team work Butler & Young provide team building and training events. They also have area and office meetings which usually take place over lunch.

Brahm encourage all employees to attend Brahm University and Volunteers Plus sessions during which they get to work with members of staff from different specialisms and improve their leadership and other skills.

Brahm encourage all employees to attend Brahm University and Volunteers Plus sessions during which they get to work with members of staff from different specialisms and improve their leadership and other skills.

bptw have committed at least 1% of their profit to charities nominated by staff on an annual basis. In addition, they encouraged and sponsored staff and clients to take part in a number of charity events and their team collected the most sponsorship in this years Butlins Swimathon.

bptw updates on projects and events are regularly published on their daily news page and senior staff make a point of congratulating the team involved. In addition, the weekly team meetings allow for discussion and praise.

The benefits package at Boyes Turner includes amongst other things, regular bonuses for all staff as well as healthcare, pensions, life insurance, discounted PCs and bicycles, local restaurants discounts, on-site catering and gym membership.

Boyes Turner encourage all employees to continually develop and extend their skills throughout their careers. Each member of the firm has a training budget which they are expected to spend annually. A number of staff are currently studying for first and second degrees fully paid for by the firm.

Black & Decker hold annual Excellence Awards for outstanding performance. Winners and their partners attend the fully-funded global "Circle of Champions" trip to the Caribbean. Employees must have clearly demonstrated that they live the values of the organisation as well as excelling in their job performance.

Each year Black & Decker conducts an Organisation Review in which the company considers the current and future capabilities of the business from a people perspective, focusing on developing our own talent and carving career paths. Requirements from this lead directly into Learning and Development programmes and workshops, and also into projects to give individuals the experience they need to prepare them for their next role