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Albany Beck

Albany Beck is committed to personal growth, offering initiatives like the Pioneer Programme and Practitioner Programme. These provide opportunities for professional qualifications, executive coaching, and mentoring, ensuring employees feel challenged and see clear pathways for advancement.
Albany Beck's Recognition of the Month scheme and Partnership Programme are clear demonstrations of its commitment to treating employees fairly. These initiatives reward employees who go above and beyond, making them feel appreciated and valued.
Albany Beck is committed to social responsibility, offering employees one charity volunteer day each year. Fundraising initiatives for charities like the NSPCC and Autistica show that the company's efforts to give back are not driven solely by profit motives.
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Consultancy

Acora

Acora, with its user-centric focus and #togetherwewin ethos, instils a sense of pride in its employees. Its hybrid policy and open communication channels add value to the organisation and allow employees to make a difference.
Acora facilitates personal growth through its 'Getting the Basics Right' and 'Management 101' courses. These initiatives challenge employees, utilise their skills, and create opportunities for advancement.
At Acora, managers are not just superiors, but mentors. Regular one-to-one meetings ensure employees feel supported, trusted, and cared for by their immediate managers.
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Technology

AAT

AAT supports personal growth with diverse learning opportunities. They offer soft-skill training courses and pay membership fees of industry trade bodies, enabling individuals to follow best practice and develop in their careers.
The organisation encourages team spirit and a sense of belonging via platforms like Workplace and a social group, the “Social FunAATics”, which organises various events to foster camaraderie among colleagues.
AAT's commitment to social mobility is demonstrated through their bursary scheme, enabling dedicated individuals to succeed in the sector regardless of their personal circumstances. They also endeavour to achieve Net Zero by 2030, contributing to environmental sustainability.
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Education & Training

Brown Recycling Ltd

Brown Recycling celebrate the wins, no matter the size, from service awards to certified awards, the organisation recognises accomplishments. It also invites outside engagement in forms of communication and team bonding days, taking interest in forming personal connections and embracing everyone’s individuality.
Brown Recycling supports the employees growth and development within the business. With support from its HSE and HR departments to external training, the organisation recognises potential and encourages growth however it can.
The management team at Brown Recycling demonstrate healthy behaviours and habits, encouraging employees to do the same. By normalising conversations that may seem daunting to some, they support employees to seek help wherever maybe needed, with the additional benefit of its health platform, access to help is manageable in a variety of different ways.
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Utilities

The Chelmsford Learning Partnership

CLP encourages a sense of pride in their organisation through maintaining the unique identity and ethos of each school. The shared ethos amongst the schools fosters a sense of belonging, enabling individuals to make a difference.
CLP promotes personal growth through inspiring curiosity and a lifelong love for learning. The School Development Plan, drawn up each year, ensures that everyone's skills are utilised to their full potential.
CLP's commitment to providing an outstanding education for every child demonstrates their commitment to giving back to society. CLP believe in the power of collective growth and shared learning.
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Education & Training

In Technology Group

ITG's core value, 'We're only as good as our team,' is deeply ingrained in the company culture. The collaborative atmosphere encourages teamwork and mutual support, promoting a sense of belonging among employees.
ITG offers a comprehensive framework for development, including structured training programmes, regular appraisals, and financial support. The clarity provided by the Appraisal Guide and Commission Structure empowers employees to take charge of their career growth.
ITG’s Senior Management sets the benchmark for excellence, leading by example and embodying the company's values. Their commitment to fostering a sense of unity and purpose inspires employees to uphold the company's values and contribute to its success.
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Recruitment

HSL

The HSL Cares Hub has a range of resources to support colleagues during the cost of living crisis, including monthly financial wellbeing newsletters on everything from how to access the employee assistance programme to how to make a claim on its health insurance. It has also introduced a financial Guru who runs education sessions.
HSL hosts a number of colleague 'surprise and delight' moments each year. These moments range from bringing in a fish and chip van offering colleagues a free lunch, hiring an ice-cream van in the summer months, celebrating Wimbledon with cream teas and a festive carvery lunch served to colleagues by the Directors.
A few members of the IT team have started apprenticeship schemes to develop skills and knowledge, which will be recognised through a qualification when complete. Similarly, colleagues within the Finance team are studying whilst working for a formal financial qualification. Furthermore, two of the logistics team are attending a IOSCM level 3 diploma.
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Retail

ActiveQuote

ActiveQuote’s Wellbeing Champions team consists of mental health first-aid trained staff members who are available to chat and support staff at any time. The organisation also has a comprehensive PMI policy which is medical history disregarded and includes mental health cover, and a digital health service provider where people can talk to doctors online.
Each team conducts regular team trips out which include meals and drinks. The organisation also holds a happy hour the second Friday of every month at the end of the for the day for employees to wind down from work. Departments have regular team quizzes at the end of the day on a Friday.
The organisation uses its entry-level role as a type of ‘academy’ where it trains, mentors, and develops its ‘early careers’ talent into future leaders and internally recruit them into other roles. ActiveQuote invest in qualifications for employees too such as Cert CII, CIPD, and DevOps qualifications.
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Insurance

Knapp UK

KNAPP's apprenticeship programme in engineering and other functions offers excellent advancement opportunities. The international nature of the group also provides global opportunities for career development.
KNAPP UK Ltd promotes work-life balance by offering increased flexibility to work from home. The company also recognises the supportive role families play in the team's overall success.
The Leadership Team demonstrates its care and support for employees through regular site visits, 'time to talk' sessions and by promoting open communication through the Employee Forum.
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Technology

Connection Support

Connection Support brings its teams together through monthly office social lunches, value workshops led by the CEO, its Annual Awards Ceremony, and by attending and supporting community events such as Pride, and participating in fun fundraising challenges like running and climbing.
Connection Support created a working group to focus on: Completing a suite of core competencies for all staff; Improving induction training; Improving overall training and development of staff; and Implementing development opportunities from the survey feedback sessions in 2023.
Managers at Connection Support have the opportunity to gain a Leadership & Management qualification through the Institute in Leadership & Management (ILM). Managers are currently working toward Level 3 and upon completion will achieve an Apprenticeship in Team Leading and an ILM Level 3 Diploma in Management.
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