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What are companies doing with regards to 'Personal Growth'

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Personal Growth - How employees feel about training and their future prospects

When it comes to Personal Growth, focusing on providing growth and development opportunities will make people feel invested in as individuals, so are more likely then to feel better about the Fair Deal factor.

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Technology

Planet IT

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Planet IT invests in staff training and rewards, promoting personal growth and skill utilisation. The organisation’s focus on continuous learning through official courses enables employees to feel challenged and opens up opportunities for career progression.
The strong 'Planet Family' culture at Planet IT encourages team spirit and a sense of belonging. Regular team-building activities, from skydiving to trips abroad, foster unity and ensure employees have fun while working.
Planet IT acknowledges the importance of wellbeing with initiatives like mental health support and discounted gym memberships. These initiatives help employees maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life, contributing to their overall performance.
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Leisure & Hospitality

The Inn Collection Group

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The company invests in learning and development programmes such as the Bar Training Academy, Chef Academy and Leadership programmes. These initiatives ensure employees are challenged and their skills are fully utilised, promoting career advancement.
The Group's geographical cluster support promotes a strong sense of team spirit and belonging. Its regular general managers' meetings and regional hub training also encourage relationship building and peer-to-peer learning.
The Group recently standardised its pay and reward across the business, lifting itself out of being a National Minimum Wage employer. The company also offers a range of benefits allowing colleagues to enjoy company locations with family and friends.
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Retail

Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists

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Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists offers several development courses throughout the year, open to all employees. Its internal programme is aimed at creating world-class practice managers signifying the organisation’s commitment to fostering a culture of growth and development.
At Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists, managers are equipped with the tools they need to support their teams effectively. The internal programme 'Greatness Starts with You' underscores the importance of supportive, trusting, and caring management in creating a world-class practice.
With regular Team Member Roadshows fostering collaboration and team spirit, Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists ensures that fun and a sense of belonging are integral to the work environment. The values awards further recognise and encourage team efforts.
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Housing Associations

Brighter Places

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Brighter Places supports personal growth through initiatives like the Brighter Places University programme and traineeships. These efforts have led to one in four promotional opportunities and 50% of management opportunities being filled by internal colleagues.
The ethos at Brighter Places is one of collaboration, trust and respect, encouraging a sense of belonging and team spirit. The company actively fosters a blame-free and supportive working environment, ensuring everyone feels valued and part of the team.
Brighter Places offers a Flexi Benefit scheme of up to £700 for wellbeing, a 6.16% pension contribution, and 30 days of annual leave. The organisation also provides an interest-free loan of up to £1000 and up to 14 weeks of company sick pay, ensuring a fair deal for their employees.
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Technology

ElectraLink

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ElectraLink offers performance based pay increases and performance bonuses which are divided into three tiers. Tier One is for every employee and is based on company profit, paying out up to 100% if targets are beaten. Tier Two is team based targets for joint goals, and Tier Three is individual targets.
The organisation strongly believes in the importance of developing its people. On an annual basis, everyone sits down with their manager to have a development conversation and produce Personal Development Plans. Those identified as future talent can also access additional funds and ElectraLink is currently supporting three employees through their MBA.
In 2023, ElectraLink introduced its Leadership Academy which is mandatory for anyone with line management responsibilities. It covers topics such as fair and inclusive recruitment, leadership styles, engaging your team, emotional intelligence, metrics, performance management, managing through change and building, and sustaining successful and high performing teams.
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Manufacturing

Origin

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Origin is known particularly well for promoting and growing members of staff throughout the business - both vertically and horizontally. Due to its nature of being 'one team' it allows employees to understand and recognise interests and passions throughout the business. It has sponsored many employees through professional qualifications, including AAT, CIPD, CIPS, and ILM.
The organisation facilitates welfare meetings for any employees that need support. The services available include stress risk assessments, occupational health referrals, CBT counselling, and bereavement counselling to ensure that it looks after its employees when they need the extra care.
Origin focuses on monitoring its energy usage and then combat this with tree planting and other green initiatives. It has electric car charging points at every site, and the organisation is accredited by ISO 14001 for environmental management – while also working on obtaining its sustainable resourcing accreditation (BES 6001).
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Leisure & Hospitality

Brewhouse & Kitchen

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The Future Leaders Academy and apprenticeships, including the Brewing Apprenticeship, provide structured pathways for advancement, ensuring employees feel challenged and their skills optimised for career growth.
Brewhouse & Kitchen offer manager apprenticeship schemes, including courses such as Hospitality Manager and Operational Manager. The organisation also has a Leadership Academy, where its leaders of the future are taken through an 8 week programme.
Utilising Yapster, teams can keep up to date and communicate with anyone within the business. Brewhouse & Kitchen use the app to announce employee recognition of "Legends" programme, communicate any new menu items to drum up interest, and any key business change messages.
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Housing Associations

Caledonia Housing Association

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The organisation hosts regular in-person events to support its teams to come together and get to know each other. These events range from quarterly business plan updates, to regular wellbeing learning sessions, such as menopause awareness sessions, mental health first aid, and men's mental health.
Each year the organisation produces a Learning and Development Calendar which advertises all learning opportunities that all staff can sign up to complete. The courses on offer vary from funded courses through the Flexible Workforce Development Fund, inhouse developed courses, and external courses that the organisation has sourced.
Caledonia Housing Association has a defined set of leadership competencies for each level of managerial role. These are clearly linked to both the strategic priorities of its business plan and our cultural values and behaviours. Its development planning process for managers links an individual's learning goals to the leadership competencies that apply to their position.
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Food & Drink

Noble Foods

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The Good Vibe Tribe at Noble Foods is a group of colleagues that champion the organisation’s wellbeing agenda and deliver initiatives across a calendar of events. These events include webinars on subjects such as managing stress and anxiety, and training managers to highlight mental health awareness.
The organisation’s Aspire programme provides development opportunities for all. Through its talent and succession process, Noble Foods seek to highlight future talent and unsure development plans are in place to nurture this. The company also runs a number apprenticeship programmes.
The Noble Leaders Group have a specific Aspire pathway which covers management and leadership, time management and presentation skills and is delivered through formal programs, coaching and action learning sets. Elements of the NLG pathway are then delivered to wider management groups.
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Not For Profit Body's

Registry Trust

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Registry Trust facilitates personal growth through a Learning Management System. This not only provides structure to core learning needs but also offers access to self-service topics, enabling employees to broaden their skill set and advance in their roles.
Registry Trust fosters a strong team spirit through Connection Days and Kickstart the Year events. These initiatives encourage camaraderie, fun, and a sense of belonging within teams, enhancing the overall work experience.
Registry Trust ensures a fair deal for its employees through regular salary benchmarking exercises. Additionally, it offers a benefits platform where employees can access various discounts, demonstrating a commitment to employee wellbeing.
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