What are companies doing with regards to 'Personal Growth'

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Leisure & Hospitality

Rockfish

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Rockfish supports employee development with tailored training plans and a well-defined development structure. The Company Flow training programme offers role-specific modules and optional learning units, promoting career growth and skill utilisation.
Rockfish is dedicated to employee wellbeing. It provides comprehensive mental health support, runs wellness challenges, and offers a Wellness Retreat. It also ensures work-life balance by providing paddleboards for staff use during break times.
Rockfish is committed to community service, supporting local charities and environmental initiatives. The Devon Environment Foundation co-founded by the CEO and the Rockfish Litter Free Sea project are testament to its commitment to giving back to society.
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Recruitment

Roc Search

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Roc Search prioritises personal growth, offering a clear career progression path and development tools such as the Future Leaders Programme and Accelerated Leadership Programme. The firm's comprehensive, award-winning in-house training programmes further support this growth.
Roc Search prioritises employee wellbeing, offering a free employee assistance programme (Health Assured), physical activities such as the Roc Olympics and Roc Running Club, and mental health initiatives like "Bring your Dog to Work Day".
Roc Search's Leadership Ethos document outlines the behaviours expected of managers and leaders, reinforcing the company's values. The Monthly Values Champion awards further emphasise the importance of these values.
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Retail

Riverford Organic Farmers

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Riverford gives all co-owners the opportunity to refer a friend for any of its live vacancies. If the referred candidate is successful in getting the role, once they have passed their probation period, it pays the co-owner who made the recommendation £400. The friend they recommended will also get £100 – this is an unlimited

Fair pay is fundamental at the organisation, particularly for those co-owners at the lower levels of pay. It is a Real Living Wage employer. To offset the gender pay gap, it has overhauled its role banding, increased transparency over the rates for different levels, and installed measures to ensure that these bandings are consistently applied.

Riverford has a whole host of developmental opportunities for its people. Including captured learning, personal and professional needs during 1:1s, establishing aspirations, and providing learning to support the individual in improving confidence, performance, and motivation. It also runs an internal management programme that focuses on performance coaching and development conversations.

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Leisure & Hospitality

Rick Stein Group

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The Rick Stein Group supports the personal growth of its employees through a structured Performance Review Programme and access to a diverse range of training resources on its employee app, Plaicebook. This encourages continuous learning and improvement.
The Rick Stein Group recognises its employees through the Stein's Values Heroes and Champions Awards, rewarding them with significant prizes. The company also offers a range of staff benefits, such as a 50% discount in all restaurants and increased holiday allowance based on loyalty.
The Rick Stein Group is deeply committed to giving back to society. Its work with charities like Crumbs and St Petroc's, offering kitchen placements to young people with learning difficulties and providing meals for the homeless. The organisation also supports environmental causes, such as tree planting initiatives with Beach Guardian.
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Charity's

Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

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The charity has an active wellbeing group called the Feel Good group, which runs wellbeing initiatives, activities, challenges and communications throughout the year on various topics. Employees are encouraged to get involved in initiatives aimed at improving their mental, physical and financial wellbeing, as well as promoting team dynamics, understanding and cohesion.
Employees are encouraged to nominate a Star of the Month, which celebrates an individual or team who has demonstrated the charity’s values, or gone above and beyond their role to support a colleague. The winner is celebrated in the monthly briefing and an Employee of the Year is celebrated at the annual staff conference.
Rainbow Trust has a clear process for supporting employee development. Discussions about competency, training and development needs and career aspirations are held formally during its annual performance review process. It has a talent management programme, which is driven through the annual performance reviews, 360 feedback and self-assessment. The programme is tailored to the individuals.
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Consultancy

Pinnacle Consulting Engineers

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Employees at Pinnacle Consulting Engineers have access to a range of wellbeing benefits. This includes the organisation’s team of Mental Health First Aiders and its Employee Assistance Programme. To support physical wellbeing, the company provides a cycle to work scheme and subsidises sports and social groups.
The organisation has a Performance Management System that incorporates an Annual Appraisal and an Interim Review for all staff. Graduates and Apprentices receive quarterly reviews. It also has a Training Agreement with Institution of Civil Engineering for engineers to follow a structured route to Chartered Membership.
All Principal Engineers and above hold management roles. They are Chartered members of their Institutions - Institution of Civil Engineering and Institution of Structural Engineering. Alongside their externally accredited technical skills, the organisation supports managers with the people and project management skills needed to lead teams of people to deliver projects for its clients.
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Recruitment

Pertemps Recruitment Partnership

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Pertemps prioritises employee development through its e-learning platform, Elevate, which offers a range of courses. This, along with partnerships like the one with Kallidus, provides opportunities for skill development and career advancement.
Pertemps' Employee Benefit Trust allows employees to share in the company's success. Long-service awards, additional annual leave days, and the option to dress-down on Fridays further demonstrate Pertemps’ commitment to treating employees fairly.
Pertemps places immense importance on employee wellbeing. Initiatives like the Employee Assistance Programme, wellness hub, and promotion of work-life balance contribute to the positive impact on employees' health and performance.
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Recruitment

Oyster Partnership

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Oyster Partnership invests heavily in personal growth, with initiatives like the Oyster Academy for trainees, comprehensive management training, and partnerships with external training professionals, all aimed at broadening employee skillsets and offering advancement opportunities.
Weekly one-to-one meetings with managers and the CEO's mentoring programme 'Leading from the Front' ensure employees feel supported, trusted and cared for. This personalised engagement helps in fostering a nurturing work environment.
Oyster Partnership's commitment to wellbeing is evident through their annual mental health and wellbeing workshops, office bootcamps, and provision for private sessions with a psychiatrist. These initiatives address stress, work-life balance, and personal health, promoting overall wellbeing.
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Recruitment

Operam Education Group

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Operam Education Group is committed to fostering innovation and maximising potential. It offers personal growth opportunities through its 'Career Journey' programme, which is bespoke to roles within the business. In addition, there's an 'Inspiring Leadership' course, Graduate program, and interdivisional mobility to support career development.
Operam Education Group encourages team spirit and a sense of belonging through several initiatives. These include competitions, virtual meetings, coffee mornings, away days, and team dinners. The company also introduced a 'Day in the Life' feature to promote interdepartmental understanding and camaraderie.
Operam Education Group values fair treatment of its employees, offering a range of support for personal circumstances. It provides private healthcare and implement the 'Step Up' sales competition, which offers a range of prizes for reaching set goals, demonstrating OEG’s commitment to rewarding its colleagues.
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Not For Profit Body's

National Composites Centre

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National Composites Centre 's commitment to personal growth is evident in initiatives like the Composites Conversion course. This programme provides non-composites engineers with intensive training, offering a unique opportunity to expand their skill set and grow professionally.
National Composites Centre values the role of managers in employee development. This is demonstrated through its provision of mentoring and coaching programmes, which help ensure that employees feel supported, trusted and valued by their immediate supervisors.
National Composites Centre's participation in the SusWind project demonstrates its commitment to giving back to society. This initiative aims to discover and demonstrate viable ways to recycle composite wind turbine blades, reflecting the organisation's dedication to environmental sustainability.
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