What are companies doing with regards to 'Wellbeing'

Consultiv Utilities offers uncapped commission schemes which provide an infinite earning potential based on performance. Additionally, its bonus schemes are designed to celebrate not only individual achievements but also team and company success. These include monthly and yearly incentives based on personal, team, and company-wide targets, stirring collective responsibility and shared success.

The organisation encourages employee volunteers to support local charities and community programmes. It offers logistical and financial support to staff who participate in the Great North Run, and it has members of staff competing in Total Warrior. On average it raises and donates between £4000 to £4500 a month.

Fully funded companywide social events take place three times per year, including interactive team building activities such as The Cube which bring employees together and help staff to get to know people outside of their immediate teams. Regular social events are also organised by departments across the organisation and encourage staff to build personal relationships.

Opus Technology continues to support Polar Bear International and the Kenya tree planting initiative. It has also recently donated £1700 to the Samson Centre, £2500 to Ukraine charities, £2000 to Turkey earthquake relief charities, and £2000 to Save the Children – raised through Christmas Jumper days.

Linnk Group runs monthly and quarterly incentives with trips for the winners. It has sent teams go-karting, to Clays, Flight Club, Fairgame, and it awarded an iPad as the prize at the end of year competition. The Group also awards an Employee of the Month in each office who is nominated by their senior colleagues.

The Group runs various donation-based events and awareness raising such as Macmillan Coffee Morning, Breast Cancer Now's Wear It Pink Day, Christmas Jumper Day, and Jeans for Genes Day. For Quarter 1 of 2024, it also supported the fundraising for a colleague's niece who has a heart condition requiring urgent surgery.

Orega Christmas parties break the mould of conventional office gatherings. Rather than a standard sit-down meal, the company organises a range of games and activities with chances to win prizes. This interactive approach caters to a variety of interests and ensures everyone can have a great time.

Orega’s 'Acting Up' scheme allows the organisation to offer temporary promotions to team members, providing them with a taste of the responsibilities and challenges of a new role before making a permanent shift. This 'try before you buy' approach allows employees to determine if the new position aligns with their career aspirations.

CDUK provides a profit-related pay scheme based on turnover and individual KPIs. It also has a Hero of the Quarter Award for someone who has best demonstrated the organisation’s values. It further gives Birthday and Long Service Awards, and has a thank-you portal to recognise help, support and hard work.

The organisation provides its staff with plenty of opportunities to support local charities and has a very active community group. It raise funds by doing various activities, including the Dragon Boat Race. It is also planning a litter pick for the local community later this year.

Age UK has a two-level management and leadership-development programme. Its Empowering Managers Programme focuses on empowering its managers with the right tools and knowledge to thrive in their roles, as well as ensuring its people managers understand, and are aligned with, its culture.

The organisation helps to build team relationships through a number of initiatives. Team away days develop relationships in a fun, out of office setting, whereas staff forums and briefings provide team members with the opportunity to have their voices heard.

Scottish Friendly facilitates fun sessions when launching new initiatives or systems to enable colleagues to interact while providing breakfasts and snacks in the canteen areas where everyone can congregate. Its CS department has held fun challenges (such as Mario Kart competitions) and held competitions linked to sporting events.

The organisation seeks to reward colleagues through peer recognition, offering £50 per month to the winner. It is currently implementing a new recognition scheme whereby three winners will each get one days additional annual leave, plus £100 credit into their recognition pot which they can spend on vouchers, experiences, gifts or charity donations.

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.

Evenlode demonstrates its commitment to giving back through the establishment of the Evenlode Foundation. The Foundation addresses global and local issues, working with local charities and building long-term community partnerships.

Evenlode's leadership promotes transparency and open communication. This is exemplified by the availability of the company's monthly MI pack to all employees and the open discussions during the quarterly company meetings.

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.