LAST OUT, FIRST in — this is the policy at CHL Mortgages, which had to make redundancies in 2008 but promised that when it started recruiting again it would contact those people first. A few vacancies at the company, which specialises in commercial buy-to-let and owner-occupied ventures, have come up and some old faces are back. Staff at the firm, which is based in Fleet, Hampshire, have a sense of Wellbeing (an 81% positive score and a top 10 ranking). The 105 employees say they don't feel stressed at work (86%), even though they worry about the organisation's future due to the economic climate (just 36% positive, the third lowest for this question). However, people don't feel too exhausted when they get home at night (65%) or spend too much time working (78% — the second highest score). They also don't feel their health suffers due to work (89%). Some employees get together for lunchtime walks and bike rides after work in the summer, and they are happy with their work-life balance (85%, ranking second). Staff feel their leaders listen (84%) and that the organisation does not take advantage of them (76%). chlmortgages.co.uk
