Edinburgh Leisure

Making a positive difference to communities by creating opportunities for everyone to get active, stay active and achieve more.
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Edinburgh Leisure is a charitable trust formed in 1998 with a mission to keep the people of Edinburgh active. They manage numerous leisure centres and strongly advocate the benefits of physical activity towards overall wellbeing. Their charitable efforts are centred around aiding those facing barriers to participation. The trust values its staff highly, promoting a friendly, customer-focused, and team-oriented environment.

Edinburgh Leisure implements an active Wellbeing Board to spearhead wellbeing activities for its employees. They provide free access to facilities, confidential health assessments, and offer an encompassing assistance programme. They also encourage personal wellbeing goals, mental health awareness training, and regularly share wellbeing tips.

The trust has a robust focus on Learning & Development, with most managers promoted internally. They recruit based on behaviours and foster skills and knowledge development. Edinburgh Leisure also has a recognition and reward scheme, with 'superstar' awards presented by their Senior Leadership Team to celebrate exceptional performance.

Edinburgh Leisure’s dedication to employee wellbeing, development, and recognition creates an inclusive environment that not only benefits its workforce but also resonates positively with its customers. The trust’s values are embodied in everything they do, further strengthening their commitment to both employees and the wider community. Their unique approach to employee engagement serves as a model for fostering a healthy and productive work culture.

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Wellbeing

69% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

The organisation offers all employees free access to its facilities. This includes access to swimming, a gym, classes, wall climbing, and play golf. It also offers free annual (and confidential) health checks. These give employees feedback on fitness, glucose levels, cholesterol and other health measures, and are conducted by trained gym staff.
Leadership

55% of staff agreed

This organisation is run on strong values / principles

The CEO shares regular email updates with employees, where she can highlight any key events and update on performance and completion of key projects. The organisation also has a fortnightly in-house online magazine called a Quick Ello. This is used to share both business updates and updates of personal interest (employee achievements, fundraising activity etc.).
Fair Deal

28% of staff agreed

I am paid fairly for the work that I do relative to others within this organisation

The organisation’s 'celebrate' portal gives employees access to shopping discounts, a bike to work scheme, and childcare vouchers. All employees can use the system to send a card to a colleague to say thank you or to recognise great work - the cards are all themed around Edinburgh Leisure’s values and ways of working.
Wellbeing
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69% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

The organisation offers all employees free access to its facilities. This includes access to swimming, a gym, classes, wall climbing, and play golf. It also offers free annual (and confidential) health checks. These give employees feedback on fitness, glucose levels, cholesterol and other health measures, and are conducted by trained gym staff.
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55% of staff agreed

This organisation is run on strong values / principles

The CEO shares regular email updates with employees, where she can highlight any key events and update on performance and completion of key projects. The organisation also has a fortnightly in-house online magazine called a Quick Ello. This is used to share both business updates and updates of personal interest (employee achievements, fundraising activity etc.).
Wellbeing
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69% of staff agreed

I am happy with the balance between my work and home life

The organisation offers all employees free access to its facilities. This includes access to swimming, a gym, classes, wall climbing, and play golf. It also offers free annual (and confidential) health checks. These give employees feedback on fitness, glucose levels, cholesterol and other health measures, and are conducted by trained gym staff.

Quick Facts

Organisation established in
1998
Total number of UK employees
Number of UK locations
35
Employee average age
52% : 48%
Male : Female employee ratio
6%
Employees earning £35k+
32%
Employee turnover (voluntary)
Quote from the top...
Our organisational values are welcoming, caring, passionate and proud and I see (and hear of) these values in action every day. I have a great team around me, we work together to make a positive difference to people’s lives, helping to create a healthier Edinburgh. We’re rightly proud of what we do and are ambitious to do more. It’s undoubtedly the people that make Edinburgh Leisure!

June Peebles, CEO

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