Hastings Direct

Hastings Direct had an employee engagement event called their "WOW" (Ways of Working) event in July 2011. The idea was to invite all of the staff to an internal fair which gave an insight into key engagement initiatives. They had lots of interactive experiences for staff to get involved in which were designed to increase awareness and highlight opprtunities within the business. For example they had a career development area where staff could take a golden ticket which guaranteed them time in an area of interest and to shadow someone to get a feel for what they did and help them build a career path or they could play Rock Band with their colleagues highlighting the importance of teamwork.

Hastings Direct had an employee engagement event called their "WOW" (Ways of Working) event in July 2011. The idea was to invite all of the staff to an internal fair which gave an insight into key engagement initiatives. They had lots of interactive experiences for staff to get involved in which were designed to increase awareness and highlight opprtunities within the business. For example they had a career development area where staff could take a golden ticket which guaranteed them time in an area of interest and to shadow someone to get a feel for what they did and help them build a career path or they could play Rock Band with their colleagues highlighting the importance of teamwork.

Staff across the business are invited to apply for the fast track development scheme 'The Hastings Way Forward' aimed at pulling the best from their people. 75% of staff on this development scheme have been promoted during this scheme.