Quest Software

The organisation has summer hog roasts including a 5-a-side football competition. Social gatherings after team meetings are also organised. Executive briefings are held followed by social events. The Tech Support team will have lunchtime celebration in the office for good customer survey results. The Finance team organise a treasure hunt as a team building exercise. The HR team has gone through personality profiling as a team building exercise. The Presales team has had an off-roading quad bike experience.

The organisation offer the flexibility to accommodate personal and medical appointments and time off with pay is granted for doctor, hospital and dental appointments. They do not pay overtime but do grant lieu days to staff who work longer hours at key business times. Family members are invited to social summer hog roast events where there is a bouncy castle and games provided for children. They offer a home working policy and are as flexible as possible about working hours on an informal basis for example employees can start early and finish early as agreed with their managers if it fits with the needs of the business.

Manager's guides are issued wherever possible for new online absence management tools. Pay and support for external management qualifications are available under the Education Assistance programme. Internal management development training is available. Internal coaching and mentoring is also available for employees on an adhoc basis. All the senior management team have an open door policy and will help and guide their management team wherever possible. External coaching and mentoring can be arranged through a preferred supplier where necessary and is available during the Leadership academy. Lunch & Learn sessions with HR are conducted, these sessions are run by the HR team and are open to all managers, covering requested topics such as the disciplinary process. Regular mentoring is given from the HR team on subjects such as performance improvement plans, disciplinary, salary increases and job development.