Roadchef

Our mission is to make Britain’s roads a safer, happier and greener place by de-stressing and delighting our visitors.
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Roadchef is a leading light in the UK's roadside service area industry, with a mission to make Britain's roads safer, happier, and more environmentally friendly by destressing and delighting road users. This commitment extends beyond its customers to its workforce. Roadchef puts its team at the forefront, recognising that its people are its most valuable asset. It offers a range of internal management development programmes, helping individuals to nurture their skills and advance their careers. This focus on internal growth has led to over 65% of management vacancies being filled by existing team members.

Employee engagement is high on Roadchef's agenda, with weekly Executive Board meetings, monthly Board and Executive meetings, and a weekly newsletter, the Roadchef Roundup, ensuring communication is consistent, clear, and purposeful. The senior leadership team shares key updates via video messages, maintaining a strong line of communication with all employees.

Roadchef's values are deeply ingrained in its operations and underpin all its communications. They are recognised and rewarded through the Everyday Heroes scheme, a program that celebrates team members who go the extra mile for customers and colleagues. This culture of recognition is reinforced with a quarterly brochure showcasing the exceptional work of the team.

The company also offers flexible working arrangements, with head office employees having the option to work from home up to three days a week, ensuring engagement remains high across the board.

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Wellbeing

78% of staff agreed

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

Roadchef cares for its employees’ wellbeing through a number of initiatives, including trained mental health first aiders at every site; an Employee Assistance Programme in place to offer confidential support to all employees; hardship loans; wellbeing messaging and weekly national focus reinforcement through the Roundup newsletter; community pantries; and breakfast clubs.
Fair Deal

69% of staff agreed

I feel I receive fair pay for the responsibilities I have in my job

The organisation offers Extra Responsibility Pay to recognise when individuals step up to cover/support another role. Some ad-hoc bonus payments have been made to reward employees for their contribution and hard work. Employees further have access to Wagestream, providing the ability to draw down on wages earlier, supporting stress and anxiety around finances.
Personal Growth

73% of staff agreed

This job is good for my own personal growth

Roadchef has a number of tiers of structured development in place including apprenticeships, the Fastlane Management Development Programme, the Leadership Highway Programme, the High Potential Development Programme, secondments, and ad-hoc Executive Coaching.
Wellbeing
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78% of staff agreed

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

Roadchef cares for its employees’ wellbeing through a number of initiatives, including trained mental health first aiders at every site; an Employee Assistance Programme in place to offer confidential support to all employees; hardship loans; wellbeing messaging and weekly national focus reinforcement through the Roundup newsletter; community pantries; and breakfast clubs.
Fair Deal
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69% of staff agreed

I feel I receive fair pay for the responsibilities I have in my job

The organisation offers Extra Responsibility Pay to recognise when individuals step up to cover/support another role. Some ad-hoc bonus payments have been made to reward employees for their contribution and hard work. Employees further have access to Wagestream, providing the ability to draw down on wages earlier, supporting stress and anxiety around finances.
Wellbeing
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78% of staff agreed

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

Roadchef cares for its employees’ wellbeing through a number of initiatives, including trained mental health first aiders at every site; an Employee Assistance Programme in place to offer confidential support to all employees; hardship loans; wellbeing messaging and weekly national focus reinforcement through the Roundup newsletter; community pantries; and breakfast clubs.

Quick Facts

Organisation established in
1973
Total number of UK employees
Number of UK locations
32
Employee average age
45% : 55%
Male : Female employee ratio
4%
Employees earning £35k+
75%
Employee turnover (voluntary)
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With over 3,000 employees covering 30 locations across the length and breadth of Great Britain and serving over 50 million visitors, we are all about people. We recognise that the demanding roles we offer require highly trained and totally engaged employees to ensure our customers receive the experience they expect and so we are continually looking for ways to maintain the highest levels of motivation and engagement amongst our employees and to enable them to build life long careers across our hugely varied portfolio of brands and locations.

Mark Fox, Chief Executive Officer - Roadchef

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