Selfie challenges, wanted-item competitions and a weekly company-wide contest culminating in an annual Bonkers Battle put the fun into working at SF Recruitment. Last year, it added to its repertoire of amusements with its SF It’s a Knockout company day.
The company, which has offices in Nottingham, Birmingham and Leicester, was founded in 1998 on the principle that "everyone deserves to work in a job they love". That ethos is still at the heart of everything it does. SF is dedicated to building a team of people with knowledge and experience of the marketplaces they operate in, so that its people and clients fit together naturally.
Two years ago, It reviewed its business model to give everyone a stake in the company. It created the SF Experience to make it a fully flexible, autonomous working environment, where individuals can work in the way that suits them, and introduced a suite of marketing materials to give staff clarity over what SF stands for.
Other measures included bringing in a transparent approach to pay, reward and progression, pledging top-quartile pay for all staff. Every six months the business publishes a report about how employees are paid, how it compares with the market and what reward looks like at every level of the company. It has also introduced quarterly and end-of-year events to recognise and celebrate achievements, including an annual awards ceremony.
