My Company - The level of engagement employees feel with their job and organisation
My Company is what we call an ‘output’ factor, it focuses on people’s ‘love’ and ‘pride’ in working for your organisation.
Now unfortunately you can’t directly make people feel these emotions, but when all of the other seven factors are doing well, people will be far more likely to experience that love and pride ultimately improving the My Company factor as a result.
Non job-related training continues to be incredibly popular. Recent examples include a number of our directors having one-to-one life coaching, a member of the sales team learning to decorate cakes and a number of younger members of the team have signed up to driving lessons as their non job-related development.
Free mindfulness sessions are on offer to all members of the team. They also offer free fresh fruit every day and physiotherapy/ massages at a local private clinic if requested by employees.
Non job-related training continues to be incredibly popular. Recent examples include a number of our directors having one-to-one life coaching, a member of the sales team learning to decorate cakes and a number of younger members of the team have signed up to driving lessons as their non job-related development.
All employees are entitled to a free pass to use the Clubs site network to stay in their Caravan or Motorhome at any of their sites across the UK. This pass is available during their employment and also for a period of time after their employment that reflects the number of years they worked for the Club. There are also a number of Caravans and Motorhomes available for employees to use if they do not own one themselves. Big discounts are also available on the Clubs glamping products and range of cottages across the UK.
All employees are entitled to a free pass to use the Clubs site network to stay in their Caravan or Motorhome at any of their sites across the UK. This pass is available during their employment and also for a period of time after their employment that reflects the number of years they worked for the Club. There are also a number of Caravans and Motorhomes available for employees to use if they do not own one themselves. Big discounts are also available on the Clubs glamping products and range of cottages across the UK.
All employees are entitled to a free pass to use the Clubs site network to stay in their Caravan or Motorhome at any of their sites across the UK. This pass is available during their employment and also for a period of time after their employment that reflects the number of years they worked for the Club. There are also a number of Caravans and Motorhomes available for employees to use if they do not own one themselves. Big discounts are also available on the Clubs glamping products and range of cottages across the UK.
Cartrefi Conwy's subsidiary company, Creating Enterprise, has recently opened a Passive House factory which enables them to build their own Passive House standard homes. These homes are 90% cheaper to heat than a standard 'bricks and mortar' home. Their first Passive standard build has commenced in Anglesey, and they aim to use this technology in all new builds going forward. Employees have been trained in these new build techniques and are now licensed to build these homes from start to finish.
All employees are offered annual personal development grants. Employees can apply for a grant for personal development activities that are outside of the normal scope of their day to day roles, but help develop valuable skills that can be transferred back to the workplace. They can make an individual application to apply for something they want to do on their own or they can make a mixed-group application if the activity involves several people.
All employees are offered annual personal development grants. Employees can apply for a grant for personal development activities that are outside of the normal scope of their day to day roles, but help develop valuable skills that can be transferred back to the workplace. They can make an individual application to apply for something they want to do on their own or they can make a mixed-group application if the activity involves several people.
Catalyst offer a number of formal and informal opportunities for learning, including eLearning and face to face training. They have embarked on a series of innovation workshops to support creativity in the workplace in support of their desire to be more innovative, including a recent placement with the National Housing Federation's Greenhouse programme which focused on building innovative solutions to existing housing problems.
Catalyst offer a number of formal and informal opportunities for learning, including eLearning and face to face training. They have embarked on a series of innovation workshops to support creativity in the workplace in support of their desire to be more innovative, including a recent placement with the National Housing Federation's Greenhouse programme which focused on building innovative solutions to existing housing problems.
Catalyst offer a number of formal and informal opportunities for learning, including eLearning and face to face training. They have embarked on a series of innovation workshops to support creativity in the workplace in support of their desire to be more innovative, including a recent placement with the National Housing Federation's Greenhouse programme which focused on building innovative solutions to existing housing problems.
Senior Managers mirror the organisations values as leaders. They ensure that these values and expected behaviours are ingrained throughout the organisation, with a section dedicated to this in everyone's Performance Development Review.
Chester Zoo provides a sealed box for anonymous questions. The questions are collated and answers are then provided to all staff via the weekly comms email bulletin, and posted on SharePoint.
Chester Zoo provides a sealed box for anonymous questions. The questions are collated and answers are then provided to all staff via the weekly comms email bulletin, and posted on SharePoint.
Childrensalon have many initiatives to protect the environment, and they are proud that their head office is carbon neutral and runs completely on solar powered energy. They are passionate about recycling and have no desk bins - they only use group recycling bins across the company for paper, plastic and they compost food waste.
Childrensalon have many initiatives to protect the environment, and they are proud that their head office is carbon neutral and runs completely on solar powered energy. They are passionate about recycling and have no desk bins - they only use group recycling bins across the company for paper, plastic and they compost food waste.
Childrensalon have many initiatives to protect the environment, and they are proud that their head office is carbon neutral and runs completely on solar powered energy. They are passionate about recycling and have no desk bins - they only use group recycling bins across the company for paper, plastic and they compost food waste.
For all company meetings, Chugai encourage employees to travel by public transport, where car travel is necessary they encourage car sharing, and for office staff they arrange a mini bus to limit the amount of people driving individually.
Each employee has a Personal Development Plan, which is supported by their manager and Learning & Development Manager. This is reviewed by the manager at various touch points through out the year and more formal during the year-end and mid-year appraisals.
Chugai values are consistently communicated in all meetings and most communications within the company. One example of how they keep the values alive is in their yearly values award, which is voted for by employees in Chugai. The Managing Director invites everyone in the company to vote for the individual that they think should be recognised for outstanding values, individuals provide a short paragraph explaining why they have selected that person with evidence/examples. The individual who receives the most amount of votes is recognised at a corporate meeting and a monetary reward is given.
Churchill encourage communication between team members and managers, meaning employees can freely discuss anything that is troubling them, and it is easy to find a private space for a catch up in meeting pods and breakout rooms. Their 1:1 document is designed to encourage open dialogue to address issues before they escalate.
Churchill Operate a referral scheme known as Buddy Bank. Employees can refer a friend or family member for a vacancy. Should they be successful, the Colleague can receive up to £2,000.
Churchill Operate a referral scheme known as Buddy Bank. Employees can refer a friend or family member for a vacancy. Should they be successful, the Colleague can receive up to £2,000.
CIPHR issue employee of the quarter awards to those that have demonstrated their commitment to the company values. CIPHR also uses an internal social media tool called Totem which enables all employees, including the senior management, to award kudos and praise employees for exemplary behaviour aligned to the company values.
Management development programmes are delivered through a 12-month modular training programme, utilising a coaching approach as the foundation. The programme is a continuous development journey combining instructor led modules and conference call check-ins. Delegates who complete the course are accredited a 'CIPHR Leader'.
CIPHR issue employee of the quarter awards to those that have demonstrated their commitment to the company values. CIPHR also uses an internal social media tool called Totem which enables all employees, including the senior management, to award kudos and praise employees for exemplary behaviour aligned to the company values.
Circadian Trust support employees to take time away from the business to travel and experience new ways of working such as Camp America. They encourage people to share their personal achievements within the workplace and regularly showcase triathlons, marathons, extreme bike rides to name a few.
Circadian Trust provide free advice and help for employees and their families ranging from health, work, financial, family, personal and even moving house.
Circadian Trust support employees to take time away from the business to travel and experience new ways of working such as Camp America. They encourage people to share their personal achievements within the workplace and regularly showcase triathlons, marathons, extreme bike rides to name a few.
