What are companies doing with regards to 'My Team'

Within the business they offer an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), supported by their Occupational Health provider, this has been a key tool to provide support for their team and also their team leaders. The EAP provides free 24/7 confidential advice to their teams delivered by trained therapists and advisors. They have also launched their new app ‘Health e-hub', provided by their EAP provider which their teams can access for advice on a wide ranges of issues including financial, legal and medical information, relationship advice, housing concerns, alcohol or drug issues, childcare support, stress and anxiety, gambling, bereavement etc.

At Bourne they have a wide range of virtual learning solutions to help engage and blend their learning for all their team members. C-Live is a scenario based virtual classroom that connects the team from all over the country to enable peer to peer learning in a safe environment. Bespoke scenarios such as; performance reviews, challenging conversations and guest service help support the communication development of their future leaders. C-Live is a platform that sits on their Learning Management System which enables groups to ‘connect', share their progress and learning as well as providing the opportunity for the facilitator to moderate each group, sharing additional learning and resources to enhance the learning further. All of their brands offer the opportunity for team members to become brand ambassadors and then to progress to lead brand ambassadors. This provides them with exposure to additional development such as delivering training sessions, attending listening groups and conferences and passing on their passion for the brand to others.

Bow & Arrow aims to be the most transformative growth experience of an employees career, meaning holistic personal growth underpins everything they do. This is approached on two fronts; the skillsets people need to grow in day-to-day work, and the mindset they need to become business leaders.

The company paid for the entire business to travel to Croatia for three days of celebration, appreciation and reflection. Months in planning, this was filled with many unforgettable moments, from being taxied from the airport via speedboats to a 3-hour lunch on a private island.

Brainlabs believe that one of the biggest steps for addressing the issue of workplace stress involves tackling the stigma surrounding the effects of stress. They have worked very hard to create an open culture and have had members of the senior team host company-wide talks on how stress has affected their mental health. They have a policy, "Brain Days", whereby employees can take a sick day off work when they feel they're being affected by stress without having to give any more explanation other than telling their manager they need a brain day.

Brainlabs believe that one of the biggest steps for addressing the issue of workplace stress involves tackling the stigma surrounding the effects of stress. They have worked very hard to create an open culture and have had members of the senior team host company-wide talks on how stress has affected their mental health. They have a policy, "Brain Days", whereby employees can take a sick day off work when they feel they're being affected by stress without having to give any more explanation other than telling their manager they need a brain day.

The annual performance appraisal process identifies staff's training and development needs. Trainers from corporate partners of the Centre deliver intensive management and generic skill set training to Programme and Project Managers. The Centre introduced a 'One to Watch' award for emerging and upcoming Project Leaders. The winners of this award undertake comprehensive and structured management training, focusing on all Project Management elements.

The Centre have strategic forum meetings held every 3 months where all the project managers and the senior management meet to discuss and come with new ideas and develop the overall strategy and objectives. Workshops from external trainers on areas focusing organisational change and wellbeing were also introduced.

To ensure like-minded people join Bytes, any employee can refer someone to join the business as long as they are not a Manager or member of the Senior Management Team. Referral fees are paid 3 months after the person joins providing there is no likelihood of probation failure. Fees are £750 for an Intake Day Placement, £1500 for Admin Placements and £2000 for Technical and Sales.

Bytes invested in a small onsite gym which provides for running, rowing, cycling and incorporates a few weights. The company often run a "challenge" which is open to anyone in the business to join and can be a motivator for those who want to improve their fitness but don't have the funds or opportunity to join a gym.

Cairn currently have on-going 121 coaching for all Senior Managers along with individual psychometric and personality testing. 360 feedback is used on a regular basis to inform development. The Senior Management Team have also committed to shadowing teams with their directorate to understand the main challenges across the business, as well as how their strategic direction impacts teams.

Cairn are committed to ensuring that colleagues achieve a healthy work life balance. To help people achieve this, they recognise that they need to be more flexible as an employer. They have, for some time, had a flexi system where people can build up flexi time to take a day off every flexi period (each flexi period last 4 weeks). However, they have removed core hours allowing people to start and finish each day at a time of their choosing (provided they still work 34.5 hours each week). This means people can work around their other commitments such as doctor appointments and dropping off/picking up their kids from school.

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.

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.

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.