Officially a Very Good
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Officially a Very Good
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Officially a World Class
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Officially a World Class
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Verastar Group’s mission is to be the one-stop essential services provider to small businesses, making customers’ lives easy, and helping their people succeed. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Manchester, Verastar Group’s customer-facing brands include Clear Business, Inspire Payments, kinex, and The Insurance Octopus.
The organisation is proud of its colleague development and growth offering. All new joiners to Verastar receive custom induction tailored to the area that they join. This equates to 12 different pathways to learning everything Verastar and the roles within the business.
Each quarter Verastar assigns essential learning pathways that ensure all colleagues adhere to its standards, regulations and policies, and to support its people to do the right thing and reduce risk for the business and deliver the best outcomes for its customers.
The organisation supports its employees by creating avenues for them to further their careers and develop new skills. Any colleague in the business can join the organisation’s Colleague Development Sessions that provide professional development for specific needs which are available irrespective of the area they work in.
Verastar also has a number of self-led learning options to allow colleagues to learn at point of need, including learning playlists that support colleagues to grow and develop, these are specially curated learning pathways designed to help colleagues find learning relevant to their role/career aspirations.
My team is fun to work with
Verastar offers paid volunteering days for team bonding which help instil a sense of purpose and camaraderie among employees as well as supporting the wider community. Christmas and Summer socials are another way that the organisation brings its teams together in a festive and joyful atmosphere, reinforcing the bonds and developing the relationships between employees.
I have confidence in the leadership skills of the senior management team
To support the ongoing business strategy, Verastar have launched a number of new initiatives, including system investment. The progress is underpinned by the CEO’s communication in his monthly newsletter, VNews, or via a senior leader cascade. It’s important that teams across the business are updated and can support each other with new ways of working.
I feel I receive fair pay for the responsibilities I have in my job
The organisation operates a bonus scheme, STAR bonus. This scheme rewards colleagues with a quarterly bonus of up to 2.5% of their annual salary based on the achievement of specific objectives. Verastar also ensures that any goals set are stretching so that its employees are continually developing in their roles.
My team is fun to work with
Verastar offers paid volunteering days for team bonding which help instil a sense of purpose and camaraderie among employees as well as supporting the wider community. Christmas and Summer socials are another way that the organisation brings its teams together in a festive and joyful atmosphere, reinforcing the bonds and developing the relationships between employees.
I have confidence in the leadership skills of the senior management team
To support the ongoing business strategy, Verastar have launched a number of new initiatives, including system investment. The progress is underpinned by the CEO’s communication in his monthly newsletter, VNews, or via a senior leader cascade. It’s important that teams across the business are updated and can support each other with new ways of working.
My team is fun to work with
Verastar offers paid volunteering days for team bonding which help instil a sense of purpose and camaraderie among employees as well as supporting the wider community. Christmas and Summer socials are another way that the organisation brings its teams together in a festive and joyful atmosphere, reinforcing the bonds and developing the relationships between employees.
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