Employer-supported Volunteering

What is it?

• Making the firm’s resources and facilities available to local voluntary organisations and community groups
• Supporting employees to take on community challenges in or out of working hours
• Building partnerships with the local community

What's in it for you as an organisation?

• An increased awareness of the links between profitability and well-being in the community
• Enhanced company image
• Increased publicity for community activities
• Cost effective team building for staff groups.
• Volunteering as part of the organisation's pre-retirement package
• Improved staff morale and pride in the company
• Supporting charities linked to business objectives

What's in it for the staff?

• Fun
• Getting to know collegues in a relaxed setting
• Recognition that the organisation values the volunteering done by its staff
• A sense of achievement
• Giving back to the local community

for further information contact your local office or click here for a recent example of a Team Challenge