Case study: William Jackson Food Group
The William Jackson Food Group is a Hull-based family business, which comprises
five food manufacturing businesses: Jackson's Bakery, Aunt Bessie's, Hazeldene
Foods, Kwoks Foods and Parripak Foods.
There is a wide range of support offered to employees, ex-employees, their
spouses and dependents.
This has developed and expanded over many years to the
extent
that there is now a wide range of services to assist the wellbeing of
employees,
including:
-
Employee support – A behavioural psychotherapist helps employees with issues
that can not always be covered by HR, such as anger management, benefits
advice,
bereavement, child behavioural advice, family issues, financial issues and
mental
health.
- Sports awards – Employees can request funding to put towards new sports kits
and
equipment for activities such as football, rugby, husky racing and sailing.
- Higher Education Awards – To encourage and help with further education costs,
employees' children are awarded funds to support them through their further
education.
- Xmas gift cheques – Each pensioner of the business is given a cheque to help
with the costs of Christmas.
- Service cheques – These cheques reward employees leaving the business after
long
periods of company service.
- Health MOTs – These are carried out as part of the occupational health
programme.
- A Retired Association, hardship awards and loans.
This programme won a silver award at the 2008 Community Partnership
Awards:
Workplace Community Category
Last reviewed: 22 Jan 2009