Case Study - Unilever UK and Ireland

Silver Award Winner of 2011 Community Partnership Awards: Good Employer

Winning with People

Unilever employees have experienced a number of changes over the past three years as the organisation has evolved, and moved into a brand new head office.

Unilever Business networkTo support its employees, Unilever implemented a Winning with People strategy to help the transition process. This strategy focused on a number of strands including:
clearer careers development and goal setting, agile working, increased community and social activities, workplace heath and well-being activities and greener environmental practices.

Unilever has also developed a training programme that includes a free internet based learning management system and bitesize 'Mind Gym' workshops which focuses on business related development areas.

It has developed a Unilever Business Network, which is a diversity insight and discussion forum, and a mentoring system for highly talented employees to help accelerate their development.

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