It’s only natural to do the right thing for our customers. We’re in the business
of providing value for money and excellent support. But we also strive to do the
right thing for our employees, our communities and our environment.
We aim to:
- Accept and respect the responsibilities to our colleagues.
- Provide opportunities for employees to maximise their potential and share in the success of the company.
- Contribute thoughtfully to the long-term good of the local community.
Workplace
Work Life Balance
We believe that work should be fun and everyone should have a good work life balance. Therefore, whilst
we encourage employees to challenge themselves, we provide a friendly and supportive environment and
we don’t expect anyone to work any extra hours.
"If you enjoy your job, it’ll never feel like work."
Employee Consultation
The opinions of our employees are important to us and the
informal culture of our business lends itself to individuals expressing their ideas and
opinions at any time to anyone in the business, including the directors.
In addition, we have formal communication processes in place:
- Regular company info-social events attended by everyone in the business.
- An Employee Forum attended by elected employee representatives from each area of the business.
- Surveys conducted periodically to gauge employee opinion on a number of matters.
Diversity
We want a diverse workforce that reflects our local community in terms of age, gender, ethnic background
and disability. To this end we manage our attraction and selection processes as well as the benefits we
offer to encourage a diverse workforce.
Community
We believe in working with and supporting relevant projects within our local community that matter to our
employees. At present we support the following:
Ollerton Football Club www.ollertontownfc.co.uk
We are proud to be the main sponsor of Ollerton F.C. We are supporting them financially and with fundraising
efforts to ensure the fantastic management and coaching team can continue to offer players, in particular
over 50 local children and their families in its 4 youth teams, invaluable sports and social opportunities.
The Dukeries Community College www.dukeries.notts.sch.uk
We support our local educational establishment on an ongoing basis by offering work placements and
projects to business studies students. We also offer a number of local school children the opportunity to
complete work experience with us.
Fundraising Events
In addition to our ongoing partnerships with local groups, our employees
also initiate and support various fundraising events for local causes and
charities. In August 2008 a team of employees from across the business
completed the 3 Peaks Challenge, climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and
Snowdon in under 24 hours in order to raise money for a local man diagnosed
with a brain tumour. Then in 2009 a number of employees completed a Welsh
3000m challenge to raise money for the local Bluebell Wood Hospice.
Environment
Sherwood Energy Village
Riskdisk is located within Sherwood Energy Village in Ollerton, a practical social enterprise
regeneration project on a former colliery site. The vision and concept of the site is to provide a nice place to
live, work, learn and play. The energy village strives to be different from the typical “industrial park” and
encourages energy efficiency and biodiversity through its design. For example, it incorporates swales in its
design to hold surface water for 2 days to reduce flood risk to the River Trent. The energy village also has
strict rules to prevent the emission of noxious substances into the surrounding environment.