Employer of choice
The very best services, delivered by the very best people. That’s our promise to local residents. To our staff, our commitment’s about nurturing talent, developing careers, providing challenges and supporting learning. People
genuinely are our most important resource. So we support them with training, open communication, benefits, flexibility and innovation. It makes them better at what they do, and it makes us an employer of choice.
And that’s true whatever stage of career you’re at — starting out, forging ahead, coming back after a break or climbing to the top of the ladder. While every one of our 4,500 staff is an individual — and
that’s how we see them — we’ve built a community of people that’s friendly, sociable and warm. And whatever age we happen to be we’re youthful in our outlook — offering enthusiasm and energy
in everything we do. That’s really what brings us together — and sets us apart.
We place so much importance on developing skills and careers that we’ve formalised it in a strategy of its own. We want the best managers, with the best leadership skills to build the best teams. Our People Strategy commits us to
providing proper and fair employment practices. It means we’ll maintain a positive working culture and develop the organisation in a proactive and progressive way — rewarding and valuing people, both in respect of their pay and
conditions, and with a positive employment experience. In short, people are our most important asset.
No employee will receive less favourable treatment than any other on any grounds, including, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin. All recruitment, training and development will be delivered on the basis of equality of access for all.