PictonProperty Income Limited Sustainability Report 2021
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Our Employees
Introduction
Approach
Environmental Focus
Sustainable Buildings
Stakeholder Engagement
Appendix
Our Employees Focusing on our employees Training and development We want to encourage our employees to realise their full potential by giving themaccess to development and training opportunities.
Employee development is based on the following key principles. – Development should be continuous; employees should be always actively seeking to improve performance – Regular investment of time in learning is seen as an essential part of working life – Development needs are met by a mix of activities, which include internal and external training courses, structured ‘on-the-job’ experience and through interaction with professional colleagues All our employees have a formal performance appraisal on an annual basis, together with a mid-year review of their progress against objectives set at the start of the year. This year the amount of training carried out by the teamwas 1.6%, based on the number of hours spent on training as a percentage of the total working hours of all employees. This is an increase from the 1.5% recorded last year, and an average of 28.5 hours of training per employee for the year. The training activities undertaken this year were a mixture of specific courses for
individuals, together with virtual group activities. We have recognised the need to upskill the whole team regarding sustainability and have progressed this over the year. The whole team received some general introductory training virtually, and this has been followed up by more specific webinars and courses for individuals. We intend to carry out further training across the team over the coming year. During the year we joined the Better Buildings Partnership and provided input to their ESG Training Course for Real Estate Professionals, designed to address the skills gap within the industry. Over the coming year a number of our teamwill also be attending the course. We also provide local volunteering opportunities for the team through our partnership with children’s charity, Coram. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 restrictions in place, the teamwere unable to volunteer this year, however, we are looking forward to developing these opportunities further when restrictions ease.
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