{"id":19501,"date":"2025-04-03T09:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T08:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coxmarine.web2-molokini.temporarywebsiteaddress.com\/staging\/british-hr-award-winners\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:14:07","slug":"british-hr-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/mena\/blog\/british-hr-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"British HR Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>We are thrilled to announce that we&#8217;ve won the People Team of the Year award for the second year in a row!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17471\" src=\"https:\/\/coxmarine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WINNER_People-Team-of-the-Year-_500-employees_British-HR-Awards-2025-1024x276-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This recognition highlights the extraordinary culture of engagement we have at Cox Marine. The success of our people initiatives is a testament to our commitment to fostering a positive, inclusive, and innovative work environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our award nomination focused on our hybrid &amp; flexible working options, employee engagement, and our overall people experience and culture as a Manufacturing organisation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here are some of the key initiatives that led to this recognition:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Transitioned our manufacturing team to a condensed 4-day working week, while maintaining full pay and productivity.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Implemented flexible working options across the organisation, with 54% of our workforce now working flexibly, part-time or a 4-day week.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Enhanced benefits for Manufacturing, including adding healthcare, life assurance, and company share options, alongside a transition to salaried contracts for our manufacturing team for financial stability.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Increased pay scales to meet the &#8216;Real Living Wage&#8217; and upped salary benchmarking by 5%.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Launched career development initiatives, including career conversation workshops, coaching, mentoring and apprenticeships.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Created and delivered a 2 year Leadership Development Programme to upskill our people managers.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Introduced company-supported Volunteer Days, fostering a culture of caring for the community.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Prioritised wellbeing in the workplace, added Mental Health First Aiders and trained managers on neurodiversity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The results have been remarkable:<br \/>Employee engagement scores for manufacturing in 2024 jumped by 16.5%, from 3.51 to 4.09.<br \/>Reduced employee attrition from 25% to just 8% companywide, with 0% turnover in our manufacturing team in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This achievement is a reflection of the collective effort from our people leaders and every team member. We&#8217;re very proud of our inclusive culture and the positive changes that have driven this success. We all commit to creating a caring and supportive environment where we can work at our best!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to announce that we&#8217;ve won the People Team of the Year award for the second year in a row! 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