The Good Employment Charter supports employers to create workplaces that embrace inclusive working practices across the West of England.

Being a good employer is about creating a thriving, innovative, and socially responsible workplace that benefits employees, the company, and society.

The seven characteristics of a good employer

Explore each of the seven key characteristics of a good employer, and find out how these qualities underpin good employment and support business growth.

Secure work
Flexible work
Real Living Wage
Better recruitment

Equality, diversity, inclusion and environmental sustainability

  • A workplace encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion can not only help make it more successful but also will keep employees happy and motivated.
  • A sustainable workplace reduces and eliminates negative environmental impacts and make employees take better pride in their organisation, increasing job satisfaction and enabling better employee retention rates.

Join as a Supporter

Supporters are employers who have committed to improving their practices by working towards the seven Charter benefits.

Make the pledge

We needed to demonstrate stand out cultural and employment practices in order to attract and retain our talent. All of the standards make good business sense as well as supporting employee engagement.

Paula Newport, Aardman

Testimonials from Charter supporters

YTKO believes the Charter offers the opportunity to retain staff and make sure that they feel valued
Mott MacDonald wants to support development of their people, assist retention and recruitment
Hargreaves Lansdown’s commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce
Artemis Clarke feel very strongly about workplace culture and environment and wanted to ensure these standards were enforced from the very start
Aardman believes all of the standards make good business sense as well as supporting employee engagement