The changes made during our time on the programme has had a huge benefit to the business. We have managed to completely overhaul our HR department to ensure we have the processes and policies in place to put us on track to reach our goal of being one of the best employers in Pembroke Dock, and hopefully in the future being the best in Pembrokeshire. One of our four core values is “Team Growth and Happiness”; The work we have done whilst working with Chwarae Teg has helped us realise this vision and help us understand how we can deliver this for our current and future employees of the business.

Being awarded our FairPlay Employer ‘Leading’ Award is quite an achievement. BlueTree Home and Garden invited their employees to provide us with anonymous feedback regarding their workplace culture and working practices. The feedback results were excellent and along with our assessment of a wide range of supporting evidence, we were delighted to be able to present them with our highest level of award. I have had the privilege of meeting some of the team and observing their engagement on the Business Programme with our Employer Partner, Amanda McNamara. BlueTree have been very receptive to Amanda’s recommendations and have implemented some changes with immediate effect, with more planned in the coming months. It’s great to see yet another Welsh employer addressing gender disparity and providing a working environment that is conducive to the recruitment, retention and progression of women.