Good jobs and career opportunities

Good jobs, high quality education and lifelong learning

Our people-first culture plays a key part in our success and over the past years we have continued to ensure that nurturing our people and our culture remains a key business focus. Across our business, we will provide a workplace where our people can thrive personally and grow professionally.

Through continued stakeholder engagement, we recognise that providing good jobs and career opportunities with fair pay and conditions is of high priority to our stakeholders. Our focus on people aligns with, and contributes to, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (‘SDGs’), as we strive for Quality Education (SDG 4) and Good Jobs and Economic Growth (SDG 8).

Employee wellbeing and engagement

At The Gym Group we believe it is vital to provide regular opportunities for our people to share their experiences, ideas and feedback. We are committed to bi-annual employee engagement surveys to gain thoughts on energy levels and employee satisfaction.

To support employees in balancing their home and work life The Gym Group are open to flexible working arrangements, and we ensure all employees have the right to request flexible working from the moment they join us. Our Flexible Working policy considers a range of options such as: job sharing, part-time working, voluntary reduced working time, working from home and career breaks. The Gym Group recognise that there may be alternatives, and that the working pattern that may suit any particular individual could be a unique one involving a combination of options.

Learning and development

Prioritising providing good jobs and career opportunities, whilst supporting our employees’ wellbeing and growing our inclusive culture is integral to our success. We are committed to growing our own talent from within The Gym Group and our communities, providing career pathways through delivery of our early career’s initiatives, development programmes, leadership capability upskilling, and apprenticeships. To measure the career development opportunities at The Gym Group, we aim for 60% of our operational management team to be working in roles they have progressed into.

Human rights, anti-bribery and anti-corruption

We conduct our business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We recognise the risks of modern slavery and take active steps to assess and manage them. We comply with the Modern Slavery Act and our statement, including further information on our activity to mitigate risks related to modern slavery, can be found on our website. We also have a detailed Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy, which is available to all employees via our intranet with annual training.

Modern slavery act statement Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy