Legal and General
A multinational financial services and asset management company headquartered in London, England. Its products and services include investment management, lifetime mortgages, pensions, annuities, and life assurance.
Years awarded: 2018, 2022
Region: South East
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Banking, insurance and finance
Boosting innovation and progression through promoting talent
Theme: Upskilling
Topics: Coaching and mentoring
Seeking to deliver outperformance through customer centric innovation, Legal and General introduced a talent development programme which won an Award in 2018. Through continued development, this programme is now offered to new areas of the business and has led to 34 promotions to Grades 4 and 5, saving external recruitment fees of over £240k.
Embedding training at all levels
Theme: Upskilling
Topics: Coaching and mentoring
This organisation created the Step Forward programme in response to a perceived lack of development opportunities for staff at lower grades. The programme, which focuses on providing a coaching culture, has become embedded in the organisation and is oversubscribed. Staff retention and promotion of attendees have also increased.
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Royal recognition for employers who invest in training and development in the UK and Ireland
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