People matter at Crest Nicholson

Crest Nicholson is acutely aware of the importance of its employees to the future of the business. People with the right knowledge, skills and attitude are key to driving the Company forward. We aim to create a safe, healthy, challenging, rewarding and fair working environment for all employees.

This year saw a significant reduction in the number of employees at Crest Nicholson as a result of the downturn in the economy. We aimed to be fair to people in this situation and to follow best practice guidance. We recognise that a redundancy programme requires careful and sensitive management and that it affects performance for some time after the redundancy process is over.

Our approach to training and development

It is Group policy that all persons shall be considered for employment, training, career development and promotion solely on the basis of their aptitudes and abilities.

This approach runs throughout our organisation and we are delighted to help young people to gain the skills they need to develop through our active graduate and apprenticeship programmes.

Engaging employees

We cannot meet our goals without the dedication and hard work of our employees and we recognise that they need to be informed and engaged in company programmes to drive performance improvements. This year we carried out a major IT upgrade and implemented a Green Office programme, both of which involved far-reaching, timely and in-depth communication.

All new employees receive a comprehensive programme of induction into the business, including health and safety and sustainability.

How we develop and train our people.

Our charitable giving.

Key employee numbers.

We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer...