We firmly believe the business maxim of Charles Dunstone: “if you have good people, you’ll have a good business”.
TEP has been an Investor In People since 2002 and rose to Gold Standard in 2011. Our second Gold Audit in 2014 stated: “this is a dynamic organisation with an excellent grasp of the benefits of investing in staff and is constantly seeking new and more effective ways to improve performance”.
Our staff are fully supported in their professional development and encouraged to play an active part in the way TEP is run. We actively value diversity and this is reflected in our Equality and Respect policy which is applied in recruitment, induction, promotion and retention. Our employee survey confirmed that staff feel that equality and diversity is actively encouraged at TEP.
We take our broader social responsibilities seriously and this is reflected in our daily work. We pay our suppliers promptly, pay the Real Living Wage, and promote sustainable development. We work with local and environmental charities contributing monetary donations and staff time. For example, we supported the Canal and River Trust with a clean-up day along the Rochdale Canal in central Manchester, we supported Cheshire Wildlife Trust with shoreline management in Wirral to care for natterjack toads and in the Midlands our heritage team took part in a month of varied outreach activities.
