Fair Work First

Fyne Homes Ltd is committed to the principles of the Scottish Government’s Fair Work First. Fyne Homes believes that central to achieving its ambitions are the capacity, capability and engagement of its workforce. Therefore, the HR Strategy and People Plan includes an inherent commitment to develop staff, build capacity and give individuals the necessary support to deliver the Association’s strategic priorities to help build sustainable communities.

These commitments include, but are not limited to, developing individual and collective performance, attracting, recruiting and retaining talent, developing staff communication and engagement and providing excellent HR support and services

In Practice

For Fyne Homes, practically this means that:

• All our team members have numerous channels to voice their views, any issues or suggest options and ideas, both informally at team meetings and one to ones and also through the Staff Forum consisting of representatives from each department. The CEO, Directors, Managers and Team Leaders have an open door policy and are accessible to all employees. There are regular all employee away days bi-annually and Staff Satisfaction Surveys usually every 2 years
• Learning and development is a key area of investment for Fyne Homes. There is an established Performance and Development Review process with regular one to one review meetings focusing on performance and development. There is a training plan reviewed bi-annually by our Staffing Committee detailing how the budget is invested.
• We do not use zero-hour contracts anywhere in our business.
• We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity in our roles as a housing provider and landlord, as an employer and in all areas of our business. We believe everyone is entitled to be treated fairly with dignity and respect. Our Equality and Diversity Policy is central to organisational governance and its objectives are applied to all organisational services.
• Fyne Homes Ltd is an accredited Living Wage employer. This is important to Fyne Homes as fair employer and also as an example that positively influences other local businesses, contractors and suppliers.
• Fyne Homes offers a range of flexible, hybrid and family friendly policies which are available to all our staff from the first day they join our team.
• Fyne Homes has not used and does not advocate the use of fire and re-hire practices.