The Whistler Employee Newsletter
March 2023
Your monthly round up of what’s been happening across the Group
Employee Face to Face Briefings
Help us shape our approach to achieving Net Zero at Whistl
The Whistl Senior Leadership Team are on the road in March and April for Face to Face Briefings! Check out page 2 for dates and a reminder of who your site’s Senior Leader representative is.
Complete our Net Zero survey As part of our ESG strategy, we need your help to define the most important climate-related issues for Whistl to address The survey… • Will be open from Tuesday 7th March 2023 • Should take no more than 5 minutes to complete • Results will be anonymised
Things To Know…
There have been several recent policy updates, please review: Policy Updates
Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
How to access the survey: Use the URL https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/W -netzero-internal Or Scan the QR Code
Mobile Hot Spot Usage
Personal Car Usage
All policies are available on Marvin
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Whistl Awarded Superbrands Status
Peak Pain Campaign
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March 2023
Save The Date! Dates for the 2023 Employee Face to Face Briefings and SLT reps are listed below. Please ensure you attend your site briefing.
Senior Leadership Team Representative
Site
Briefing Date
Thursday 23 rd March
Bedford
Gareth Hughes
Monday 27 th March
Belfast
Andy Goddard
Thursday 23 rd March
Bolton
Lynn Dillon
Wednesday 15 th March
Bristol
Nigel Polglass
Thursday 30 th March
Colwick Quays
Jason Powell
Friday 31 st March
Dinnington
Jason Powell
Wednesday 12 th April
Farnborough
Mark Davies
Thursday 30 th March
Gateshead
Alistair Cochrane
Tuesday 28 th March
Glasgow
Andy Goddard
Friday 31 st March
Leeds
Jason Powell
Thursday 6 th April
Leicester
Alistair Cochrane
Tuesday 21 st March
Lutterworth
Nigel Polglass
Thursday 30 th March
Marlow
John Evans
Wednesday 29 th March
Northampton
Mark Davies
Thursday 30 th March
Nottingham
Jason Powell
Paignton
Wednesday 22nd March
Dave Twiddle
Plymouth
Tuesday 21st March
Dave Twiddle
Thursday 23 rd March
Rushden
Jon Stockton
Wednesday 5 th April
Smethwick
Alistair Cochrane
Wrangaton
Tuesday 21st March
Dave Twiddle
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The Whistler Employee Newsletter
March 2023
In response to feedback from colleagues through the MySay survey, we have launched a new programme of training for all colleagues who supervise or manage staff at Whistl. All staff with people management or Managing at Whistl Workshops – Sign Up Now!
Your 2023 Performance Objectives
Now is the time for all of us to confirm and agree our Performance Objectives for this year. For colleagues who are enrolled on My Appraisal the My Appraisal 2023 Performance Objectives activity is now “Live” on My Academy and will include any initial thoughts you may have recorded as part of your 2022 End of Year Review. For Frontline colleagues, annual objectives should be discussed and recorded using the Performance Review Form – Frontline Staff available on Marvin. If you haven’t agreed your performance objectives yet, make sure you book in some time with your Line Manager as soon as possible. The deadline for agreeing annual objectives is 10 th April 2023 .
supervisory responsibilities will be automatically enrolled on the People
Management at Whistl programme on My Academy, which will provide access to a range of e-learning courses and allow you to “Sign - up” for one of the scheduled Managing at Whistl workshops at a site near you.
To see details of dates and locations, and to Sign-up, log-in to My Academy and search for ‘Managing at Whistl’ in the Course Library or use the QR-code.
2022 Charity Successes
2023 Charities nominated so far…
• Marlow – Berkshire Vision • Bedford – MIND BLMK
Throughout 2022, a number of Whistl sites supported local charities through donations
• Bristol - Cots for Tots - Wallace & Gromit Appeal • Bolton – Wipe Your Tears Children’s Charity • Glasgow – St Andrews Hospice • Belfast – Fare Share NI • Parcelhub – Trussell Trust Food Bank If your site has not yet nominated a local charity to work with, but you are interested in working with one for 2023, then please visit Marvin to find out more information on Charities at Whistl or email charity@whistl.co.uk
and fundraising events and raised a combined amount of over £2,000 .
Well done to the following sites for their charity work in 2022…
• Marlow • Bedford • Bristol • Bolton • Glasgow
• Belfast • Parcelhub • Farnborough • Rushden
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March 2023
Marvin Meets…
Celebrating 20 Years of Parcelhub
Justin Cross
This month the Parcelhub team celebrated their Twentieth Anniversary. It was a chance to not only enjoys some delicious cupcakes but reflect on the last 20 years and how Parcelhub came to be.
Import Customer Relationship Manager, Home-Based
From its Mail Workshop roots to its place as part of the Whistl Group. Read the full story marking the event on Marvin.
International Women’s Day
Apprentice Celebratory Lunch
8 th March is International Women’s Day. A day to celebrate women and their achievements. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquaility and the Wellbeing Team will be marking the day with further information and a seminar on Marvin.
During National Apprenticeship Week in February, our CEO Alistair hosted a celebratory lunch with everyone who completed their apprenticeship in 2022. “It was a pleasure to find out more about everyone’s individual apprenticeship journey and how they are applying their learning in the workplace. One of the main themes was how everyone’s confidence levels have grown both of terms of their day-to-day roles but also their desire to continue to learn and progress in their careers. I therefore look forward to seeing how everyone continues to grow and develop within Whistl”. Congratulations once again to Elena Chiosa, Alexandra Cojocarasu, Harry Evans, Wojciech Kolodziej, Garry Woodward, Simon Wright, Carl Osborne, Agnieszka Straczkowska, Ivett Wortmann, Piotr Bienkowski, William Lowe, Natalija Fursejeva and Louise O’Neil .
You can also join our Women’s Health Workshop by scanning the QR code and attending on Wednesday 1 st March 2023. Remember the Wellbeing Team are hosting a series of Workshops throughout the year, so visit Marvin for more information.
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