Colleagues and Community
The skills of our people are finding solutions and actively contributing in the communities where they live and work
Our people are specialists and they drive the quality of service and solutions we provide to customers. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent and helping our people reach their full potential through a number of initiatives on professional development.
Teams that work together
Our structure is flat which helps with effective decision making. We believe in trusting our people with high levels of autonomy and accountability.
People who join us and grow
We create opportunities for our colleagues, to establish lasting careers. Providing fit for purpose and engaging Learning and Development.
A great place to work
Our colleagues get the chance to be involved in some of the most challenging and exciting UK and international projects. We aspire to make them feel valued.
The right people in place for now and tomorrow
We recognise that our people want to be the best in all they do, and we aim to attract and retain a diverse range of talent and skills, reflecting the communities in which we operate.
Our People strategy is focused on:
Gender pay
Leading the way on gender pay
Consolidated gender pay reporting for men and women across all roles and businesses in the Group shows that both the average and the mid-point figures for hourly pay are higher for female employees for 2023/24.
The Academy: Consistent learning across Vp Group
All employees have access to online learning via the Academy, a learning portal recently introduced across all businesses.
Career Pathways to grow talent
Introducing some participants and recent participants in our graduate and apprenticeship programmes.
Digital devices donated to Reboot North Yorkshire
The Group has donated 250 old tablets to a charity which will refurbish, recycle and distribute the hardware to a range of people in society who struggle to access the internet.
Diversity & Inclusion
We are working to build a more diverse and inclusive workforce, which fully reflects the communities in which we operate, so our customers can benefit from the full breadth of talent this offers.
Supply chain
The assessment of our sustainability performance will not be limited to our operations. Under our commitments to manage our Scope 3 emissions, we will review both upstream and downstream activities from our operations.
Governance
Find out more about the standards we are working to and the frameworks with which we align to.
