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Balance for Better

A little bit about us...

Balance for Better is our Gender focused colleague network.


A colleague-led group that drives awareness and encourages rich conversations around gender equality. 


Last year was a fantastic year for the group, who have been working hard to raise awareness of gender based issues.


The team have run podcasts, lunch & learn sessions and secured funding for menstruation products in all of our colleague facilities.

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Our Goals

We strive to create a more balanced workforce across the business.


To allow all colleagues to reach their full potential by having access to the right opportunities.


In doing this, we aim to:

  • Create more visible male allies within the business
  • See more women in senior roles and underrepresented roles 
  • More male colleagues taking shared parental leave / flexible working

What we have achieved so far...

What we have done so far

Colleague Listening Groups

Peppy

Gender Ally Program

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Colleague Listening Groups

We have listened to our colleagues about their lived experiences around being on their period whilst at work. Some shared embarrassment about being caught off guard or even having to take products to our internal facilities from their desks or lockers. For this reason we are making organic emergency use period products available and free for all colleagues in our facilities.

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Peppy

We have partnered with Peppy to provide an enhanced level of support for key life events for all our colleagues and their partners. The service provides easy access to expert healthcare support for pregnancy, new parents, and thoseexperiencing menopause. This support has been noticed externally, and we are proud to say our partnership with Peppy won ‘Employee Benefit Award’ as well as ‘Overall Winner’ at the 2021 Personnel Today Awards.

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Gender Ally Program

We launched our Gender Ally programme and partnered with My Confidence Matters to deliver this. Designed to build understanding of issues facing females in both the workplace and wider society, it helps individuals gain key skills in sponsorship and championing female colleagues. We now have 150 allies, with more sessions scheduled to build out the support network.

It’s really easy to get involved with the network. When you join our business you’ll get a link to join any of the various I&D network Google Spaces. From there you can read all what’s going on for the network and learn how to get involved, whether that’s signing up to become an ally, or getting involved in our activities and events.

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Assistant Manager

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from £26,680.00

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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Position type

Permanent

Hours

39 Hours

Area of interest

Assistant / Operations Manager

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Cambridgeshire

Description

Wickes, Forty Acre Road, Peterborough, PE1 5PS The Role...An Assistant Manager is the go-to person in the store on shift. You will be there to help inspire your colleagues to deliver the best customer

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98783

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01/01/0001

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Kitchen & Bathroom Design/Sales Consultant

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

Martlesham Heath, Suffolk

Position type

Permanent

Hours

24 Hours

Area of interest

Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom

Contract Type

Part Time

County

Suffolk

Description

Wickes, Beardmore Park, Martlesham, Ipswich, IP5 3RX The roleWhether you’re welcoming customers in-store, or visiting them in their own home, you’ll create innovative designs and help them make their

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98782

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01/01/0001

George Welsh

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George Welsh
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Kitchen & Bathroom Design/Sales Consultant

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

Martlesham Heath, Suffolk

Position type

Permanent

Hours

32

Area of interest

Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Suffolk

Description

Wickes, Beardmore Park, Martlesham, Ipswich, IP5 3RX The roleWhether you’re welcoming customers in-store, or visiting them in their own home, you’ll create innovative designs and help them make their

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98781

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George Welsh

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Customer Service Assistant

Salary:

£11.44 per hour

Location:

Martlesham Heath, Suffolk

Position type

Permanent

Hours

39 Hours

Area of interest

Customer Assistants

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Suffolk

Description

Wickes, Beardmore Park, Martlesham, Ipswich, IP5 3RX The Role...Whatever your role in and around the store, everything you do will be focused on the customer experience. Parking will be a breeze, trol

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98780

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01/01/0001

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HR Compliance and Services Manager - Northampton

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

Northampton, Northamptonshire

Position type

Permanent

Hours

37.5 Hours

Area of interest

Human Resources

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Northamptonshire

Description

HR Compliance and Services Manager Are you an experienced HR Generalist looking for a new and challenging role for 2025, a role where you can bring your own creativity and knowledge, answered yes?, th

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98779

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01/01/0001

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Customer Service Assistant

Salary:

£11.44 per hour

Location:

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Position type

Permanent

Hours

20 Hours

Area of interest

Customer Assistants

Contract Type

Part Time

County

Bedfordshire

Description

Wickes, Riverfield Drive, Perkins Road, Bedford, MK41 0UE The Role...Whatever your role in and around the store, everything you do will be focused on the customer experience. Parking will be a breeze,

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98778

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01/01/0001

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Assistant Manager

Salary:

frrom £26,680.00

Location:

Basingstoke, Hampshire

Position type

Permanent

Hours

39 Hours

Area of interest

Assistant / Operations Manager

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Hampshire

Description

Wickes, Millenium Court, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG21 6AA The Role...An Assistant Manager is the go-to person in the store on shift. You will be there to help inspire your colleagues to deliv

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98777

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01/01/0001

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Kitchen & Bathroom Design/Sales Consultant

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

Manchester, Greater Manchester

Position type

Permanent

Hours

27 Hours

Area of interest

Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom

Contract Type

Part Time

County

Greater Manchester

Description

Wickes, 456 Altrincham Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9BL The roleWhether you’re welcoming customers in-store, or visiting them in their own home, you’ll create innovative designs and help them ma

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98776

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01/01/0001

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Store Manager

Salary:

Competitive

Location:

Hereford, Herefordshire

Position type

Permanent

Hours

39 Hours

Area of interest

Store Manager

Contract Type

Full Time

County

Herefordshire

Description

Wickes, Widemarsh Street, Hereford, HR4 9EZ The Role...The role of our Store Managers is essential to our business. We are looking for transferable skills, which include inspirational leadership, bein

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98775

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