Cheadle firm, CFG Law has earned Gold accreditation from Investors in People (IIP), recognising a high standard of people management within the organisation.
CFG Law received the accreditation on their first attempt, and the Cheadle firm, which also has an office in central Manchester, also received IIP’s Health and Wellbeing accreditation. The business also faced additional challenges, as it had to undergo the accreditation process during social distancing restrictions.
CEO Richard Clark believes the award shows the commitment of everyone at CFG Law to the Cheadle firm’s culture, vision, values and purpose. He said:
It’s a fantastic achievement to have reached the Gold standard at our first attempt and to have completed it digitally while we were all working from home is even better.
“It’s testament to the way everyone in the business works together to build our culture, CFG Life, and ensure we deliver our unique Client First Service for our clients and their families every day.
“We have a strong organisational purpose, ambition and culture based on trust. This is underpinned by the firm’s core values that colleagues share personally and ‘buy into’ – all of which contribute to making CFG Law a great place to work.”
IIP assessors awarded the Gold accreditation because of CFG Law’s leadership and its values, saying:
“The values are clearly understood by all managers and staff who know how to interpret these into the desired behaviours.
“The values are aligned with organisational purpose and vision and are embedded or currently being embedded into ‘people’ approaches and processes e.g., recruitment; induction; learning and development; leadership development; performance management; continuous improvement and recognition mechanisms.
“As a consequence of organisational design and the clear positioning of leadership and the values people are able to describe how they feel engaged, empowered, valued and appreciated not only for their skills but for the active contribution they make to the success of the business (through delivering a Client First Service)”.
Achieve Gold Accreditation puts the Cheadle law firm in the top 18% of employers globally to have been assessed through the IIP scheme.