Employee Supported Volunteering

Many of our staff are also active citizens who already give up their free time to volunteer in the community on evenings and weekends for a group or project that’s important to them. To encourage staff who have never volunteered to get involved, we have committed to giving all Kirklees Council staff two days of paid leave, through our Employee Supported Volunteering programme. Giving back to your community is extremely rewarding and is a way that you can get actively involved in shaping your local place. Our Young Employee Network (YEN), Green Employee Network (GEN) and Parks and Green Spaces Team organised some practical environmental volunteering activities as part of our Local Democracy Week programme. This gave staff the opportunity to work with community groups and to talk with citizens about their aspirations for their local area.