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Property consultancy Barker Associates offers cost management, architectural and design, structural and civil engineering, and sustainability services, among others. With a head office in Braintree, Essex, it also has offices in London, Birmingham and Cambridge. Recent projects on which it has worked include the Wellcome Genome Campus research centre in Cambridge.

Main data

Company type Consultant
Number of UK staff 132
Maximum days holiday (excl holiday purchases) 30
Hybrid working policy Yes
Average training hours per staff member per year -
Number of staff on entry-level training schemes 11
Of those, how many apprentices 10
Female staff (%) 27
Staff from non-white ethnic background (%) 13
Offers private healthcare All staff
Offers sabbaticals/career breaks Some staff
Offers enhanced maternity benefits All staff
Offers enhanced paternity benefits All staff
ISO or B Corp certified No

Staff wellbeing

Physical – fitness classes, health measurement tools, health and nutrition advice Yes
Psychological – resilience programmes, mental health resources, flexible working policies Yes
Social – team days out, charity days, diversity and inclusion policies Yes
Staff surveys and focus groups Yes
Health and safety stats No
Employee assistance programme stats No
Stress audit No
HR data such as staff absences/sickness and staff turnover Yes
Aggregated health data No
Feedback from health champions No
Exit interviews Yes

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