We’re passionate about our people. Whatever your role, wherever you work, we’ll welcome your ideas and opinions and encourage our employees to bring their whole selves to work. We have world class ‘employee-centric’ people and culture practices, covering learning and development, rewards and wellbeing, celebrating diversity, flexible working and empowerment. 84% of individuals would recommend JTI UK as a great place to work!
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Drawing on our Kaizen philosophy of ‘continuous improvement,’ we work together to solve the problems we’re faced with in both the immediate and long-term. We hire for attitude and train for skills.
We are extremely proud to be the first company in the UK to hold both the Investors in People (IIP) award for ‘We invest in people’ and ‘We invest in wellbeing’ at the Platinum level - the highest level achievable!
We’ve been a UK Top Employer for ten consecutive years for our best-in-class workplace conditions and talent practices.
In 2018 we signed the Armed Forces Covenant and have since been awarded Gold by the Employer Recognition Scheme, demonstrating our proactive support to the Armed Forces community.
In addition, we’re accredited by ACCA for Professional & Trainee Development and we’re a CIMA Training & Development Premier Partner, recognising the support and learning opportunities we provide for our employees.
At JTI, we are an international company, made up of 44,000 people from over 110 different nationalities - we believe in freedom - the freedom to choose, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom to be yourself.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities workplace and are committed to ensuring individuals can bring their whole selves to work. By building a culture that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills together we can be the best we can be.
We have 5 Diversity & Inclusion Pillars which highlight our key focus areas, and a dedicated team in place to help us achieve our goals.
Find out more about our Diversity & Inclusion Pillars here
We know times have changed and many people are looking for a better work-life balance. Our New Ways of Working (NWOW) initiative, launched in August 2021, gives employees flexibility with when, where and how work is done. We truly embrace flexible working with our 50/50 work from home and office approach with 10am-2pm core hours. There may be some roles where physical presence is required including but not limited to Field Sales, Logistics and Facilities Management.
We also provide our employees with a monetary contribution towards their remote working set up to ensure it meets individual needs.
Continuing our commitment to providing an environment that is comfortable and inclusive for all, we give office-based employees the option to dress their own way.
At JTI, our people’s wellbeing is a top priority. We have been accredited by external bodies and backed up by our teams as having best-in-class wellbeing practices and mental health programmes. We equip our people with resources, education, and opportunities to make their wellbeing a priority, including physical and mental health, as well as financial and career support.
The Company understands the importance of employees to the long-term success of the business and creates an environment where people and success are recognised, by encouraging our employees to bring their whole selves to work. We are proud to be certified to a Platinum standard by Investors in People, in both the People and Wellbeing accreditations, the first company to achieve this. We were recognised by the Top Employer’s Institute for the 12th year in a row and we have also been awarded Gold in both the Armed Forces Employee Recognition Scheme and Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index and maintained the Global Equality Standard.
We recruit for a wide range of roles and we look for a diverse range of talent to fill these positions, believing in the power of a diverse workforce and understanding that everyone has skills to offer. We have developed a range of well-established employee engagement channels to ensure that meaningful and regular dialogue on internal and external matters is maintained between the Directors and employees, including team and Company briefings, meetings with employees and employee unions, a Global employee engagement survey and global and local webcasts, videos, emails and Workplace (Facebook).
Our people’s wellbeing is also a top priority and we have best-in-class wellbeing practices and mental health programmes, which equip our employees with resources, education and opportunities to make their wellbeing a priority. We’re committed to becoming a fully inclusive business which breaks down barriers and creates a safe environment for all. We support Employee Resource Groups, education and awareness of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and are due to refresh our UK DEI action plan in 2024.
We are proud of our family leave policy that includes a generous maternity package to primary care givers and up to 20 weeks paid leave to secondary care givers. This support is given to all parents regardless of location, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression and whether you become a parent via adoption, surrogacy, or birth.
To compliment this, we also provide specialist support to help new parents and coaching for those returning from family leave as well as access to a knowledge hub, creating a holistic approach for families at JTI.
We’re passionate about our people and empower everyone to take control of their development and maximise their potential.
Our Educational Assistance policy helps individuals pursue their professional and education, providing the financial support they need to make it happen.
We deliver two in-house programmes, Leading to Inspire and Being the Best You Can Be, followed with a blended empowerment and wellbeing programme, Energise & Empower, all of which are designed to unleash everyone’s true potential.
Plus, we offer a range of secondments and other development programmes and opportunities – everywhere you go in JTI, there’s an opportunity to learn from others, collaborate, exchange feedback and develop!
Our employees volunteer their time to help others and raise funds for causes they care about, contributing to their local communities whilst developing valuable skills to take back to the workplace. Employees can dedicate 50 working hours each year to volunteer with charities which promote inclusion or protect the environment.
Each year we bring the whole UK team together for our Big Community event to volunteer or raise funds for our charity partners. It’s important to us to work together as a team to support our communities and have fun doing it!
