Tenant Yvonne Jennings With Her Grandson Jamar At Southways Fun Feedback Event In Chorlton

Why we support Good Employment Week

A good job can be life-changing. It goes beyond income to provide a sense of purpose, dignity, security and confidence.

It means you can plan for your future, take care of your family, pursue your goals, and access things like healthcare and education.

We support Good Employment Week because it:

  • Showcases what good work looks like
  • Celebrates the work we and our partners do to be good employers 
  • Highlights the employment standards we believe everyone is entitled to

To find out more about Good Employment Week, go to www.goodemploymentweek.co.uk.

How we contribute at Southway

Here’s a little more information on how we create an environment where our staff feel valued, appreciated, and supported.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)


In 2023, the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter awarded us ‘Best for Inclusion’. We were proud to receive a letter of congratulations from the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, recognising our achievement.

By actively listening to our colleagues and implementing their feedback, we’ve created an award-winning, inclusive workplace culture.

Our corporate groups foster collaboration, promote diversity and inclusion, and improve our policies and practices, making us the best employer we can be. These groups include:

  • Our Staff Consultative Group, which helps shape our policies, practices and services
  • Our core EDI Group, which helps shape our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive and non-biased workplace
  • Our Employee Group of EDI champions and allies

Health and wellbeing

Southway owes its success to the people who work here. It’s essential we look after their health and wellbeing, providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive inside and outside of work.

Every colleague has access to a comprehensive health and wellbeing plan through our Employee Assistance Programme, delivered by Healthshield. This includes:

  • Money back on dental appointments and eye tests
  • Access to Anytime GP
  • Free 24/7 counselling
  • Private prescriptions
  • Access to support apps

We want colleagues to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and our policies and procedures support staff when they need it most. We offer:

  • Up to 38 days of paid annual leave
  • The option to buy more annual leave
  • Up to 12 additional days’ leave through our flexible working policy

Nobody likes being unwell, but if our staff do need to take time off due to ill health, we have a comprehensive support package to help with their recovery and return to work.

Training and development

To make sure we meet our corporate objectives and keep staff feeling valued, motivated and trusted, we’ve created a comprehensive training and development framework. The framework helps everyone at Southway reach their full potential.

As well as job-specific training, we help staff work towards future careers. For example, funding for technical qualifications or training that focuses on professional development.

To find out more about working at Southway and view our live vacancies, visit our careers page.

Employment Support service

Employment opens a world of possibilities, allowing you to grow professionally and personally while providing you with a sense of belonging and fulfilment.

Our Employment Service is also available to help you, our tenants, offering:

  • Access to job clubs and employment events like job fairs 
  • Advice on everything from creating a CV and interview skills, to job and apprenticeship opportunities and applications 
  • One-to-one support finding work
  • Advice and networking opportunities to help you start or grow your business

Find out more about our Employment Support service

We support good employment in Greater Manchester graphic

Suggest to remove this. It's a banner from 2023.

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)

Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)


In 2023, the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter awarded us ‘Best for Inclusion’. We were proud to receive a letter of congratulations from the Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, recognising our achievement.

By actively listening to our colleagues and implementing their feedback, we’ve created an award-winning, inclusive workplace culture.

Our corporate groups foster collaboration, promote diversity and inclusion, and improve our policies and practices, making us the best employer we can be. These groups include:

  • Our Staff Consultative Group, which helps shape our policies, practices and services
  • Our core EDI Group, which helps shape our commitment to creating a safe, inclusive and non-biased workplace
  • Our Employee Group of EDI champions and allies
Health and wellbeing

Health and wellbeing

Southway owes its success to the people who work here. It’s essential we look after their health and wellbeing, providing them with the tools and support they need to thrive inside and outside of work.

Every colleague has access to a comprehensive health and wellbeing plan through our Employee Assistance Programme, delivered by Healthshield. This includes:

  • Money back on dental appointments and eye tests
  • Access to Anytime GP
  • Free 24/7 counselling
  • Private prescriptions
  • Access to support apps

We want colleagues to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and our policies and procedures support staff when they need it most. We offer:

  • Up to 38 days of paid annual leave
  • The option to buy more annual leave
  • Up to 12 additional days’ leave through our flexible working policy

Nobody likes being unwell, but if our staff do need to take time off due to ill health, we have a comprehensive support package to help with their recovery and return to work.

Training and development

Training and development

To make sure we meet our corporate objectives and keep staff feeling valued, motivated and trusted, we’ve created a comprehensive training and development framework. The framework helps everyone at Southway reach their full potential.

As well as job-specific training, we help staff work towards future careers. For example, funding for technical qualifications or training that focuses on professional development.

To find out more about working at Southway and view our live vacancies, visit our careers page.

Employment Support service

Employment Support service

Employment opens a world of possibilities, allowing you to grow professionally and personally while providing you with a sense of belonging and fulfilment.

Our Employment Service is also available to help you, our tenants, offering:

  • Access to job clubs and employment events like job fairs 
  • Advice on everything from creating a CV and interview skills, to job and apprenticeship opportunities and applications 
  • One-to-one support finding work
  • Advice and networking opportunities to help you start or grow your business

Find out more about our Employment Support service

We support good employment in Greater Manchester graphic

Suggest to remove this. It's a banner from 2023.