Hampshire company gives staff extra paid day off to support charitable causes

STAFF at a Hampshire company have been given an extra day off to support charitable causes.
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MindWorks, a marketing agency in Emsworth, is offering workers paid time off every year as a ‘charity day’.

Managing director Michelle Leggatt was inspired when she saw staff at Belfry Shopping Centre being given time off last Christmas.

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A Hampshire based company has given its staff an extra paid day off to support charitable causes. Pictured: MindWorks Managing Director, Michelle Leggatt, and Beth Cave, Account Executive and Environment Officer for the agency, join in a beach clean as part of a joint charity initiative with Wightlink.A Hampshire based company has given its staff an extra paid day off to support charitable causes. Pictured: MindWorks Managing Director, Michelle Leggatt, and Beth Cave, Account Executive and Environment Officer for the agency, join in a beach clean as part of a joint charity initiative with Wightlink.
A Hampshire based company has given its staff an extra paid day off to support charitable causes. Pictured: MindWorks Managing Director, Michelle Leggatt, and Beth Cave, Account Executive and Environment Officer for the agency, join in a beach clean as part of a joint charity initiative with Wightlink.
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With this extra day, staff wrapped presents and donated them to Stripey Stork, a charity which provides toys and essentials to struggling families.

Ms Leggatt said with the 30 members of staff currently employed at MindWorks, the team could make a real difference to local communities.

She said: ‘As an employee owned company, we strongly believe that the way we deliver our services benefits from a culture that makes everyone feel valued, happy and supported.

‘We have strong ties with a number of good causes in our community and many of us are involved with charities that are close to our heart.

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‘By giving everyone an extra paid day off, in addition to their annual leave, to volunteer and do something great to help out a charity that is important to them, they will be enriched by their experience and can share those experiences with us all.’

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