October 10, 2024
At William Martin, we believe in the power of people. Everything we do would not be possible without our incredible team, and that’s why we want to make every employee feel valued and cared for. We understand that what happens in our personal lives directly impacts how we perform at work. Therefore, we do anything we can to support our staff and make their lives easier and more enjoyable.
Wellbeing and work are undeniably linked, with healthy employees being 59% more likely to be engaged at work. That’s why we do everything we can to ensure all our people are healthy and happy.
As part of this initiative, we offer lifetime leave to support our team members as they go through different life events. At the end of the day, it’s not about what’s important to us, it’s whatever is important to our people.
Sam’s Story: Making a Stressful Move Simple
“I cannot downplay what a huge difference lifetime leave made for me last year.”
– Sam Estwick, Software Support Specialist, William Martin
Sam has been working at William Martin for 10 years as a Software Support Specialist. Sam has been such an asset to the William Martin team, but recently she came across some personal challenges. So, we decided we needed to step in and help Sam out.
Given that Sam’s husband is in the Army, he often gets posted in different locations. Since Sam has been with the company, she has already moved to Cyprus twice. So, when they were planning to move back to the UK last year, Sam was making to-do lists and trying to get everything in place to take the smallest amount of leave possible for the move.
There were a few main stress factors here for Sam and her husband. When going through the moving process, the Army keep them on their toes with changing flights and even changing houses at the last minute. They are also tasked with cleaning the house, in line with Army standards, despite all their belongings leaving a week or so ahead of them; this means they have to survive without their hoover, steamer, mop and other cleaning supplies.
“So even with my trusty list, a lot of things are out of our hands.” – Sam Estwick, Software Support Specialist, William Martin
Not to mention, once Sam and her husband arrive back in the UK, they have the stress of getting everything unpacked and praying nothing was broken during the move. From setting up all the utilities and getting on the internet, to organising new schools for the kids, to registering at doctors and dentists—the list seems endless.
To help, we were able to offer Sam two weeks of lifetime leave.
