”Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your clients”
Richard Branson, Founder of The Virgin Group
Our mission is to unlock the potential of people
We believe work has the potential to offer so many opportunities for individual growth, for personal connections, and for making a meaningful contribution to our communities that add genuine value to all our lives.
However, 85% of the UK workforce is either ‘unengaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’ at work. That’s a lot of life – and a lot of lives – not being lived to its fullest, and a lot of potential for growth, connections and contributions unfulfilled.
We want to improve workforce engagement levels and unlock the potential of people to be their best selves every moment of every day.
Our mission is to empower business and enhance the economy
We believe great companies are built by good people who never stop thinking of ways to improve their businesses. In the Information Age, productivity is seldom measured in widgets, and ingenuity and creativity aren’t things you can simply order.
Worker disengagement costs the UK £340 billion every year in lost productivity (equivalent to 9% of GDP), either through sick days, lower performance levels, or lost creativity.
We want to build a better workerforce to deliver better businesses – and business outcomes – for a better economy.
“Our mission is to fill the world with wonderful workplaces; to enable better lives, better businesses, and a better economy”
Jon Grant, Founder and Managing Partner Employay
Meet our Founder
Jon Grant
Managing Partner
20 year career in finance, holding Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer positions across HSBC, The Bank of England, and UBS. Holds an LLM in International Economic Law and an MBA, with specialisms in organisational design, managing for creativity, conduct and culture.