We’re enhancing  our paternity leave policy. Effective immediately, we are increasing fully paid paternity leave from 8 weeks to 12 weeks, reinforcing our commitment to supporting employees and their families.

Our new purpose, ‘Reimagining places for people to thrive’ represents the start of a new chapter in the great story of Wates.

We caught up with our Customer Services Apprentice, Kaydn, to chat all about his experience of our early careers programme, from his passion for learning on the job to his day-to-day responsibilities.

We’re a Disability Committed employer. If you need any adjustments to the application process we’d be delighted to discuss this with you.

We’ve been named one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2023 in recognition of our commitment to addressing gender inequalities in the workplace

We have appointed Matt Johnson as Regional Director for construction in the Midlands, to lead the region and deliver our strategic objectives.

Today we are announcing a new partnership with the Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, on a new Equal Play campaign to support parents, care givers and influential adults to challenge gender stereotypes with their children.

At our AGM on 4 May 2023, Tim Wates was officially appointed as Chairman of the Wates Group.

Another outstanding year for us as we break our turnover record for the second year in a row. Take a look at some of the years’ highlights.

Our recently appointed MD for Facilities Management (FM) Antony Collett sat down with FMUK to discuss sustainability and all things FM.

Join us for our third Virtual Insight Day on 29 November 2022 to find out more about careers in the construction industry.

Nikunj Upadhyay, writes this week in People Management, discussing the impact of microaggressions in the workplaces.

Wates has been recognised with two awards at the Working Families Best Practice Awards for its flexible working practices and support for parents and carers. The Group was named Best for Fathers and Best for All Families.  

Danielle Buckley and Sophie Paterson, from Wates’ Social Value team, write in Construction Management about the shortcomings of many work experience placements and how Wates has adopted a new model in the London Borough of Wandsworth called The Beacon Programme.

We want to highlight the wide range of job opportunities available as part of a career in construction.

We have a number initiatives aimed at attracting young and talented individuals into the industry and to fulfil our social value commitments to our clients and their residents.

Danny Ingoldsby, Assistant Surveyor, explains why investment in social value and social enterprises matters in our latest blog.

Sandra Thomas discusses the care and consideration that is required to ensure staff remain happy in their role, and how communication is key during the process.