Do events need to be for all?

hoping someone can give guidance on what they currently do?

We are a nationwide company with a head office.

To build an engaged workforce and improve communication we want to hold a few events. These events would be a relatively cheap and be held in the working day, colleagues would also be expected to ensure their work is completed throughout the day, such as dressing up, or 'garden games'

These events would be based at Head Office and for Head Office Colleagues only.

The reason its head office only is based on the location of the field colleagues they would likely be unable (or unwilling) to attend, events at head office (distance on average is 2-3 hours but is 7 in some cases, and this would mean their work is unable to be completed due to traveling to the office. there would be no similar event for field colleagues due to their location from each other and the office.

if there was a singular huge event we would of course include all colleagues

do you foresee this being a huge issues for us with colleagues not being invited?

have any other businesses done this in the past?

am I concerned about an issue that is not there, as this happens for all those with national bases#?

Thank you all for your help

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  • Welcome to the communities

    Legally its fine

    The issue will be the risk of developing a "them and us" culture. HQ getting all the perks and the poor troops out in the field doing all the work.

    I would definitely make it clear everyone is welcome to attend and perhaps if field teams have quarterly meetings make sure these coincide. Of course most wont attend but that's less of an issue.

    As far as possible make the events inclusive so people in remote places "could" get involved - by dressing up etc and get them to send in pics . Most wont but again that's not the point.

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  • Welcome to the communities

    Legally its fine

    The issue will be the risk of developing a "them and us" culture. HQ getting all the perks and the poor troops out in the field doing all the work.

    I would definitely make it clear everyone is welcome to attend and perhaps if field teams have quarterly meetings make sure these coincide. Of course most wont attend but that's less of an issue.

    As far as possible make the events inclusive so people in remote places "could" get involved - by dressing up etc and get them to send in pics . Most wont but again that's not the point.

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