Domino's Partners Foundation
We care about our amazing Team Members and know that without their brilliance we couldn’t continue to deliver for our customers. We also know that everyone can experience tough times in life, and sometimes people may not have someone they can turn to for support. That’s why, at the height of the first COVID-19 lockdown, we announced the launch of Domino’s Partners Foundation UK & Ireland, to support our Colleagues who may have been experiencing short or long-term financial difficulty as a result.
Now, in a post-COVID world, the Foundation continues its hard work to provide aid to colleagues who may be experiencing personal hardship or are in need of financial assistance.
The Partners Foundation is there for everyone within the Domino’s family – whether you’re a store Team Member who makes, bakes or delivers the pizza, a Supply Chain Colleague who produces our fresh dough and delivers it to stores, or one of our Head Office team supporting the stores.
How the foundation works
The Partners Foundation also exists in other Domino’s markets around the world, including America and Australia. The launch in the UK and Ireland was inspired by caring colleagues, team members and Franchise Partners, who felt strongly about “taking care of our own”.
Our mission is simple - to support our people when they are experiencing difficult financial times in life, that are created by events outside of their own control. We aim to take care of the immediate financial challenge that they are facing, allowing them to step back onto the ladder of normality again, and do this by providing grants – not loans.
Grants are available for colleagues going through challenging times after incidents such as:
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Bereavement in immediate family
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Natural disasters (fire or flood)
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Crime-related instances
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Exceptional medical or dental situations (not covered by the NHS)
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Household emergencies
In all cases, we aim to make the payment to a service provider or organisation who is or has been supporting our Team Member.
The Foundation is an independent entity and was granted charity status in November 2020. It is overseen by a ten-person Board of Trustees made up of Franchise Partners and Domino’s colleagues.
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How the foundation is funded
We believe in the cause so much that Domino’s Pizza Group, as a company, contributed an initial £250,000 to the fund. Additionally, former CEO, Dominic Paul, along with Chairman, Matt Shattock, and all other Domino’s Board members donated 20% of their net salaries for three months after the launch.
Non-Executive Director Usman Nabi has also made a contribution of £100,000 on behalf of Browning West LP.
At Domino’s we regularly fundraise for Partners Foundation through exciting charity events such as auctions. Because this is a Foundation created by Domino’s people, for Domino’s people, our colleagues and Franchise Partners are also able to contribute to the fund via a voluntary payroll giving scheme.
Partners foundation in action
When one of our colleagues was kept in hospital for several months due to serious ill health, the Domino’s UK & Ireland Partners Foundation stepped in to support his family. The grant covered three months of rent payments, alleviating some of the financial pressure and allowing them to put their focus on something more important - getting him better.
Looking to the future
We will continue to promote awareness of the Partners Foundation across all teams and audiences to further increase grant applications, simplify and digitalise the grant application process, and provide ongoing training for the Trustees of the Partners Foundation to further develop their understanding of their role.
Should you have any queries regarding the Domino’s Partners Foundation, or for colleagues looking for information on how to apply for a grant, please contact the team by emailing us at: PartnersFoundation@dominos.co.uk