We value our colleagues, so offer a wide range of benefits.
This is our way of saying thanks to our colleagues for their hard work serving our residents.
Annual flu vaccinations
Offered to all employees who can use a voucher at Boots Pharmacy or see a visiting nurse.
Bereavement support
This service will provide emotional support to come to terms with the loss and understand the grieving process and provide you with practical support.
Bike2Work scheme
A salary sacrifice scheme enabling colleagues to purchase a bike up to the value of £1,000 (available upon successful probation).
Annual leave
As well as being entitled to up to 26 days of Annual Leave, you can also choose when to take your bank holiday at a time when it suits you.
Annual leave buyback
Colleagues can buy or sell a maximum of one working week in an annual leave year subject to certain conditions.
Car leasing scheme
Through tuskercars.com using salary sacrifice (This is available upon successful probation).
Charity match funding
We'll match fund the money raised by colleagues for registered charities that align with our values, up to a maximum value of £500 per fundraising event.
Development payment
A one-off reward of up to £300 if colleague study for and achieve a relevant external professional qualification.
Employee assistance
24 hour confidential counselling service that can be accessed via Simply Health or PerkBox.
Enhanced leave
For maternity, paternity, adoption pay and share parental leave. Pay above the Statutory basic amount.
Flexible working hours
We offer flexible, compressed hours so you can have additional days off, and hybrid working to work from home a few days a week.
Free VDU test
We offer a free eye test and a contribution to the cost of glasses with an approved supplier (Conditions apply).
Health cash plan
No cost to the employee except if you choose to upgrade and add additional members to the plan.
Help with childcare costs
More information can be found on the government's website about potential tax-free childcare or 30 hours of free childcare.
Life assurance
If you're a member of a pension scheme, in the event of your death whilst employed, your chosen beneficiary would receive a payment. Amounts would depend on certain criteria.
Long service awards
Love to shop vouchers plus an extra day’s leave to be taken that year
Whistle blowing scheme
A service where colleagues can report any concerns that they have confidentially and anonymously via a hotline service which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Perkbox
Discount scheme for colleagues including high street shops, cinemas, airport parking and hotels and many, many more.
Professional subscriptions
Reimbursement of the full cost of a colleagues individual annual subscription to a relevant body on production of a receipt, one subscription per colleague per year.
Season ticket loans
0% loan for the cost of a season ticket for bus and train travel which is deducted from salary over a 10 month period.
Volunteering
Colleagues can apply to take up to a maximum of 3 days (21 hours) paid volunteering per annum, pro rata for part time colleagues.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing champions plan activities throughout the year at each office e.g. fitness classes, walking clubs, meditation sessions and much more.
Working from home allowance
A payment of £15 per month will be made as part of monthly salaries to colleagues who work from home.
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Employee Benefits 2024
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