Pension and group risk
- Trust-based defined contribution pension with 12% employer, 3% employee minimum contributions.
- Additional voluntary contributions.
- Group income protection benefit that pays 75% up to state retirement age.
- Life assurance at 10-times salary.
- Private medical insurance (PMI), subsidised for all employees. Employees pay £30 per month for individual cover and up to £80 per month for family.
- Health screening for all employees, employer-paid.
- Access to mental health first aiders and physical health first aiders.
- Occupational health.
- Early intervention schemes.
- Employee assistance programme (EAP).
- Free fruit.
- Free onsite gym.
- Focus groups working on: personal development, career pathways, coaching and mentoring, management and psychological safety, communication, employee voice, diversity and inclusion and gender pay gap.
- £25 funded eye test.
- Denplan through salary sacrifice.
Company car
- For specific functions and senior positions. Employer-paid, but employee can fund up to 10% if it means added affordability, for example a tax efficient electric vehicle.
- Free charging for all electric vehicles in the Cardiff office.
Work-life balance or family-friendly policies
- Childcare vouchers.
- Childcare allowance of £4.44 per day, per child.
- Maternity and paternity leave and shared leave policy of 18 weeks’ pay and up to a year leave.
- Hybrid working: three days in the office, two working from home and more flexibility for some roles, mainly IT-related.
- Flexi-time: employees can work within core times and carry over two or subtract two days per month.
- Voluntary change of contract (VCC): additional leave in school holidays or across the year to cater for childcare or caring responsibilities.
Holidays
- 27.5 days on joining, rising after five years and 10 years, up to a maximum of an additional five days after 15 years service.
- Can buy or sell five days holiday per annum.
Canteen and catering
- Half-price staff restaurant and vouchers for regional offices.
Sport and social clubs
- In-house wellbeing suite including gym, yoga studio, wellbeing room.
- Subsidies and contributions to yoga, table tennis, squash, football teams, cycle-to-work days, and more.
- Summer parties, Christmas Parties, children’s Christmas Parties, employee Christmas Choir, celebrating events such as the Queen’s Jubilee, major sporting or historic events shown in the business suite.
- Reduced price theatre tickets.
- Sponsorships: chosen charity of the year, Velindre this year, employee children’s football teams and more.
Employee recognition scheme
- Quarterly peer recognition with a £500 reward for those recognised.
Incentive pay or performance-related pay
- Variable pay schemes: minimum of the higher of either 7.5% of pay or £2,100 on-target earnings (OTE). Performance-related pay is paid via a matrix and depending on salary and end of year review rating could add between another 0.5% to 9% onto base pay increases.
Other benefits
- Cost-of-living payments: £1,600 flat rate for all employees in 2022, and £2,000 flat rate for all employees in 2023.
- Bikes-for-work scheme.
- Discounted retail vouchers.