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The benefits offered by Sky

By Jennifer Paterson 2nd June 2014 12:00 am 12th April 2017 11:57 am

As one of the UK’s biggest home entertainment and communications providers, Sky aims to keep its customers connected, via television, broadband and telephone. It keeps its employees connected through its benefits package.

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Pension

  • Trust-based defined contribution scheme.
  • Double-matched employer contributions to a maximum of 8%.
  • About 4,000 employees were auto-enrolled on 1 April 2013.

Healthcare

  • A healthcare trust, available to all staff.
  • Physiotherapy, which is in addition to the trust’s out-patient limit.
  • On-site physiotherapy at some locations.
  • An employee assistance programme.
  • Health screening.

Group risk

  • Group income protection (GIP) linked to the pension and is a percentage of salary for up to five years.
  • Pension members receive life assurance at four-times salary. Non-members receive two times salary.

Sky products

  • Sky World package, including access to free films and sports.
  • Free broadband.
  • Discounted telephone services.
  • Tablet and Sky TV purchase via a salary sacrifice arrangement.
  • Free access to Wi-Fi through The Cloud.

Other benefits

  • Retail vouchers.
  • Bikes-for-work scheme.
  • Childcare vouchers.
  • Recognition programme.
  • Sharesave scheme.
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  • Karl Whitaker 4th June 2014 at 5:31 pm

    Rather surprised the Group Income Protection scheme provides 2 x or 4 x salary. I can’t say I have heard of a provider prepared to cover to this level or are Sky self insuring?

    I am also not sure how this level of cover would leave a long term absentee with any compunction to return to work, which is often an important, albeit subjective, factor to consider for this benefit to work.

    Or is this Group Critical Illness or Group Life Assurance cover?

    Karl Whitaker
    Head of Group Risk

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  • Jennifer 5th June 2014 at 3:23 pm

    Thanks for flagging that up, Karl. The group risk details have now been clarified and amended in the copy.

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