The benefits on offer at Sovereign Housing Association

The benefits offered by Sovereign Housing Association:

Pension and group risk

• A defined contribution (DC) salary sacrifice pension scheme for all employees, with employer-matched contributions up to a total of 12% (employee/employer).
• Life assurance for all employees at four times salary.

Healthcare and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, employer paid for all employees with the option to add dependants.
• Employee assistance programme, employer-paid for all employees.
• Virtual GP service, employer-paid for all employees.
• Wellbeing portal and wellbeing app.
• Occupational health service.
• Mental Health First Aider support.
• Health cash plan, voluntary benefit, employee paid.
• Dental insurance, voluntary benefit, employee paid.
• Critical illness insurance, voluntary benefit, employee paid.
• Access to gym discounts through flexible benefits portal.

Holidays

• 25 days of annual leave, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days.
• Employees can buy up or sell up to five days of leave.
• Long service awards: an additional day off given for five years, £500 at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years.

Other benefits

• Flexible benefits allowance for all employees.
• Bikes-for-work scheme.
• Voluntary benefits scheme with access to retail discounts and vouchers.
• Flexible working.
• Onsite café at head office and self-service kitchen areas in all offices with access to free tea, coffee and squash.
• Discretionary company bonus based on meeting financial and customer service key performance indicators.
• Technology loan scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Payroll giving scheme.

Employee recognition

An online recognition platform available all year that includes:

• Peer-to-peer recognition through a range of e-cards which are based on company core values.
• Manager instant monetary awards consisting of bronze, silver and gold retaile voucher awards. Each level has set criteria for going above and beyond day-to-day role.
• Quarterly awards.
• Ideas recognition scheme.