The benefits offered by BW:
Pension and protection
- Defined contribution (DC) group personal pension (GPP) scheme for all employees, with a 4% contribution from both the employer and the employee.
- Group income protection offered to all staff on an employer-paid basis.
- Critical illness insurance for all employees, which pays up to 75% of salary after three months until retirement or the individual's return to work full time.
- Death-in-service benefit of four-times salary.
Health and wellbeing
- Employer-funded private medical insurance for all employees, as well as their partners and children up to age 25.
- Employee assistance programme (EAP).
- Mental health first aiders.
- Mental health awareness training.
- Dental insurance available to all staff on an employer-paid basis.
- Health cash plan, which includes and eyecare and a physiotherapy benefit, available to all employees on an employer-paid basis.
Work-life balance
- Enhanced maternity policy of 18 weeks of leave at full pay, followed by 21 weeks at statutory maternity pay.
- Enhanced paternity leave of six weeks at full pay, to be taken within the child's first year.
- Flexible-working opportunities.
- Childcare vouchers scheme open to existing members, closed to new members.
- 28 days holiday.
Other benefits
- Voluntary benefits scheme offering retail discounts through an online platform.
- Bikes-for-work scheme.
- Weekly bring-your-dog-to-work day.
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Tynan Barton is a business journalist and has been writing in the employee benefits and HR field for over 15 years. She joined Employee Benefits in 2010 as reporter, and has been features editor since 2011.View full profile
