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Pension:

Trust-based defined contribution pension scheme, with the option to make contributions via a salary sacrifice arrangement available via flex

Contribution rates are set at 1%, 3%, 4% or 5%, which are doubled by the employer. Employees can pay more but employer contribution is capped at 10%

A number of legacy trust-based defined benefit schemes that are still open to future accrual

Hyde also offers staff a new individual savings account (Nisa)

Healthcare and wellbeing:

Private medical insurance as core for senior staff with further options available via flex. Offered as a flexible benefit for all other employees

Health cash plan

Health screening

Employee assistance programme

Occupational health

Gym membership

Dental insurance

Group risk:

Income protection

Life assurance

Critical illness insurance

Staff travel:

Company car scheme available as a core benefit for senior staff, with a car salary sacrifice scheme available through flex for all other staff

Season ticket loans for train travel and annual car parking tickets

Bikes for work

Family-friendly benefits:

Flexible working for all staff

Career breaks

Five days’ paid dependants leave

Five days’ paid special leave

Five days’ paid compassionate leave

Members of Employers for Carers, providing support for working carers

Options to add family members to benefits via flex

Childcare vouchers

Holiday:

Minimum of 26, 28 or 30 days dependent on employee grade. Employees are granted an additional day per year of service up to a maximum of 30 days

Employees also receive an additional five days leave in the year of their 10th year of service, and then again five years thereafter

Staff can also buy and sell up to five days holiday through flex

Other:

Employee volunteering

Incentive pay/performance-related pay – pay progression via performance-related pay with annual pay review linked to performance rating

Voluntary benefits such as discount vouchers

Mobile phones

Give as you earn

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