The benefits offered by SAS Software

The workplace benefits offered by SAS Software:

Pension

• Defined contribution (DC) stakeholder plan for all employees as a core benefit.
• Employer contribution levels are 6.5% for up to two years' service, 10% for over two years.
• Minimum employee contribution of 2.5%.
• Employees with more than two years’ service can choose to reduce their employer contribution to 6.5% and take the difference as cash or add to their flex fund.
• Additional voluntary contributions (AVC) through flex.

Healthcare and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance (PMI) as a core benefit for employees only.
• Employees cover dependants through the flex scheme.
• Life assurance at four-times salary as a core benefit. Employees can trade down to two-times or up to 10-times salary through flex.
• Group income protection as a core benefit.
• Dental insurance through flex.
• Critical illness insurance for employees and their partners through flex.
• Health cash plans through flex.
• Gym membership through flex.
• Health screening through flex.

Travel

• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Bikes-for-work scheme.
• Travel insurance through flex.

Work-life balance

• 25 days of holiday. Employees can buy or sell up to five days a year through flex.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Informal work from home one day a week.
• Birthday given as holiday.
• Childcare vouchers scheme.

Other benefits

• Tastecard and Gourmet card through flex.
• Payroll giving through flex.
• Salary sacrifice gadget scheme.
• Shopping discount portal.
• Local discounts.
• Long service vouchers every five years.

Social activities and on-site services

• Free tea, coffee and juices.
• Subsidised restaurant at UK headquarters.
• Sports club, which runs an internal global football tournament.
• Photography club with studio for employees at the UK headquarters.
• Employee allotments at UK headquarters.
• Cricket club at UK headquarters.
• Football pitch at UK headquarters.
• Dry-cleaning service and personal post at UK headquarters.