Pension:
- Group personal pension (GPP) for all employees.
- Staff contribute a minimum of 2.5% to receive a 5% employer contribution.
Healthcare and wellbeing:
- Private medical insurance (PMI). The executive committee and senior management bands receive free family cover; all other employees have single-person cover with the option to add family members or change cover limits through its flexible benefits scheme.
- Voluntary dental scheme for all employees.
- Eyecare voucher scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
Group risk:
- Income protection (also known as permanent health insurance) with a five-year limited term for all employees.
- Critical illness insurance as a voluntary benefit.
Employee share schemes:
- Sharesave scheme.
- Share incentive plan.
Company car or cash for car option:
- Company cars and car allowances for senior positions or as the role requires.
Work-life balance/family-friendly:
- Flexible working.
- Additional maternity and paternity leave.
- Sabbatical policy.
- Great getaway: all-employee family fun day.
Holiday:
- 25 days minimum, rising to 30 days with 10 years’ service. Employees can buy up to five days’ holiday each year through flex.
Voluntary benefits scheme:
- Employee discount scheme.
Catering:
- Subsidised canteens on main sites.
- Subsidised cafe in main office.
Sports and social clubs:
- Social committee on each site.
- Sports clubs such as football teams and walking clubs.
Incentive pay/performance-related pay:
- All employees have some element of variable pay.
- Living wage-committed employer.
Interest-free loans:
- Travel loans.
- Hardship loans.
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
