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Staff Benefits
We aim to be a progressive employer, committed to maintaining and seeking ways of improving the terms and conditions of staff. We offer an excellent range of benefits:-

Work and Life Balance

  • Liberal flexible working hours arrangements
  • 30 days annual leave plus 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
  • Emergency leave/special leave
  • Contractual maternity leave and pay arrangements
  • Contractual adoption leave and pay arrangements
  • Paid paternity leave
  • Child care vouchers
  • Personal internet access during lunch breaks and before and after work
  • Healthy Living and Well-being Scheme
  • Use of crèche

Conditions

  • Competitive salary
  • Guaranteed pay progression to the salary maximum for satisfactory performers
  • Special bonus scheme
  • Enhanced overtime payments
  • Final salary pension scheme (including life assurance)
  • Certain interest-free loans
  • Paid professional subscriptions
  • Staff discount in Parliament shop

Health and Welfare

  • Onsite drop-in service for nurse and doctor
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Health promotion programmes (eg healthy eating, lifestyle and health checks, healthy heart)
  • Health awareness seminars
  • Free flu vaccinations
  • Occupational sick pay scheme
  • Corporate membership of certain health clubs

Learning

  • Learning centre
  • Support for further education