We’ve designed a benefits package that promotes wellbeing, rewards dedication and fuels your professional growth. The benefits of working for us range from flexible working options that respect your life outside work to enhanced learning and development opportunities that meet your career goals. We’ve chosen each benefit to help you thrive, engage and evolve.
Supporting your work-life balance
- Agile and flexible working – offering options to work remotely or from our hubs across Leeds, supporting a balanced and adaptable work life.
- Generous holiday allowance – 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with an additional 1.5 days off over the Christmas period to help you recharge.
- Flexible leave options – choose to buy extra annual leave or sell back unused days, giving you greater control over your time off.
- Car allowance – provided for roles that require regular travel.
- Fund for team socials – a budget for teams to get together and enjoy a range of activities, from casual lunch catch‑ups to group outings. This helps you build a strong team and have a bit of fun together.
- Monthly social fuddle – on the last working day of each month, everyone brings in a dish to share, giving you a delicious lunch, and a chance to mingle with colleagues from different teams.
- Enhanced leave policies – offering more than the legal minimum on shared, parental leave, maternity/paternity, adoption and bereavement policies to provide extra support during important times in your life.
- Code of Conduct and Challenging Behaviour policies – clear guidelines in place to ensure a respectful, safe, and supportive workplace for all colleagues.
- Healthcare plan – access to Health Shield. This allows you to claim back costs on everyday health and wellbeing expenses, with 24/7 GP access and online health assessments.
- Cycle to Work – we encourage cycling as it has a positive effect on the environment and wellbeing. We offer colleagues the opportunity to join the Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme.
Supporting your development
- Paid learning and development – access to funds for courses, workshops and certifications to advance your skills and career.
- Internal training – learn directly from experienced colleagues, with dedicated sessions designed to share their insights and help you develop your skills.
- In-house e‑learning platform – access on-demand courses and resources designed to support your continuous development.
- Job shadowing opportunities – spend time alongside colleagues in different teams to gain firsthand insights and broaden your skills.
- Mentoring – connect with experienced colleagues who act as mentors. They can offer guidance, feedback and support to help you navigate your career and reach your development goals.
- Regular 1:1s – scheduled check‑ins focused on your goals, challenges and development that align with our Colleague Circle of behaviours
- Career aspiration discussions – dedicated conversations to explore your long-term goals, identify growth opportunities, and create a clear path for your professional development
- Quarterly lunches and an annual conference – regular opportunities to come together, hear the latest business updates, share ideas, and connect with colleagues across the organisation.
- The Way We Work Group (TWWWG) and our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group – listen to and act on feedback from colleagues
- Colleague opinion surveys (Culture Index) – regular surveys that give you a voice to share your views, helping shape our culture and improve how we work together.
- Loyalty awards – celebrating long service, inclusion champions and Director’s Choice recognitions to acknowledge and thank colleagues who go above and beyond.
- Pension scheme – with salary sacrifice and matched contributions up to 10%, helping you plan for your future.
- Peer recognition – celebrate and recognise colleagues’ contributions through our in-house platform.
- Celebrating good news – we share and celebrate achievements, big and small, on our OnePlace intranet and Teams channels to keep positivity flowing across the organisation.
Investing in our people helps us to build a strong organisation to support the communities we serve. Our benefits are designed to support your growth and wellbeing, so together we can continue making a real difference.