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Employee benefits
Employee benefits
We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and want to make sure all our staff feel supported and appreciated. As a Surrey Heath Borough Council employee, there are a number of benefits you will get in addition to your salary.
Family and financial
- competitive salary. View our pay policy statement on our data transparency webpage.
- a generous employer pension scheme. Watch video on the Local Government Pension Scheme (external link).
- Cycle to Work Scheme. Find out more on the Green Commute Initiative website (external link).
- Discounts including travel, shopping, restaurants, days out via our online provider
- one professional membership fee paid
- free parking
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Health and wellbeing
- private medical cover (a cash plan) to those employees with more than three years’ service with Surrey Heath Borough Council
- subsidised gym membership at Places Leisure Camberley (external website)
- Employee Assistance Programme (external link) which offers you and your family members access to information, advice and telephone counselling on a variety of personal and workplace issues
- mental health first aiders
- annual staff surveys, to seek feedback and understand how people are feeling about important topics at work
- flexible working. For example, nine day fortnights, part-time and hybrid working
- free eye tests with Specsavers
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Leave
- minimum of 23 days' annual leave (pro rata for part time employees)
- all statutory public holidays
- three company holidays over the Christmas period
- extra five days’ (pro rata) annual leave after five years’ local government continuous service
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