Benefits
As you would expect from an organisation of our size and reputation, we offer a very attractive and competitive benefits package to our employees, with a big emphasis on family-friendly policies and work-life balance. We listen to what people want and regard as most important, always ready to bring new ideas and more attractive benefits into the package. Recently, we have conducted an internal survey called the ‘Big Listen’. We heard what our people had to say, and we aim to deliver. Here’s a list of the benefits we offer:
- Basic salary
- Pension Scheme (EA contributes 15.5% of basic salary)
- Generous holiday contribution (grades 1-5 – 25 days, grades 5-7 – 27 days, increasing with service up to a maximum of 30 days leave per calendar year)
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Work/life balance
- Personal development
- Occupational health benefits, including counselling and advisory service
- Access to Care First advisory service
- Eye care service
- Flexible working policy
- Option of interest free loans for season tickets and/or bicycles and safety equipment
- Lease car scheme for selected roles
- Free car parking at many of the main Environment Agency offices
- Examination leave for approved studies (paid leave for the actual time taken to sit the exam plus one day’s paid revision leave per exam)
- Public duties leave (up to 18 days paid leave per year for public duties, including Justices of the Peace and School Governor)
- Special/Reserve Forces leave (up to 10 days paid leave per year for official training or exercises)
- Special Environmental Leave (up to two days paid leave per year for employees taking part in voluntary events with a clear environmental or charitable outcome
- Trade Union Representatives leave – reasonable paid time off to carry out trade union duties, activities and training
- Health and Safety Representatives leave
- Subsidised sports and social clubs
- Discounts at LivingWell health clubs
- Discounts at Bupa on Private Medical Cover (45% discount), Bupa Cash Plan (discounted rates) and Travel Cover (20% discount)
- Accor childcare vouchers scheme
- Discount on selected childcare products and nurseries
- A range of shopping and leisure benefits and discounts
- A range of finance and protection benefits and discounts
- A range of travel and transport benefits and discounts, including discounts on Haven holidays (up to 50% off), Capital World Travel and National Express Coaches
We believe very strongly in the value of well-motivated people with the right skills; that’s why we take the development of our people very seriously. We encourage everyone to gain the skills they need, and our best people are recognised and rewarded. We not only have professional training programmes for our own staff, but we have graduate schemes, which combine working for us and getting a professional qualification.
