Benefits
The following benefits apply to RBG Kew and not RBG Kew Enterprises or RBG Kew Enterprises (Foundation).
Annual Leave Entitlement for staff working a full time standard week (36 hours across 5 days) is 30 days, excluding bank holidays, on entry rising to a maximum of 33 days after 5 years service. Entitlement for staff who works a non standard week (e.g. part-time, condensed hours, annualised hours) is calculated in hours on a pro rata basis. Family Friendly RBG Kew supports its employees in achieving a work-life balance and we have a range of schemes and policies in place to support well-being and wider needs: • Flexi-time system: RBG Kew operates flexible working hours subject to the operational needs of the business and Head of Department agreement. • Generous and comprehensive family friendly policies: maternity, paternity and adoption leave, career break. • Employee Assistance Programme: The Employee Assistance Programme offers advice and counselling via a confidential phone line and an extensive website with help sheets. Advice subjects include everything from addictions to work-life balance. • Family pass: RBG Kew Enterprises employees are entitled to free admission to the Gardens at Kew and Wakehurst for two accompanying adults and two children on presentation of their staff pass. • Civil Service Sports Club (CSSC): Employment at Kew provides the opportunity to join CSSC, a not for profit organisation aimed at public sector workers positively promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace. CSSC aims to help you to have fun, get active, try out new hobbies or activities and experience the great diversity of the Civil Service. CSSC organise hundreds of events, activities and special offers for you every year. • Vodafone Employee scheme: RBG Kew Enterprises member of staff and up to 5 of their family and friends are entitled to a discount on any vodafone tariff. Pension Benefits RBG Kew offer a Group Personal Pension Scheme through Royal London, with an employer contribution of 8% of salary. This is a non-contributory unless you decide to make a voluntary contribution as a % of salary. If you do decide to make a contribution, RBG Kew will match your contribution up to a further 2%, making the total possible employer contribution 10%.
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