Rewards and benefits

Our employees are the backbone of the CCT and we want to ensure they are valued and well rewarded.

We strive to offer our employees a Total Reward package and recognise that your salary is just one element of the employment package. We value each employee and the skills and experience they bring to the Trust, and so we have created a benefits package to encompass a range of benefits and leave options. We want to recognise and reward our people, but this isn’t solely financial. Therefore, we have a great Total Reward package that is regularly reviewed.

Financial:

Pay - We benchmark our salaries and offer a competitive salary to attract and retain great people. We reward performance enabling you to progress and have an annual salary review.

Pension Scheme – Our generous Civil Service pension arrangements provide a wide range of benefits for you and your family. The pension is a valuable part of the remuneration package we offer.

Season Ticket Loans – We offer interest-free season ticket loans.

Broadband Allowance – We offer a monthly broadband allowance for home workers.

Subscriptions to Professional Bodies – We reimburse professional and similar subscriptions that are relevant and essential to your duties.

Life Assurance – We offer life assurance through the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Upon death whilst in service, a Death in Service payment may be made according to the scheme rules. The payment is based on either 2 or 3 times your pensionable pay, depending on the pension scheme.

Leave and Work Life Balance:

Annual leave – You'll enjoy 27.5 days holiday a year (excluding bank holidays). This increases to 30 days after five years' service and 33 days after ten years. Your annual leave is pro-rata if your work part time.

Enhanced Maternity/ Adoption Pay – we offer a generous maternity/ adoption package that includes 26 weeks at full pay and 13 weeks at the rate of statutory maternity/ adoption pay (subject to length of service and other conditions).

Enhanced Paternity Leave – new parents may take up to 10 days paid paternity leave where your partner has recently given birth (subject to length of service).

Flexible Working Requests – we have a flexible working request policy allowing employees to request flexible working arrangements.

Personal Development:

Training Programmes – We encourage all staff to undertake training and we develop individual training plans for everyone.

Training & Development Loans – We offer interest-free loans to support training and development.

Continuing Professional Development Allowance – We offer all employees a £200 annual CPD allowance, this can be used to maintain and upskill your knowledge.

Wellbeing:

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – We provide our employees with access to a free and confidential EAP. Providing you with confidential practical help and counselling on a wide range of topics and issues to support you on all areas of daily life.

Eye Test – We will reimburse you for the cost your eye test up to £20 and may contribute an amount to your glasses.

Enhanced Sick Pay – We provide generous sick pay provisions.

Mental Health First Aiders – We recognise the importance of good mental health and wellbeing amongst our employees. We are committed to support our employees by providing support, resources and information to understand, improve and look after their own mental health whilst raising the awareness of supporting others. We have a group of staff who are trained Mental Health First Aiders, who will listen and provide support and advice to colleagues as required.

General:

Childcare vouchers – We offer childcare vouchers to help working parents, saving money on tax and national insurance.

Champing discount – Enjoy a 20% staff discount on Champing at CCT sites.