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Benefits
Benefits
Great people deserve great rewards, not least the chance to share in our overall success.
We offer competitive salary packages, and the chance to benefit from the success of the business through our profit share schemes. We expect our people to enjoy working hard, so we actively encourage them to enjoy their time outside of work too. Social events have included nights out, a running club, cricket, rowing, rounders, hockey, summer parties and team events.
Here are some more benefits of working at Bidwells:
Better Health
- Private healthcare with Bupa
- Annual contribution towards dental, optical and alternative therapies
- 24 hour virtual GP access
- Discounted gym & health club memberships
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal health and wellbeing initiative – Bwell
- Confidential support helpline with access to free counselling for employees and their household members
- Access to discounted dental, critical illness cover and Nuffield Health assessments
Better Work-Life Balance
- Agile working
- Enhanced holiday allowance – Including bank holidays off & your birthday
- Option to purchase up to 5 days additional holiday each year
- Winter shutdown between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working requests considered from day one
Better Finances
- Pension with contributions matched up to 8%
- Group income protection and life assurance
- Access to discounted will writing service
- Tech & Home Purchasing Scheme
- Childcare deposit loan to support with the cost of upfront childcare fees
- Perks at Work – Discounts for online & instore retailers
- Travel loan
- Firm wide performance based bonus scheme
Better Perks
- Subsidised onsite café (Cambridge only)
- Enhanced recognition for length of service
- 2 days volunteering entitlement per year
- Smartphone (role dependant)
- Social events – Team away days, summer and Christmas parties
- State of the art offices and working environment – On site showers, electric car charging points, refreshments and feminine care products
- Give as you earn scheme
- Electric & Hybrid Car Scheme
- Company car / car allowance (dependent on role)
Better Family Friendly Leave
- Enhanced maternity leave - You’ll receive the first 12 weeks of leave at 100% of your contractual base salary and the following 4 weeks at 50% of your contractual base salary
- Enhanced shared parental leave - You’ll have the chance to share up to 37 weeks of paid leave between you and your partner. You’ll receive 100% of your contractual base salary for weeks 3 – 12 of the shared leave period and 50% of your contractual base salary for weeks 13 – 16
- Enhanced adoption & surrogacy leave – You’ll receive 100% of your contractual base salary for the first 12 weeks and 50% of your contractual base salary for the next 4 weeks
- Fertility leave - You’ll receive 1-week paid leave per treatment cycle (for up to a maximum of 3 cycles) and 2 days paid leave if you are supporting a partner undergoing fertility treatment. Please note this policy is applicable to employees with at least 1 years’ service
- Pregnancy loss policy - We’re committed to supporting employees who suffer the loss of a pregnancy and offer up to 2 weeks paid leave following the loss of a pregnancy (this is available for both parents, including those with a surrogate mother)
- Menopause & menstruation support policy
- Neonatal Leave - You’ll be entitled to up to 12 weeks neonatal leave to care for your baby if they are sadly unwell
- Carers Leave - You’ll have up to 15 hours per year paid carers leave should you need it
Better Career
- Paid professional memberships
- On the job training and conferences
- Mentorship programme
- Lunch and learn (CPD programme)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Graduate, Apprenticeship and Degree Apprenticeship programme
- ‘Bidwells Buddy’ scheme
Take a look at our benefits brochure...
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