To help you save and prepare for your retirement, we offer a contributory pension scheme, known as a group personal pension plan. This is open to you as soon as you start, and if you need further advice we have an independent pension advisor on hand to help.

The season ticket loan scheme gives you an interest free loan facility to buy a season ticket to use on public transport to and from work. This usually means you can make a significant saving on regular ticket prices.

If you choose to do your bit for the environment and your health by cycling to work, you can hire a bike and essential accessories like a helmet and save tax and NI on your monthly payments.

Balancing everyday life together with the requirements of work and home can create pressures for all of us. To assist you in achieving this balance, we have put an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) in place. This provides assistance on a wide range of topics including: tax advice, legal advice, caring responsibilities, medical issues, managing stress and anxiety, structured telephone counselling. Full details are available on our on-line magazine on joining.

In the event of your death, this benefit will pay three times your basic salary to the people you nominate to receive the money. This doesn’t just provide peace of mind, but can cancel out the need for separate life insurance. It is important that you complete an expression of wish form on joining.

Once you join us you’ll have access to free financial planning and referrals to mortgage and insurance brokers.

If you’re facing financial difficulty yourself, you can ask us to conduct a full review of your financial situation and give a recommendation based on your personal circumstances. This is a confidential service open to all our colleagues.