Benefits
Information about the benefits available to you.
Last updated
20 May 2026
Benefits available to you
These include:
- annual leave of between 26 and 29 days
- flexible working considered
- excellent opportunities for continued professional development
- an excellent local government pension scheme (24.7 per cent of salary)
- an employee assistance programme offering 24/7 support for you and your family for a range of things, including mental wellbeing
- staff discounts
- career breaks
- active staff networks that meet regularly and provide support to employees
They are the:
- Black, Asian and Global Majority network
- Carers staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBTQ+ staff network
- Mental health staff network
- Neurodiversity staff network
- Women's staff network
We also have a range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives, including:
- pool cars - you can access a range of cars for your travel for work purposes
- discounted bus and train tickets (15% on peak and off-peak travel with Southern Rail)
- car benefit scheme where you can offset your salary in exchange for a brand-new car
- Cycle to Work scheme - a salary sacrifice scheme where you can get a bike for a healthy way to travel