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Benefits

Benefits

We want team members to have a healthy work/life balance and recognise our responsibility in making sure this happens.

Your wellbeing

Employee wellbeing is woven through everything we do.

  • Employee Assistance Programme offering physical, mental and financial health and wellbeing services including 24/7 remote GP access, helpline, physiotherapy, face-to-face counselling and much more.
  • Regular Pilates, circuit training and access to our fitness studio facilities.
  • Private medical insurance option which includes optical and dental cover for employees and family members.
  • Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Discounts at neighbouring gyms.
  • Free eye tests.
  • Wellbeing support champions, first aiders and support structures.
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Your future

  • Pension scheme, with a minimum employer contribution of 5%.
  • Salary exchange scheme with 50% of the employer National Insurance savings passed onto the employee.
  • Life assurance scheme equivalent to 4x salary.
  • Income protection scheme covering illness or injury.
  • Real Living Wage as a minimum to all employees.
  • Benefits portal allowing you to take control of your benefits.
  • Learning Hub to develop and enhance skills.
  • Full subscription to LinkedIn Learning. 
  • Attendance at webinars and conferences to develop professionally and personally.
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Your time away

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. 
  • Additional day awarded for each full year of service up to a maximum of 5 extra days.
  • Additional holiday awards at 10, 20, 30 and 40 years service milestones.
  • Option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave each year.
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave as well as compassionate and dependents leave.
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Your working week

  • Standard 37 hour working week with flexible working arrangements where possible.
  • Hybrid working for applicable roles where possible (currently three days in the office and two days working at home).
  • Pool cars for employees that are required to travel as part of their role.
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Accessibility

The Yorkshire Cancer Research centre has been designed with accessibility in mind. It is wheelchair accessible and we have accessible gender-neutral toilets and changing rooms, a lift to all floors, a hearing loop on reception and disabled parking outside the front door.

  • Free car parking within close proximity of our Head Office.
  • Quiet/prayer room.
  • Access to quiet working spaces and/or quiet desks.
  • Access to assistive technologies.
  • Choice of desks including sit/stand desks, desks consisting of either one or two monitors, and the specific allocation of a desk if required.
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