Staff Benefits

Southdown offers employees a range of benefits, as detailed below, click on the link to read further information about each benefit:

ADVICE & COUNSELLING SERVICE
ANNUAL LEAVE
CHILD CARE VOUCHERS
DISCOUNTS
MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
PENSION SCHEME
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

ADVICE & COUNSELLING SERVICE
An independent, confidential telephone service providing free practical advice and guidance is available to all staff.

ANNUAL LEAVE
Our annual leave year runs from April to March and increases with length of service.

BUPA
Cash Plan Benefit for all permanent staff which is designed to offset the cost of more frequent, regular, every-day health bills.

CHILD CARE VOUCHERS
By joining the scheme, Southdown staff can agree to replace part of their total remuneration package with childcare vouchers. These vouchers are exempt from income tax and NI contributions and therefore represent a saving for most staff who use them to purchase childcare.

DISCOUNTS
For on-line shopping, staff and their families can make use of a retail discount scheme - with exclusive discounts at many of the best UK major quality retailers (such as Currys, PC World, CD Wow, John Lewis). It is quick and simple to use and can be accessed from work or home.

MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE
All permanent female staff receive up to 52 weeks maternity leave, with time off for ante-natal appointments.

All staff whose partners have a baby are entitled to paternity leave plus three days birth support leave on full pay.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Southdown’s occupational health service is an independent, confidential health service. It is delivered by a team of health professionals who specialize in occupational medicine, the branch of medicine that deals with the relationship between work and your health.

Its aims are to :

• Enable the rehabilitation of employees returning to work following ill health.
• Assist employees to achieve good health by providing health advice and support.
• Prevent employees from becoming ill as a result of the work they do.

PENSION SCHEME
Southdown Housing Association offers an optional benefits package to employees. This comprises :

• A pension arrangement that you can join on starting your employment and to which Southdown Housing Association will contribute.
• A non-contributory life assurance scheme available on joining the pension scheme.
• A non-contributory sickness scheme available on joining the pension scheme.

These are valuable benefits designed to offer additional security for members of staff.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Southdown Housing Association is committed to providing a good standard of training for its staff and you would be encouraged to participate in appropriate training courses. The Association holds the Investor in People award which acknowledges the emphasis we place on staff learning and development.