Entitlements

As a Dimensions employee, what am I entitled to?

Leave

Throughout your employment with us there are various types of leave you may be eligible to take:

24 – 30 annual leave days per year*
8 Bank Holidays per year*
Time Off In Lieu if appropriate and agreed with your manager
Dependants leave up to 6 days*
Bereavement/compassionate leave of between 3-5 days*
Up to 12 days time off for public duties depending on the contract of employment*
Paid study leave if agreed with line-manger in advance*

Please look at your contract of employment and the leave policy and procedure for further details.

Sickness

If you are absent from work due to sickness we offer a generous sick pay scheme*.

Pension

We offer a money purchase pension scheme. You have to put in a minimum of 3% of your pre-tax salary. In return we will be putting in a whopping 7%*!

Accident and Life Insurance

All employees are covered by personal accident insurance when they have completed a years service. All employees are also covered for personal life insurance, with a sum (of three or four times your salary) payable to your nominated person in the event of your death*.

Family Friendly Policies

We have a maternity policy which offers maternity pay above that required by law*. We also have adoption, paternity and parental leave policies. We have a flexible working policy which allows you to propose a change to your hours, days and place of work. All staff are entitled to request a change under this policy although carers or employees with a child under the age of six have additional legal rights*.

Recruitment incentives

We offer support staff an incentive to introduce suitable people to the organisation to fill vacancies. We will pay employees up to £150 for each candidate they introduce to us who secures a job and successfully completes their probationary period.

Long Service Award

If you stay employed with us for 5 years you will receive a £50 net payment with your salary. You will receive £50 each time you complete 5 years service with us*.

Expenses

The organisation will repay expenses for travelling and working away from your normal base of work as set out in the Business Expense policy*. Also, in order to encourage car sharing, we will pay you 2 pence for one passenger, per mile or 4 pence for 2 or more passengers,per mile.

Support

We provide access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which can be used to obtain information and advice on a wide variety of topics including family and marital issues, emotional problems, work, legal rights, financial issues, addictions, consumer advice and many
more.

(*The exact benefit you receive will depend on your length of service and the contract that you are employed under. Please check your contract and information on the intranet for more details. Remember - TUPE staff may have different entitlements.)