Employee benefits

Employee benefits

We recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and want to make sure all our staff feel supported and appreciated. As an Surrey Heath Borough Council employee, there are a number of benefits you will get in addition to your salary.

Family and financial

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Health and wellbeing

  • private medical cover (a cash plan) to those employees with more than three years’ service 
  • subsidised gym membership at Places Leisure Camberley (external website)
  • Employee Assistance Programme (external link) which offers you and your family members access to information, advice and telephone counselling on a variety of personal and workplace issues
  • mental health first aiders
  • annual staff surveys, to seek feedback and understand how people are feeling about important topics at work
  • flexible working. For example, nine day fortnights, part-time and hybrid working
  • free eye tests with Specsavers
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Leave

  • minimum of 23 days' annual leave (pro rata for part time employees)
  • all statutory public holidays
  • two company holidays over the Christmas period
  • extra five days’ (pro rata) annual leave after five years’ local government continuous service
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