Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
We offer a comprehensive total rewards package for our staff, consisting of competitive pay, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and more.
We want North Yorkshire to be an even better place for everyone to live, work or visit. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package for our staff, consisting of competitive pay, generous annual leave, employee assistance programme and more. We also offer various benefits via salary sacrifice, providing tax and national insurance savings of up to 40%. This information relates to total rewards under National Joint Council terms and conditions. Variances apply for Soulbury and Joint Negotiating Committee staff. Staff on teachers’ terms and conditions have different benefits.
Our rewards include:
We offer market-competitive pay with annual incremental progression based on good performance. Pay levels are set using recognised job evaluation schemes, providing fairness and transparency in pay decisions. We offer unsocial hours payments for staff working regular weekends, nights and on call. We have various ways of rewarding exceptional performance:
The Everybody Benefits platform gives you access to many moneysaving offers and discounts at local and national retailers. Discounts and savings available include supermarkets, high street and online stores, electronics, travel, dining out, gifts, health and beauty. You can also access local gym memberships at a discount, across the county.
Employees are contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme, one of the few remaining defined-benefit pension schemes in the UK. There are many benefits to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which include:
There is also the opportunity to boost retirement savings through the Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions scheme. It is a shared cost arrangement, meaning both you and North Yorkshire Council contribute into your AVC fund, through a salary sacrifice agreement. The amount you contribute is up to you.
As a large employer, we are able to offer a wide variety of career pathways for employees. With more than 200 vacancies across schools and services (on average) advertised at any one time, there are a wealth of opportunities for career development along many different pathways in the organisation. We offer 1 paid development day to further your career within the council, as well as study leave opportunities.
We provide a range of high quality training, learning and development interventions, linked to council priorities, which challenge and stimulate learners. We offer training online, in the classroom, via webinars, job shadowing, coaching and mentoring. And your professional registration fees will be reimbursed if membership is essential to your role.
Employees have open access in their own time to a suite of resources; watch & go videos, pocket books, learning guides, video clips; audio clips etc.
You can also take advantage of a special home-use licence for Microsoft Office 2013, to help you become familiar with the software. We have worked with Microsoft to provide access to the Office Professional suite of products at a substantially reduced price of around £10.
You can also take advantage of a special home-use licence for Microsoft Office, to help you become familiar with the software. We have worked with Microsoft to provide access to the Office Professional suite of products at a substantially reduced price.
Should you need to commute on public transport, we offer an interest free season ticket loan so you can spread the cost. For driving, why not consider a low emission fuel efficient salary sacrifice car or link in with a colleague through the car sharing scheme?
If you need to re-locate or fancy moving to beautiful North Yorkshire, our comprehensive relocation scheme offers expensed relocation up to £8,000, subject to eligibility. Should you require support for a property bond, rent or mortgage deposit, an accommodation loan will provide up to £1500 to support eligible employees.
The following benefits involve a series of deductions from your pay before tax, providing you with savings through reduced tax and national insurance and in some cases, pension.
Drive a brand-new low emissions car in return for monthly salary deductions. Insurance, servicing and road tax is covered - just add fuel!
Cycle to work provides a range of suppliers for bicycles, equipment and accessories, whilst helping save up to 43% through salary sacrifice arrangement.
Update your consumer technology and spread the cost and take advantage of savings on national insurance with the very best on offer from major manufacturers. Operates on windows throughout the year.
Spread the cost of qualifications related to your career through monthly payments from salary.
We recognise that in order to provide services across such a broad geographical area, the need to drive for work is important to many jobs. There are a number of benefits the council has in place for staff to access discounts for driving – these are not only restricted to work, but also for personal driving benefit:
Liftshare enables car sharing for staff to travel to work and to appointments. It provides the platform to help people who make the same journeys together save money on commuting and business travel.
Enjoy holiday entitlement starting at 28 days (plus public holidays) rising to 34 days per year with 5 years continued service. Up to 10 days extra leave can be purchased at any time. Extended unpaid leave is available for career breaks subject to business needs.
Maternity and adoption leave is available for up to 52 weeks with occupational or statutory pay dependent on length of service. Foster carers are eligible for an extra 5 days of paid leave in the first year and 2 days in successive years. Unpaid leave is available for a variety of situations. Shared parental leave and pay is available for parents within the first year of the birth or adoption. Up to 10 days compassionate leave is also available.
Staff can benefit from a whole range of health and wellbeing resources, including a free individual online health assessment, along with nutrition, exercise and fitness advice and resources. Free and confidential counselling services are available and able to support through a wide range of issues. Health and wellbeing works on feedback from you, via our intranet forum to deliver health and wellbeing information, and workplace events. Employees can also access a Health Cash Plan through their employee benefits, which enables them to claim back cash for everyday healthcare costs.
Employees, who may be under financial strain, have support available via Salary Finance which is part of the employee benefits offer. Salary Finance have some helpful tools and budgeting tips to support financial wellbeing including:
North Yorkshire Council is committed to employee health, safety, care and welfare and as part of this has developed a scheme for the reimbursement of the cost of eyesight tests and spectacles (if necessary) for users of display screen equipment (DSE) and staff requiring glasses for their work activities.
This scheme can be utilised either through a Specsavers Optical Care Voucher or at a local optician.
Flexible working is available in many roles, subject to business needs and requirements. You may be able to participate in a flexi-time scheme, home/hybrid working or vary start/finish times.
At North Yorkshire Council, we believe in the importance and intrinsic value of a diverse and inclusive workplace, and of centring the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the work we do in the community. Learn more about this in our equality and diversity section.
Staff wellbeing and sense of inclusion is essential for our success as a council, and Employee Networks are a fundamental part in ensuring staff, particularly those who are from communities that are underrepresented and/or tend to face increased barriers within the workplace, feel safe and supported to share their experiences, and empowered to create change. Each group is sponsored by a member of senior management.
Current employee networks include:
We offer the best in modern technology to enable you to do your job well whether from home or the office. Most buildings across the county have WiFi for quick and easy connectivity. Depending on location there are catering facilities and free car parking. People can keep in touch using teams, through staff forums via the intranet and in groups on yammer. Communication is key here - the Chief Executive keeps staff up to date on what’s happening via a fortnightly message and welcomes feedback from all staff.
Job evaluation does not apply to staff on Soulbury terms and conditions and annual leave entitlements differ. For further information please contact us.