Annual leave
The annual leave year runs from 1 April to 31
March for employees on APT&C, Youth and Community and Soulbury
conditions of service. Those employees on Post FE Conditions of
Service the annual leave year runs from 1 September to 31
August.
Basic annual leave entitlements are detailed
below and will be reduced on a pro rata basis for part time
working:
| Conditions of Service |
Basic |
+5 years’ service |
| APT&C Grades 1-5 |
23 days |
28 days |
| APT&C Grades 6-8 |
25 days |
30 days |
| APT&C Grades 9-10 |
28 days |
33 days |
| Youth & Community |
32 days |
37 days |
| Soulbury |
28 days |
33 days |
In addition, there are 8 statutory holidays:
New Years’ Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank
Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Previous service in Local Government and
certain other related employment (as covered by the redundancy
Modification Orders) may be counted as continuous for the purposes
of annual leave, sickness, maternity and so on.
Car allowances
Some posts are eligible for car park passes and/or car
allowance/mileage for business use.
Childcare voucher scheme/childcare
information
We operate a childcare voucher scheme. Further details are
available to new appointees upon request. Should you require
information relating to childcare provision you should contact the
Family Information Service.
Hours of work
The normal office hours for most full-time posts are 37 hours a
week, usually worked 8.30 am to 4.45 pm with 51 minutes unpaid for
lunch, Monday to Friday. However, a large number of posts work
within the flexi-time or work life balance schemes where hours are
worked in accordance with the needs of the service and within
agreed limits to allow for personal circumstances.
Job sharing
A job sharing scheme is in operation, allowing applicants to
apply for all full time posts (unless the advertisement states
otherwise) on the basis that they wish to job share on a half post
basis.
Learning and development
We support the learning and development of employees at every
level, providing where possible access to relevant qualification
and non-qualification training that may include day-release and/or
payment of course fees. We also operate a performance and
development review scheme to give every employee and manager the
opportunity to have and give feedback about their jobs, how these
are undertaken and to identify learning needs.
Parental leave
Maternity leave
In addition to the statutory provisions,
maternity leave and pay are granted to those employees wishing to
return to their own job after maternity.
Paternity leave
The Council operates a scheme for partner support during the
period of maternity leave.
Pension
Employees automatically become a member of the Local Government
Pension scheme unless they make an election to the contrary.
Deductions are made at a contribution of 6% of basic salary, plus a
contribution from the employer.
Relocation allowances
Relocation Allowances are available in appropriate
circumstances, including legal and agents fees and removal expenses
subject to limits, which are reviewed from time to time.
Salary/wage
For monthly paid employees salary is paid by
direct credit into your bank or building society account on the
15th of every month, two weeks in arrears and two weeks in advance.
Where the 15th falls on a Saturday or Sunday you will be paid on
the preceding Friday.
Weekly paid employees are ordinarily paid on the Thursday of
each week by Direct Credit into you bank or building society. The
pay week runs from Thursday to Wednesday.
Work life balance
Many Services operate a work life balance scheme, enabling staff
to adopt a more ‘employee friendly’, flexible method of working,
whilst maintaining high standards of service provision. The
aim is to give staff more responsibility for balancing their work
with their home, family and social needs and at the same time,
secure improvements in service delivery relating to attendance and
productivity.