Support and benefits
Employee assistance programme providing free counselling, support and expert advice on personal, financial and legal challenges.
We also offer:
- Access to the Wellbeing Hub: 1-1 wellbeing sessions from psychological, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
- Annual eye test vouchers
- Occupational health service
- Generous annual leave starting at 24 Days and rising to 32 Days plus 8 UK Public Holidays and 3 days additional leave days during the Christmas period.
- Paid leave for sickness and other special provisions
- Family friendly leave policy (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Flexible working policy
- Excellent transport links
- Oyster card/parking permit for business use.
- Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits
- Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme
- Local Authority pension.
Family leave entitlement
| Leave Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Maternity Leave | Newham Council provides up to 52 weeks of maternity leave for a new mother. The first 6 weeks are paid at 90% of pay, followed by 24 weeks at 50% of pay and 9 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay. The final 13 weeks are unpaid. Some of this leave may be shared with the father or partner under the Shared Parental Leave provisions. |
| Paternity Leave | Paternity leave allows up to 10 days' paid leave for new fathers who are caring for a newborn child or supporting the mother who is caring for a child, including children newly placed for adoption. It is also available to support the adopter. |
| Parental Leave | Parental leave is a right to take time off work to look after a child. It can be used to spend more time with children and help balance work and family commitments. Up to 18 weeks per child can be taken as short or extended periods of leave. This leave is unpaid. |
| Shared Parental Leave | Shared Parental Leave enables eligible parents to share the care of their child during the first year following birth or adoption. It provides greater flexibility for parents to decide how best to care for and bond with their child. Eligible employees have a statutory right to take Shared Parental Leave. |
| Adoption Leave | Adoption leave mirrors maternity leave and allows up to 52 weeks of leave, with equivalent pay provisions. Leave may also be shared under Shared Parental Leave arrangements, and the adopter's partner may qualify for Parental Leave. |
