Reading time: 4 minsWe believe it is possible to create a working environment that presents challenge and growth while helping people be themselves at work and live healthy, balanced, purposeful lives.
We want to enable our people to work flexibly and remotely and to support their wider responsibilities through every stage of their life and career. When things do go wrong, we are fully committed to offering assistance and providing access to professional advice.
We will continue to adapt ensuring the lessons and opportunities arising from the Coronavirus pandemic shape our future.
Your environment, your career
This will mean greater flexibility in our working practices, better use of technology, better work life balance and lower carbon emissions and impact on the environment. We have invested heavily over a number of years to ensure that people can work safely and have the best training and equipment to keep them from harm, even in challenging working environments.
Today many of our people tell us that working for the Environment Agency is highly rewarding as they directly contribute to the wider wellbeing of our nation. We strive to ensure that working here will be life enhancing.
We are a gold MIND workplace wellbeing index employer and want our people to ‘Be kind, stay safe and grow.’ We know that everyone needs a little help and support from time to time. Our wealth of wellbeing resources in our “Life Pod” covers everything you need to help both in work and home life. There’s the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks, use our listening service of over 200 wellbeing supporters and take advantage of our wellbeing app – all of which help you balance your working, home life and development.
Core benefits
Basic salary
Based on skills and experience, in which salary ranges are subject to review each year as part of the pay award.
Pension scheme
The Environment Agency offers a fantastic pension scheme for employees. As part of the Local Government Pension Scheme, you will receive a secure pension income, that’s not based on share prices or stock market fluctuations. The Environment Agency contributes 19% of your pay, with your own contributions ranging between 5.5% and 12.5%, depending on your own pay. You receive tax relief on this contribution, reducing the cost. We also include generous benefits to protect your loved ones. We ensure that your contributions are responsibly invested and managed through the Environment Agency Pension Fund. See more info at www.eapf.org.uk.
Holidays
Annual holiday entitlement starting at 25 days plus statutory bank holidays (pro-rata for flexible workers). We also offer up to two days paid environmental outcome days each year allowing you the opportunity to give back to the environment. Some examples of outcome days we have done are; beach cleans, habitat restoration and outreach with schools and universities.
Enhanced statutory policies
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave, and sickness absence provisions.
Work/life balance
Flexible working
At the Environment Agency we believe it is possible to create a working environment that presents challenge and growth while helping people be themselves at work and live healthy, balanced, purposeful lives. We want to foster an inclusive working culture where colleagues can work flexibly to support their wider responsibilities through every stage of their life and career. We seek to maximise flexibility in where and when you work, whilst meeting the place-based needs of customers and the environment. We offer flexible working patterns including job share, term time, compressed hours and flexi time scheme. We have option to work flexibly and build up flexi-time credit which allows you take up to 15 additional days leave each year. The use of flexi time schemes is at the discretion of management and subject to business needs.
Travel & transport
A range of travel and transport benefits. Discounts via a variety of holiday providers.
Shopping & leisure
A variety of discounts including supermarkets, high street shops, leisure experiences plus many more.
Health & wellbeing
Occupational health
Access to an independent, confidential service provided by health partners. It’s delivered by a team of health professionals who specialise in occupational medicine, which deals specifically with the relationship between your work and your health.
Eye care
Environment Agency staff who regularly use a computer for their job or need spectacles for their role are entitled to an eye care pack every 2 years. This includes a free eye test.
Employee assistance service
Access to a wide range of confidential information and counselling services completely free. Help and support topics include mental wellbeing, financial & legal information, bereavement, retirement and many more.
Sports & social club
Opportunity to benefit from a wide range of subsidised events and discounts.
Health discounts
Optional discounts provided by a number of external providers and health clubs. This includes free access to the Headspace app.
Local benefits
These vary from region to region depending on where you work.
Finance
Interest free loans
- Season tickets
- Bicycles
- Safety equipment
Special leave
Additional paid leave is available for employees taking part in public duties, trade union activities, special/trained forces and for health & safety representatives.
Financial education club
Providing guidance on how to manage your finances including information on credit scores, pensions, buying your first house and getting debt-free.
Tenancy deposit loan scheme
Access to an interest free loan to pay for some, or all of a deposit on a privately rented home.
Relocation assistance
Only applies to eligible roles.