Staff benefits

Read about Hillingdon's well-being package, designed to ensure staff feel valued and supported.

Here at Hillingdon Council we want to make sure our staff are healthy, happy and here. By providing a comprehensive benefits package alongside high quality training and career opportunities, we believe we are an employer of choice.

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Ensuring a good work life balance

A good work life balance helps to ensure our staff remain healthy, happy and here:

• a 36-hour week for all full-time staff
• generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service; for more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
• career breaks

​ Keeping fit and staying active

Staff have access to a range of facilities offering sporting and keep-fit activities:

• discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
• cycle purchase scheme
• 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses

Financial benefits for staff

Staff have access to a number of financial benefits:

• Local Government pension scheme
• childcare schemes for working parents
• access to a Credit Union
• onsite staff restaurant at Civic Centre
• childcare tax saving scheme

Healthcare benefits for happy staff

As part of our 'Healthy Workforce' approach we have:

• an absence notification service which provides access to immediate and ongoing medical advice from qualified nurses and occupational health professionals
• a contribution towards eye tests and lenses for the purpose of DSE

Career support and training

Hillingdon is committed to ensuring that staff are supported throughout their careers through training and development opportunities:

• access to a wide range of training and courses
• discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the council
• payment of professional fees where these are required
• developing staff in order to help achieve the council's objectives

Rewarding excellence

The Employee recognition recognises hard work and rewards excellence and dedication. 

Support and counselling services

A number of support and counselling services are available to staff and their families:

• free 24 hour confidential advice and counselling line as well as a legal advice service for staff and their immediate families provided by Workplace Options
• free chaplaincy service for all faiths is offered to council staff by Oasis Uxbridge based in a local church

Travelling to and from work

There are a number of benefits that support the way staff prefer to travel:

• cycle purchase scheme
• season ticket loans

Local business discounts and offers

A number of local businesses in Hillingdon offer staff a discount or benefit. These include flower shops, jewellers, garages and hairdressers.

Feel good by donating to charity

Hillingdon Council supports a number of initiatives to enable our staff to make the most of their donations to charity.

Kaarp's staff benefits

Staff can enjoy a range of offers and discounts from Kaarp Benefits including days out, health clubs, holidays and breakdown cover.

Our location

Our staff are based in locations throughout Hillingdon although a large number of our staff are based in the Civic Centre, Uxbridge which is close to the town's busy shopping centres and transport links.

Uxbridge is just 14 miles from central London by road, and at the end of the Metropolitan and Piccadilly tube lines. It provides easy access to the wealth of facilities that the capital has to offer, without the drawbacks and expense of inner city life.

To find out more

Our jobs are updated on this website every week, so it's worth checking regularly. To apply, complete the online application form and send it to us without delay. You could soon find yourself joining our friendly and hard working staff. We look forward to hearing from you.