Working for Watford Council

Employee benefits

When you work for us, you can expect a great range of benefits.

Our salaries are competitive, our holiday allowance generous and we are part of a fantastic pension scheme.

All this and a host of discounts, initiatives and loans are available to you when you join our friendly team.

Here's a bit more detail:

Core Benefits:

  • 29 days holiday, in addition to bank holidays. This rises to 34 days after 5 years' service
  • Local Government Pension Scheme and a generous employer contribution
  • Flexible working options including job share or compressed hours
  • Staff reward and recognition scheme
  • Agile working

Health and wellbeing:

  • Reduced gym membership at our local leisure centres
  • All staff have access to a counselling service which provides a safe and confidential space to talk to a trained counsellor.
  • Free eye tests vouchers and corporate flu vaccination voucher.
  • Access to health and wellbeing intranet hub
  • Wellbeing champion groups

Shopping discounts:

  • Discounts at retailers across Watford
  • Access to scheme offering various discounts such as food and drink, technology, travel, leisure and many more

Training and Development:

  • Excellent training and development opportunities including Management and Leadership courses
  • Payment of professional fees where these are required
  • In-house training

Additional:

  • Paid time off for volunteering in the local community
  • Electric Vehicle Car and Cycle to Work Scheme. These are salary sacrifice schemes where staff agree to a reduction in their gross salary in exchange for the benefit.

At Watford, we strongly believe we are an employer of choice.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, high quality training and career opportunities - all supported by our desire to make sure our staff are healthy and happy.

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