Staff benefits and rewards

What’s available to you?

Salary Sacrifice Schemes
Rental Deposit Loan Scheme
Annual Leave Purchase and Sale Schemes
National discount schemes such as Blue Light Card (opens in a new tab) and Health Service Discounts (opens in a new tab)
Advice, information and counselling
Flexible working scheme
Frank Lee Leisure & Fitness Centre
Learning & development opportunities
NHS Retirement/Fellowship
NHS Pension Scheme
Onsite Staff accommodation
On-site Childcare facilities
Staff referral service for Physiotherapy
Volunteer Release Scheme
‘You made a difference‘
Campus Sound (choir)

What is the salary sacrifice scheme?

Under HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) regulations, an employer is able to provide non-cash benefits and in return employees sacrifice part of their salary to help save you money:

The agreed amount (the sacrifice) for the benefit/s is reduced from your gross salary before tax and national insurance contributions (NIC) are calculated.
You then pay lower levels of tax and NIC on your remaining salary and make savings in this way.
In joining the scheme, you agree to amend the pay element of your terms and conditions to reflect the reduction for receipt benefit/s. This amendment is only the period of time you wish to receive the benefit/s.

How salary sacrifice works:

Tax and NIC deductions are calculated on your reduced salary. This means the amount of tax and NIC due is lower than the amount you would have been paying before signing up for Advantage and you will therefore make savings. This does also affect your pension contributions in the same way.
The requirement is that you sign up to the Advantage scheme for a minimum of 1 year, thereby having 12 equal monthly reductions (3 years for car lease scheme) from your salary to the value of the benefit received. You will notice that the benefits you have chosen will be set out on the left hand side of your payslip (the full amount of the benefit will be shown).