Terms and conditions
As well as equal pay for all, we are pleased to share a single set of terms and conditions for all or our colleagues.
The new arrangements bring flexibility and choice to your working life.
Pay and allowances
Our new terms and conditions contain some key features around your pay and allowances such as:
- salary at the Real Living Wage or above
- a period of pay protection for 18 months
- sickness leave at full pay for up to 6 months
- time and a half plus a day off 'in lieu' for working on a bank holiday
- time and a half pay for any overtime worked after 37 hours in a week
- payments for standby, call out, and night work
- flexible retirement options for colleagues from 55 years old
- the same redundancy calculation for all regardless of age
- subsistence paid for working over 30 miles away from base location and HMRC rates for work-related travel expense
Annual leave and time off
Our new terms and conditions contain some key features around your annual leave and time off such as:
- 28 days of annual leave that rises to 31 after 2 years
- enhanced family friendly package for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- additional leave for carers, bereavement, disability, family emergencies, volunteering, study, reservists and career breaks
- the opportunity to buy up to ten additional days’ leave or sell up to five days’ leave each year (not applicable on term time contracts)
More than just a job
You can read about our new terms and conditions in full in our More than just a job brochure.
Terms and conditions comparison table
Here you can see a comparison table to how the new offer compares to the terms and conditions offered in each of the legacy councils.
If you have any issues accessing these PDFs or the video ask your line manager for the information in a more accessible format.