What staff benefits do we offer?

Broadland District and South Norfolk Councils are committed to providing the best quality of life for our employees, it's important for us that employees are able to come to work and feel they can utilise some of the amazing staff benefits that we offer. We work hard to keep these benefits relevant and applicable to employees, looking to help them save and benefit in the areas they really want. The below showcases some of the many benefits available:

  1. In the One Team we really care about developing our people. Your career aspirations are important to us. We want to know what matters to you. We want to know how we can help you in the next step on your journey. We encourage learning in the flow of work, we know that collaborative learning works really well, and we strive to achieve this. Most importantly, we strive for a person led learning culture. Our people are supported by their managers in their learning and are backed by the organisation.
  2. We have an attractive rewards and benefits package for employees that is free to join and offers a range of discounts in hundreds of every day and luxury shops, dining out, local theatre, cinema, experiences and much more. We also operate a Car Loan scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Shared Cost AVC Pension Scheme and Staff Discounted Leisure Membership.
  3. You will enjoy our generous annual leave offer, an entitlement of 25 days leave per year, plus 8 additional public holidays. Increasing to 28 days plus the public holidays after five years of service. We also allow for the purchase of additional annual leave.
  4. It is important to us that our people feel happy, healthy and engaged at work. Our wellbeing offer for staff focuses on what you need to feel happy and healthy at work and at home, this includes access to an Employee Assistance Programme, a wellbeing support application, Occupational health support, a team of on-site Mental Health First Aiders and live training and webinars throughout the year.

The following drop-downs showcase some of the amazing benefits on offer to employees working for us. Why not have a look at the amazing things we have on offer and what these could mean for you. 

Find out more about our staff benefits

  • We are passionate about bringing the best discounts and offers to our employees. Whether that be saving on the weekly shop or on on that big holiday you've been planning, we can offer a discount to help. Empowering staff to be able to feel financially secure and be able to live comfortably, can be aided by utilisation of this service. Every saving helps to ensure our staff are able to live the lives they want both inside and outside of work. 

    If you want to find out more general information around the supplier and the platform the Councils operate then please visit the Sodexo engage employee benefits platform website.  

    If you want to find out more about our specific total rewards offering then we have the following employee total rewards graphics available to view. These showcase some of the amazing benefits of offer to our employees. Helping to illustrate the financial impact that utilisation of some or all of our benefits can have on an employees yearly salary. 

    Employee total rewards - Sam graphic 

    Employee total rewards - Charlie graphic

  • Broadland District and South Norfolk Councils are committed to ensuring our staff are paid fairly for their work for the One Team. As of 1 April 2022 all the Councils' staff are paid in line with the National Real Living Wage. This matching of the real living wage is not only the right thing to do for employees of the One Team it demonstrates the Councils long term investment in their staff, based on the organisational values and aspirations of being an employer of choice.

    Living Wage Employer accreditation logo

    To find out more about the National Real Living Wage including Martin Lewis (OBE) announcing the new rates, have a look at the National Real Living Wage website

  • Norwich theatre corporate logoThe Councils staff are able to receive a corporate discount at the Norwich Theatre Royal on ticket bookings to all productions as well as discounts on food and drink at Norwich Theatre Royal restaurant and The Playhouse Theatre Restaurant. This is an amazing opportunity for the Councils to support one of our Norfolk based businesses and ensure our staff have access to the amazing local attractions on offer to them. 

    “We are delighted to welcome South Norfolk & Broadland Council to the corporate community here at Norwich Theatre. This is an incredibly exciting time for us here at Norwich Theatre, where we can offer our corporate members more than ever, including discounts on show tickets and refreshments across all three venues.

     Here at Norwich Theatre, we are committed to building relationships with businesses in and around Norwich and are thrilled to welcome South Norfolk & Broadland Council to that community.

     We look forward to engaging with the staff of the One Team through our continued membership.”

    Norwich Theatre- Business Development & Events Coordinator

    If you wish to find out anymore about the theatre including what's on then their website is the best place to start- Norwich Theatre Website