Employee benefits

Employee benefits

We will power up our people to bring their best every day providing a brilliant work experience. Through inspiring, empowering and enabling our people, whatever their role and background, we will collectively power towards our vision to keep hearts healthier longer.

We recognise, reward and inspire our people ensuring reward and recognition is attractive, fair and meets our people's needs, and connecting our people to our cause.

We are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that supports the health, wellbeing, and professional growth of our team members.

Essential benefits Health and wellness benefits Financial benefits Lifestyle benefits

Essential benefits

Annual leave

We offer a generous annual leave allowance of 30 days, plus bank holidays. You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave.

Family leave

We provide comprehensive family leave options, including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, and adoption leave.

Support leave

We have a holistic offering under the Support Leave Policy, which provides 10 days of paid time off, plus an additional five days in times of extreme distress or uncertainty (e.g. bereavement, specialised appointments, caring for others.

Life assurance

Should the worst happen, life assurance is there to help your loved ones. All colleagues are covered from day one.

Sick pay

All employees are eligible after successful completion of probation to be paid full pay for a maximum total of six weeks absence in any twelve-month period. This increases with service.

Health and wellness benefits

Health and medical

We offer a range of competitive health benefits to all employees.

Virtual GP

All employees have access to a virtual GP 24/7, provided by the Retail Trust.

Dental

We offer competitive market relevant dental benefits to all employees.

Gym

Keep active with discounts or finance towards your gym membership.

Cycle to work

Our cycle to work scheme for those that are eligible makes it easier for you to get a bike and stay active.

Eye care

All employees have access to free eye test and we’ll help make glasses more affordable if needed for screen work.

Flu vaccine

We offer support to cover the cost for flu vaccines for those not eligible for a free NHS vaccine.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Our EAP offers confidential and independent advice for various life challenges.

Live Well. Work Well. Programme

BHF has been recognised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) for their Live Well. Work Well. programme. An initiative is designed to create a mentally healthy workplace for everyone.

Financial benefits

Pension

Our generous pension offer enables you to contribute a minimum of 3%, with employer contribution starting at 5% and increasing to a maximum of 10%.

Stream

A financial app that gives you access to your wages earlier, budget, save money and learn money skills.

Financial wellbeing partner

We offer online financial wellbeing information through our salary finance online platform. This is available to everyone across the BHF.

Buy and sell annual leave

Eligible employees can buy and sell up to one weeks’ contracted hours of annual leave.

Season ticket loan

We offer an interest-free loan to help you cover the cost of commuting to your normal place of work.

Lifestyle benefits

Long service recognition

We encourage you to develop your career with us, and celebrate your service at key milestones.

Employee discount platform

Our employee discounts benefit platform, Lifestyle, offers employees a range of discounts on shopping, travel, restaurants, hotels, insurance and much more.