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Benefits at Kier

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Putting our people first

Keeping you safe, happy and healthy is what matters most to us at Kier, which is why we are proud to offer rewards and benefits which support you at various stages of your Kier journey.

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Looking after your health

At Kier, you'll find that your mental and physical health are our top priority, and we have invested in a wide range of wellbeing benefits to look after you and your family.

Annual flu vaccinations

Each year, you can request a free flu vaccination available at a range of pharmacies across the UK.

Virtual GP

A 24/7 virtual GP service available to you and your immediate household.

Employee assistance programme

Find independent, confidential and specialist advice from trained counsellors and specialists 24/7.

Mental health first aiders

Across the business, you’ll find colleagues who are trained mental health first aiders, ready to support.

Cycle to work

You can benefit from discounts on bicycles for use as part of your commute to and from work.

Peppy

Our free app giving you access to educational materials and opportunities to speak to experts on women’s, men’s, babies’ and mental health.

Discounted gym membership

Save up to 40% off a 12-month gym membership at over 3,700 gyms, leisure centres and health clubs across the UK.

Dental insurance*

Providing you with support towards the cost of routine and remedial dental care.

Healthcare cash plan*

Make healthcare treatments more affordable when you opt into our healthcare cash plan.

Critical illness cover*

You’ll receive financial support if you’re diagnosed with one of the critical illnesses included in the policy.

Personal accident insurance*

With personal accident insurance, you’ll receive financial support if you have a serious accident.

Looking after your money

Programmes and benefits that support you and your family’s finances.

Real living wage

We commit to ensuring all eligible employees, working directly or indirectly with us, will be paid the real living wage.

Pension

The Kier Retirement Savings Plan (KRSP) is open to eligible employees and Kier will make contributions alongside yours.

Life assurance

All employees on the KRSP are entitled to lump-sum lids insurance cover in the event of death whilst employed by Kier.

Partner life assurance

You can purchase partner life assurance, offering additional security for you both.

Kier Rewards

You’ll have access to discounted shopping from over 800 retailers including restaurants, insurance companies and supermarkets.

Sharesave*

A simple monthly savings plan where you can buy Kier shares at a discounted price with a guarantee to get all of your savings back as cash.

Share incentive plan*

A tax efficient share plan to invest in Kier shares, where you receive one free share for every two you buy.

Salary finance*

A simple way to build savings, just choose the amount you would like to save each pay day and it will be deducted and put into a savings account.

Mortgage advice

Book free 1-2-1 appointments with a leading mortgage and financial advice service and if you decide to apply for a mortgage through them, they’ll waive their usual fee.

Tech scheme*

Spread the cost of white goods, smart TVs, Apple and Android products and more online and in-store at Currys. You can then pay the cost back over 12 months, directly from your salary.

Car maintenance*

Spread the cost of your car’s MOT, service, repairs or replacement tyres with Halfords. The cost is then spread across 12 months for you to pay directly from your salary.

Looking after your family

Taking care of your family should never mean sacrificing your career, which is why we’ve introduced comprehensive and enhanced family friendly policies.

Maternity leave

Once you’ve worked at Kier for 26 weeks or more, you can benefit from 26 weeks of maternity leave at full pay.

Paternity leave

After you’ve worked at Kier for 26 weeks or more, you can enjoy eight weeks of paternity leave at full pay with flexibility on when it can be taken.

Adoption leave

In line with our maternity leave policy, once you’ve worked at Kier for 26 weeks or more, you can benefit from up to 26 weeks of adoption leave at full pay.

Shared parental leave

Share up to 52 weeks' leave with your partner after you become a parent through birth or adoption.

Dependant care leave

If there’s an emergency involving a dependant, you can have a reasonable amount of time off without having to worry about work.

Surrogacy leave

If you become the legal parent of a child under a surrogacy arrangement, you’ll be entitled to up to 52 weeks’ adoption leave.

Pregnancy loss

Whether it’s you, your partner, or your surrogate who directly experiences a loss, we offer all employees - regardless of tenure - two weeks’ paid leave after experiencing a pregnancy loss.

Menopause support

We offer support and guidance for our employees and their managers when they’re managing menopause symptoms, including reasonable working adjustments.

Carers policy

Our carers policy allows you to take up to five days’ paid leave as well as additional flexible working arrangements if you have caring responsibilities outside of routine childcare.

Foster care policy

If you are a foster carer, you can take up to five days’ paid leave and further flexible working arrangements to help support your caring commitments.

Fertility policy

We offer five days of additional leave for colleagues undergoing fertility treatments and two days to support a partner during treatment.

Taking time off and working flexibly

We know people work best when they’re working in a way that suits them. Whether it’s flexible hours, part-time working or working remotely, we offer agile working arrangements wherever possible.

Flexible hours

Adjust your core hours to suit your needs and support your work/life balance.

Hybrid and remote working

Skip the commute and take advantage of one of our remote or hybrid roles.

Part time and job share

Across the business, there are opportunities to work in part-time or job share roles.

Holiday purchase

Take additional time off with our holiday purchase scheme, allowing you to purchase up to five additional days of annual leave per year.

Volunteering and personal development

If it’s important to you, it’s important to us. We have a wide range of opportunities to develop your career and do good for local causes that are close to your heart.

Volunteering leave

You can take two additional full days of paid leave every year to support the charities and local communities of your choice.

Payroll giving*

Make personal donations to a charity of your choice, directly from your salary.

Kier Foundation

An independently registered charity set up to support our chosen charity partner and other causes that are meaningful to you.

Matched donations

If you’re raising money for a UK charity of your choice, you can apply for matched donations from the Kier Foundation up to £200, twice per financial year.

Winners’ club*

The Kier Foundation Winners’ Club is an employee lottery where you can win a cash prize of up to £5,000 each month whilst raising money to support a variety of charities.

Kier Learn

Our learning and development platform that’s packed full of additional training and up-skilling courses to develop your career.

Professional subscriptions

We’ll fund one personal membership fee each year to support your professional development.

Apprenticeships

Further your skills with an apprenticeship at any point in your career at Kier.

Professional development bonus

Working towards chartership? Once you become a fully chartered member whilst working for Kier, you'll receive a £1,000 one-off bonus as a congratulations.

Reward and recognition

Our people are our greatest asset, and recognising the brilliant work our people do is important to us. Throughout the year, you’ll find several opportunities to recognise your colleagues for their work.

Kier Star awards

Open all year round, you can nominate a colleague you think deserves special recognition. Winners are chosen each quarter and receive a £250 voucher.

Pride of Kier awards

The Pride of Kier awards recognise the best of the best at Kier, nominated by colleagues and judged by our senior leaders.

Long service awards

As a thank you for all of your years of service, you will receive long service recognition vouchers after five years of continuous employment.

Extra perks

Here are some of the extra perks we're proud to offer to make you're life a little easier and thank you.

Car allowance

Depending on your role, we can offer you car allowance.

Green car scheme*

You can lease an electric vehicle or hybrid car via our salary sacrifice scheme.

Travel insurance*

Purchase fixed price travel insurance for you and your immediate family.

Employee referral scheme

If you refer a friend or family member to work with us, you could receive a thank you payment between £250 - £1,500. Terms and conditions apply.

*These are flexible benefits you can purchase through our benefits portal. Terms and conditions apply.