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BENEFITS AND LIFE AT AG

We recognise the efforts of our people and reward them for the contribution they make to our success.

As a firm, we aim to provide a positive experience to everyone who works here and our focus on financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits ensures that this experience goes beyond the nine-to-five.

Global mobility: Impact without borders 

Companies work everywhere, and so do we. Our teams are not limited by their location, and we are growing a globally mobile team that moves between projects, jurisdictions, and locations to best serve our clients.

Secondments, placements and permanent relocations are all part of a standard career conversation at AG. Cross-border collaboration is our baseline, not our topline.

Hybrid working

We are dedicated to creating working environments that empower individuals to perform at their best. We prioritise and reward high performance, encouraging authentic connections, excellent client care, spontaneous collaboration and innovative practices.

Depending on the nature of your role and location, our current hybrid working model allows most people to work from home two days a week (attending the office three days a week). You may have the opportunity to work across different settings including in one of our many offices in Europe and the Middle East. We believe this hybrid way of working provides a great balance to optimise your performance and efficiency, whether it's in one of our offices, from your home, or alongside a client in their office.

By providing a flexible and supportive work environment, we aim to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance and maintain personal well-being. Together, we hope to create an environment where you can perform at your best and achieve your goals.

Benefits

Working at Addleshaw Goddard comes with a range of benefits. While the specific benefits may vary depending on your role and location, here are some common benefits that employees can expect:

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Financial benefits

Our financial benefits range from our group personal pension plan to our bonus plans and talent spotting scheme. Our employees are automatically covered by our Life Assurance and Income Protection insurance and have the option to choose additional cover such as Voluntary Critical Illness insurance.

Life assurance

The firm provides life insurance of four times salary. This is automatically arranged for you from your start date but you may wish to consider completing an Expression of Wish form when joining the firm. Cover up to age 75 and maybe subject to underwriting.

Income protection

The firm provides an income protection policy which covers 75% of salary after 26 weeks absence (subject to acceptance by the insurer), for those aged between 16 and 65. This is automatically arranged for you from your start date.

Pension

The firm offers membership to a Group Personal Pension Plan which is available to all employees with a matched contribution by the firm of 5% of salary. To meet the auto enrolment legislation all employees will be assessed for membership in the first month in which a salary is paid, and subject to meeting the requirements, membership will be deferred for 3 months.

Voluntary critical illness

The firm offers this self-funded voluntary benefit to enable you to insure against the diagnosis of a critical illness. You can decide on the level of cover between £10,000 and £250,000. You can also purchase cover for your spouse up to £150,000 (but not be less than your own cover).

Bonus plan

The firm currently offers a discretionary firm wide bonus plan and all employees are eligible to be considered for a bonus payment subject to certain criteria (such as, but not limited to: performance rating, team performance, chargeable hours (fee earners) and achievement of objectives). 

Talent spotting

A reward scheme for introducing ex-colleagues, friends and family for vacancies within AG. Payment is made if they are successful on securing a role with the firm.

AG excellence

An employee instant recognition reward scheme allowing line managers and peers to recommend colleagues for an award for demonstrating exceptional effort and role model behaviours.

Discounts & Recognition

The firm provides an offers and discounts portal, which includes exclusive prices on a variety of products and services including holidays, technology, experience days and much more.

Season Ticket Loan

The firm offers employees the ability to take out an interest free travel loan so they can benefit by purchasing cheaper annual travel cards and season tickets.

Lifestyle benefits

As well as our standard 25 days' holiday, rising to 27 with length of service, our employees can buy or sell up to one week of extra holiday per year. Sabbatical leave of up to 3 months is an option for employees seeking longer periods of time off subject to a qualifying period.

Employees are also eligible for a number of benefits to help them outside work, such as Cycle2work vouchers, season ticket loans, railcards and gym discounts.

Buy/sell holidays

The firm offers the ability, on an annual basis (April), to buy/sell a maximum of one week's holiday in each holiday year. Payments are taken in 12 equal monthly instalments via salary. Holiday carried over from a previous holiday year will limit the ability to buy/sell further holiday.

Cycle scheme

The firm offers a cycle scheme allowing you to purchase a bicycle and /or cycling equipment for your commute to the office, using an established, tax efficient scheme.

Give as you earn

The firm offers you an option to donate to charity through a payroll giving scheme. The tax and NI efficiencies of the scheme means the charity receives an enhanced contribution from you.

Health & wellbeing subsidy

The firm offers employees the opportunity to claim a fixed amount towards the cost of one annual membership of a gym, exercise/ sports club or apps to support your wellbeing programme.

Sabbatical leave

The firm offers you the ability to request a period of unpaid sabbatical leave of up to three months. Certain criteria applies.

CSR days

The firm is committed to supporting employees who undertake voluntary work outside of the work environment, and you will be permitted time off of one day per year for volunteer activities.

Season ticket loan

The firm offers an interest free loan to allow you the flexibility to buy an annual season travel loan.

Railcard

The firm also offers you the ability to buy a railcard (i.e. Young Persons) paid for by the firm on the basis that it is used for all work related travel.

Wellbeing benefits

Dental cover, private medical cover and health screening for our employees is offered under our wellbeing benefits along with occupational health support.

Further wellbeing support is available from a range of resources, including employee assistance programme and Mental Health Champions.

Private medical insurance

The firm's PMI scheme is offered to all employees. The firm also offers the option to upgrade cover and pay for spouse/family cover at a competitive monthly cost. 

Dental

The firms offers a dental plan on an annual basis, up to date scheme details will be published annually.

Health screening

Annually the firm offers employees the opportunity to buy a health screen. A range of assessments are available suitable for your gender and age. 

Employee assistance programme

The firm is pleased to offer a 24/7 EAP for help and support with everyday problems and queries. The EAP also includes 1:1 counselling where required.

Occupational health

The firm works with an external organisation to provide help and support for everyone during an illness or period of absence due to illness or injury.

Mental health champions

Mental Health Champions are colleagues based across all office locations with the knowledge and skill to respond confidently when someone opens up about their mental health at work. They are trained to offer initial support through guidance and non-judgmental listening and help people work out where to go next.

Eye Tests

The firm offers a full eyesight test as part of our wellbeing support.

Flu Vaccinations

A flu vaccine, paid for by the firm is offered annually.

DigiCare+ Workplace

An easy-to-use app that offers guidance and care for your physical and mental health and includes a range of services including access to a qualified virtual GP, mental health and nutritional consultations.

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