Benefits
As well as competitive salaries, the University offers a range of great benefits including:
Leave
University of Edinburgh staff are entitled to a generous annual leave allowance of 40 days per annum, including festive closure days. Colleagues are also able to ‘carry over’ up to 5 days leave per year.
As part of its commitment to family-friendly policies, the University also offers its staff paid leave for emergencies involving dependents, as well as paid leave for fertility treatments/IVF.
In addition to the above, the University also offers ‘A Day to Make a Difference’, enabling staff to take a day of paid leave annually to volunteer for a charity or good cause of their choice.
Staff Discounts and Benefits
The University of Edinburgh offers a broad range of discounts for staff members to help their money go further.
Colleagues can access to competitive offers and discounts from across the travel, leisure & entertainment, home & garden and technology sectors. Savings average between 3-10% with retailers including Asda, Costa, John Lewis, Costa, Marks & Spencer, Pizza Express, Primark and Sainsbury’s. Staff also have the option to earn cashback every time they shop with participating retailers.
In addition, staff can access discounts and preferential rates that have been negotiated with local or smaller businesses exclusively for University colleagues. These discounts span a range of local shops, bars and restaurants, professional services, leisure facilities and more.
Other benefits include:
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning and a wide range of online short courses.
- Access to our Staff Wellbeing Hub
- Access to our Staff Scholarship Fund
- Discounted physiotherapy and veterinary services
- Subsidised gym membership and access to all University libraries
- Access to First Scottish Credit Union (FSCU) and Salary Finance, organisations offering employees more options to manage their financial wellbeing.
- Cycle to Work scheme
Pension
The University is part of the USS pension scheme, which offers a substantial employer contribution that is currently 21.6%. USS provides a guaranteed income for life plus a cash lump sum on retirement (defined benefits) and a defined contribution savings pot.
More information on USS is available here:
USS
Ways of working
The University supports flexible working requests and has a Hybrid Workplace Policy that takes account of the needs of the business, team and individuals. Flexibility and staff wellbeing are at the heart of our approach with the campus remaining as the centre of gravity.
Access to the University Services
Staff enjoy access to the library, sports facilities (subsidised membership) and staff discounts to many local businesses
Find out more
https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/staff-benefits
Find out more about working at the University
https://www.ed.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-reward/reward-calculator
