Our benefits

Benefits we offer

You can find a very rewarding career with Cruse Bereavement Support in a wide variety of roles. As well as knowing you are part of a team that is providing vital support to people going through one of the most painful times in life, we offer multiple and generous benefits to employees.

Annual Leave

• 36 days paid holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), pro rata for part-time. Increasing after two completed years by one day per annum to a maximum of 40 days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part-time)
• Option to sell annual leave – may choose to sell up to 5 working days of annual leave per
  year (pro-rata for part-time)
• Birthday Leave – one additional paid day of birthday leave per year to be taken in the
  month of your birth
• Christmas and New Year Closure – Three paid days off in addition to annual leave between
  Christmas and New Year each year. For part-time colleagues’ entitlement is calculated
  and applied according to an employee’s contractual working days.

Pension scheme

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

• Total 10% contribution based on qualifying earnings
• Employee contribution 4% and tax relief of 1%
• Cruse Bereavement Support contribution 5%

Additional benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Bereavement leave and access to Bereavement Support
• Enhanced Company sick pay scheme rising with length of service
• Training and Professional Development
• Enhanced family benefits
• Income Protection insurance in cases of illness
• Death in service – employer funded life insurance benefit which pays a tax-free lump sum of
  5 times your annual salary to your beneficiaries if you pass away while employed by Cruse.
• Employee Assistance Programme including
  o 24/7 access to a UK Based GP
  o Mental health counselling
  o Get fit programmes
  o Legal & financial guidance