Competitive salaries
We regularly benchmark our pay rates to ensure that our salary levels for individual jobs match or exceed market rates. Salary plans are put in place to take you to the benchmark salary for your role. Milestones linked to training & development are put in place to help progression through the salary plan. In addition we review salaries on a general basis in April each year.
Stakeholder pension scheme
All new members of staff are eligible to join the company stakeholder pension scheme. If you join the scheme both you and the company will make contributions to the scheme. Scheme members can also make tax savings by joining our SMART scheme.
Flexitime or Time Off In Lieu (TOIL)
Most staff are eligible for either flexi days or TOIL
Family friendly policies We have a number of family friendly policies that exceed the statutory requirements including enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
Generous holidays
Completed years of service at start of holiday year
Annual Holiday Entitlement
Grades 1 - 5
Grades 6 - 10
Less than 2 years
23 days
27 days
2 or 3 years
24 days
28 days
4 years
25 days
29 days
5 years and above
26 days
30 days
Childcare Vouchers
Bristol Water’s childcare vouchers scheme, “Kiddivouchers”, enables parents to get tax relief for money they spend on childcare. It is available to everyone, operating via a salary sacrifice scheme, and can save you up to £1,200 a year.
Employee suggestion scheme
Brainwaves is the Company’s improvements scheme which is designed to
encourage and reward staff who submit ideas for improving efficiency or reducing costs. Brainwaves will pay you a reward for your ideas that help us do this.
Free Parking
Limited parking at Head Office and other sites.
Attractive staff restaurant available at our Head Office providing a range of competitively priced meals and snacks. Free tea, coffee and other hot drinks available throughout the day at a number of our sites.
Free fishing permits and discounts at various other leisure facilities available to all staff members
