Benefits
After successfully completing your probationary period, you will receive a welcome pack to your personal email regarding your benefits entitlement from medicash, our benefits provider.
Below you can find all the benefits available to you, and even future benefits. If you see any that you are not familar with - talk to HR or your manager.
Cycle To Work Scheme
You can save 23-29% on a bike and accessories. You pay nothing upfront and the payments are taken tax efficiently from your salary by your employer.
Private Dental Insurance
With Routine Dental Treatments you can claim back at least £70. For your child you could claim back up to £35 for their treatment. You can also claim back £250 for Dental Accident and Injury. (Children are not eligble)
Company Pension Scheme
Plan for your retirement in the most tax efficient way. Both you and Hydrotech contribute into your pension. When you reach 55 years you can take the money from your pension as an income, a lump-sum, or both.
Specialist Consultations, Tests and Scans
This includes, CT, MRI and PET scans.
Your Birthday Off
Applies to those who have been here for a full financial year. April - March.
Optical
Save money on eye test and glasses, save £70 for yourself and up to £35 for your children.
Complementary Therapies
This includes physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatments. You can claim up to £160.
Discounted Gym Membership
To access this, please use the medicash app to see which gyms are covered.
Discounts
Discount portal via medicash where you can save on major retailers.
Chiroprody
If you have any concerns over your feet, a chiropodist treats and prevents foot disorders.
Prescriptions, Inoculations and Flu Jabs
You can claim up to £20 to assist with the cost of these. Prescription items currently cost £9.65 per item.
Buy more holiday
Must be requested before April each year.
Wellbeing Tools & Advice
Unlimited 24/7 access to health and stress related helplines, call 0345 565 1854 (username: medicash)
Health Screening
You can see your risk of cancer, diabetes, heart issues and more through health screening.
Alternative Therapies
This covers reflexology, reiki, Indian head massage, Bowen & Alexander technique, homeopathy, allergy testing.
Mental Health First Aiders
The role of a Mental Health First Aider is to be a point of contact for an employee who is experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress. This interaction could range from having an initial conversation through to supporting the person to get appropriate help. Mental Health First Aiders are not trained to be therapists or psychiatrists but they can offer initial support through non-judgemental listening and guidance.
If you choose to speak to a Mental Health First Aider, anything you decide to talk about will be confidential.
You may be approached by a Mental Health First Aider to start a conversation about your mental health.
Craig Leak
'Men in the UK are three times more likely to die by suicide than women. However in construction – a male dominated industry– men are three times more likely to die by suicide than the national average for men. Stress, depression and anxiety are the second biggest cause of work-related ill health in the construction industry. These stats along with my own experience of witnessing first hand the impacts of mental health drove me to become a Mental Health First Aider.
I am no therapist, but I am here to listen, reassure and respond.'