Benefits and pay

ANNUAL SEASON TICKET LOAN

Employees may apply for an Annual Season Ticket Loan from the City of London Corporation to cover their journey between home and the workplace.

HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE

The City of London Police supports all employees to achieve their work-life balance and offers a range of options including maternity, paternity and shared parental leave; career break scheme and special leave.

CITY AWARDS

There are a number of discounts and offers available to all staff through the City Awards.

PENSION SCHEME

Local Government Pension Scheme (Police Staff): The LGPS gives you:

Secure benefits – the scheme provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.

At a low cost to you – with pension contributions attracting tax- relief for most people.

And your employer pays in too – the scheme is provided by your employer who meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits in the LGPS.

BICYCLE LOAN

The City of London Corporation appreciates the environmental impact and health benefits that can be achieved through the use of bicycles. In recognition of this, the City of London Corporation is pleased to offer employees access to apply for a Bicycle Loan.

LONG SERVICE AWARDS

The City of London Corporation strives to provide excellent service delivery through its workforce. The purpose of a long service award is to reward employees for their loyalty to the City of London Corporation and public service. The Director of Human Resources will be responsible for the interpretation, advice and management of this procedure on behalf of the City of London Corporation.

BUYING ADDITONAL LEAVE

The City Corporation wishes to manage, motivate and engage all employees. This scheme allows employees to balance their personal and work responsibilities, by providing them with the flexibility to alter their annual leave entitlement through buying additional leave. Buying additional leave may appeal to employees for a number of reasons, for example to go on a special holiday; to undertake a course; or complete a personal project.

GYM MEMBERSHIP

Discounts on a number of gym memberships.

APTI CORPORATE TRAVEL

CoLP employees get 5% discount on selected holiday packages.

LEARNING & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

We support employee learning and development by offering a wide range of in-house and external courses as well as help with professional and personal development.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME

Free 24 hour confidential helping offering support and information ton legal, financial, and practical issues. Unlimited access to short term counselling support by telephone. Available to staff and family members/partners.

MULTI-FAITH/PRAYER ROOMS

Three multi-faith prayer/quiet rooms are available for use by all staff as needed.

ACCESS TO STAFF SUPPORT NETWORKS

The City of London Police has a number of support networks for staff across the force:

• Association of Muslim Police
• Black Police Association
• Christian Police Association
• City of London Access Group
• Disability Enabling Network
• First Contact Scheme
• Force Chaplain
• Gender Equality Network
• Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Network
• Health and Wellbeing Network
• LGBT+ Network
• Parenting Support Group