Working Hours and Flexible Working:

Wellbeing

Here at the NSTA, we are committed to creating an environment that enables our staff to prioritise their wellbeing and take care of themselves. Our aim is to provide resources, support and time for all NSTA staff to be able to effectively deliver for the industry whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Flexible Working: the NSTA fosters a culture of flexible working including flexible working hours, part-time working, flexi time scheme and compressed hours. Our policies help support you to organise your time in a way that supports you, your colleagues, deliver for industry and projects you’re working on.

Hybrid Working: You’ll spend a minimum of 40% of your time in your assigned office, collaborating with colleagues and delivering for industry. In line with the needs of your team and your deliverables, you’ll have the flexibility to decide which days to divide your time between home and office. You’ll enjoy our modern, sustainable, tech-enabled spaces, with our offices being a place you can socialise, collaborate, and learn from colleagues.

Annual Leave: Enjoy an enhanced leave allowance of 25 days annually, increasing to 30 days plus 4 flexible bank holidays and 4 fixed. You also have the flexibility to either “buy” or “sell” up to five days annual leave per year, should you so wish.


Support for working parents & carers: Working parents bring huge value to the NSTA and we want to ensure that they are supported at every stage and feel confident balancing their work and home lives. Likewise, our loved ones are living longer with illness or disability, and more and more of us are looking after them. The NSTA appreciates that caring is such an important part of life. We offer comprehensive leave and benefits for parents and carers. Providing you meet the eligibility requirements the support available includes:

  • Maternity Leave – 52 weeks leave (26 full pay, 13 half pay and 13 no pay)
  • Paternity Leave – 2 weeks on full pay
  • Shared Parental Leave –allows eligible parents the choice to end the mother's maternity leave and pay, or the primary adopter’s adoption leave and pay early, and share the untaken balance with the father or secondary adopter.
  • Adoption Leave – 52 weeks leave (26 full pay, 13 half pay and 13 no pay)
  • Parental Leave – 18 weeks unpaid leave (up to a child’s 18th birthday)
  • Special Paid Leave – up to 5 days within any 12 month period for unplanned domestic emergencies.
  • Carers Leave –  1 week unpaid leave in addition to Special Paid Leave provisions. 

Medical Support: As part of our benefits package offering, we provide all our staff with access to a 24/7 Employee assistance programme (EAP) helpline and support service for various life events, free annual health checks, and discounted dental insurance, along with a range of wider benefits that support overall wellbeing.

Wellbeing Resources -We provide staff with a range of wellbeing information, tools and resources so it's there when they need it, including access to a wellbeing and meditation app. We provide regular guidance and webinars across a variety of wellbeing topics. We also have a host of colleagues as trained wellbeing champions in areas such as mental health, men’s health and menopause.

Additional Benefits:

  • Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for an annual professional subscription.
  • Support with continuous professional and personal development including bespoke leadership training.
  • Unlock exclusive employee retails discounts, discounted gym membership and access to dental insurance.
  • Access to a Cycle Scheme which can save you up to 42% on a bike and accessories.
  • Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles if appropriate.
  • Two paid volunteering days – giving you the opportunity to spend time supporting a cause that’s close to your heart.
  • Give as you earn scheme – helping you give to charities of your choice in a tax-effective way.
  • Season ticket scheme - an interest free loan for employees to cover the cost of travelling to and from the workplace via modes such as tram, rail, bus or parking.