Employee benefits

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Our employee benefits offer the opportunity to achieve and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Annual leave

  • 25 days per annum plus public holidays
  • 27 days per annum plus public holidays (senior management).

Pension

  • DKMS will make a pension contribution of 5% of an employee's salary when matched by an employee contribution of 3%.

Life insurance

  • The scheme will provide a lump sum benefit to your chosen beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst employed with DKMS.

Corporate eyecare scheme

  • We will pay for one eye test per year for every employee.

Employee Assistance Programme

  • Free and confidential 24-hour telephone counselling on a wide range of issues.

Season ticket loans

  • Season ticket loan for travel is available to all staff who have successfully completed their six-month probationary period. Repayments will be taken from the net salary in monthly installments.

Cycle to work scheme

  • Available to all staff who have successfully completed their six-month probationary period, the cycle to work scheme provides excellent tax savings on a wide range of bikes and equipment.

Maternity/adoption

For staff with 52 weeks continuous service:

  • eight weeks full pay
  • 18 weeks half pay
  • 13 weeks statutory pay.

Paternity

  • Two weeks full pay.