Staff benefits
The University of Essex is a great place to work, and there are many reasons to enjoy your time here.
We have some excellent staff benefits to help make this a great place to work. They can help you with personal and professional development, health and wellbeing and your finances – as well as supporting the University's policies on issues such as sustainable travel.
Our benefits are split into five areas:
- Core benefits such as annual leave and sickness
- Lifestyle benefits such as compressed working, shops on campus and relocation expenses
- Family-friendly such as the University Day Nursery
- Financial such as pensions and the car share scheme
- Personal and professional development such as staff training and research leave
To find out the full details, download our ‘Your benefits’ factsheet (opens PDF)
'Essex Offers' staff benefits scheme
USG has recently approved the introduction of a new package of financial benefits for University staff called Essex Offers.
The scheme includes an exciting collection of optional extra benefits for staff. The variety of benefits range from salary sacrifice schemes, such as childcare vouchers and mobile phones, to dental care plans, medical insurance, meals out, subsidised travel and more.
Also available
You can also benefit from a variety of offers without signing up to Essex Offers. To use any of the following discounts, just contact them, tell them you’re a member of staff and show your campus card when you go. (All these offers are also available through Essex Offers.)
| Company | Offer | Contact and other details |
| Alresford Garage | MOT £50.34 £43.20 per hour Free collection and delivery to Colchester Campus car parks |
Main Road, Alresford,
Colchester, CO7 8DB Sales: 01206 822 875 Service: 01206 825 245 sales@alresfordgarage.co.uk |
| ATS Euromaster | 10% discount for University staff (not for use with other offers) |
Telford Way, Severalls Park Industrial Estate,
Colchester, CO4 9QP Telephone: 01206 845641 |
| Careful Movers | 25% discount for University staff | info@carefulmovers.co.uk |
| Chameleon | 10% off all products from Chameleon Direct, including parking sensors, vehicle security and bike racks | Visit the Chameleon Direct website, add items to cart and complete checkout – enter code ‘uoe2012’ in the coupon box for the discount. |
| Feathers Hair Salon | A special Christmas offer for staff (PDF) | See PDF for full details and contacts |
| Kent Blaxill | 10% discount | Visit any of the eight stores, phone an order through to a local branch or phone the Colchester Sales Office on 01206 216001. Please state that you are from the University of Essex and show your staff card to Kent Blaxill staff at the beginning of a transaction. |
| Levoi's Suzuki | MOT £30 Standard Service £79.95 Labour Rate £47.95 Free Collection and Delivery to University Colchester Car Parks Courtesy Car |
Commerce Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate,
Colchester, CO2 8HR Telephone: 01206 579579 |
| Underwoods Motor Group | A special offer for staff (PDF) covering MOTs, servicing, winter checks and more | See PDF for full details and contacts. |