Financial benefits of working for SCC

If you are ill and unable to work, the Council does have a sickness absence policy and this outlines reporting procedures and pay issues during any absence.

The salary applicable to any post is shown in the job details on the Hampshire Jobs Portal. Some Council employees are paid monthly and others weekly, or two weekly depending on the type of job they do. Your "Statement of Particulars" will state exactly how and when you will be paid.

As an employee you will have the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This scheme provides high-quality pension benefits currently based on final pay.

The LGPS is a contributory scheme where employees currently pay 6% of earnings towards their pension and the council pays the balance of the cost of providing your benefits, these costs will vary, but generally the employee contributes about one third and the council around two-thirds. In return the LGPS provides a full range of benefits, including the following.

• A tax free lump sum when you retire
• A pension based on your final
• The ability to increase your pension by paying extra contributions
• An ill-health pension from any age
• Redundancy cover from age 50
• A death in service lump sum of twice your final pay
• A widow’s, widower’s, or civil partner’s pension
• Children’s pensions
• Index- linking of benefits to ensure they keep pace with inflation

If you pay into a company, occupational or personal pension scheme you can ask for the benefits you have built up to be transferred into the LGPS.

You must tell your line manager within 12 months of joining that you want to transfer your benefits.

If relocation assistance is available it will state this on the job advert on the Hampshire Jobs Portal.

A new employee moving to take up an appointment with Southampton City Council may be eligible for financial assistance to meet the cost of resettlement, temporary accommodation, travel and temporary storage of furniture.

The Scheme provides support towards the costs of:

• professional and legal fees for selling and or buying up to £6,000
• incidental expenses of £540 towards new carpets curtains etc
• furniture removal
• lodging and separation, furniture storage, excess travel etc up to £1,600

A detailed copy of the Scheme is available on request. Please contact HR/Payroll using the details provided at the foot of the page.

Where Mortgage Assistance is available it will be stated on the job advert or in the information included in the recruitment pack.

A detailed copy of the Scheme is available on request from the Recruitment Team. Please contact us using the details provided below.

Some council posts are classified as either contractual car user (where it is a contractual condition that the employee has a car available for use at work at all times), or designated car user (where it is desirable that the employee provides a car for use at work).

For more information on approved mileage rates, please contact us using the details provided at the foot of the page.

If you travel to work by public transport we can offer a season ticket loan on an interest free basis, repayable from your pay each month.

For more information, please contact us using the details provided at the foot of the page.