We value our people that is why we reward and recognise them on a regular basis. As a valued A.F. Blakemore colleague, you can have access to many benefits. We offer colleague discounts, life assurance, healthcare wellbeing support and much more. Whether it’s helping to extend your disposable income through discounts or salary sacrifice arrangements for big purchase items such as bikes or even cars (so you save on income tax and NI contributions!), there is something in our benefits for everyone. Click here for more information on the benefits below.
Guess what? You all get a fantastic perk—a 12% discount when you shop at our awesome company-owned SPAR stores! It's our way of saying thank you for being part of our amazing team.
Access to an abundance of discounts with retailers for fashion, travel, dining, entertainment, insurance and much much more’
Retirement is a significant milestone in a person's life, we will mark this event by way of a gift from the company based on your length of service.
We offer several flexible, voluntary benefits for you to choose from. From Payroll Giving, to Cycle to Work and a Holiday Purchase scheme, we have something for every taste.
We recognise our colleagues’ service and give awards for varying service milestones. As a token of our appreciation, we provide vouchers or monetary rewards for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years of service. This benefit even includes four weeks of paid sabbatical leave when you achieve 25 years’ service.
We understand that life assurance is important to you and your loved ones. That is why we offer a Life Assurance scheme to all our colleagues. Levels of Life Assurance are subject to eligibility rules.
We’re here to help you secure a safer tomorrow. That’s why we offer a company pension scheme that you can join where we also pay into your pension contributions. The best part? Your contributions are deducted from your earnings before tax, which means you are getting a tax relief as well. It's a win-win!
We’re here for good, so giving back to our local communities is what we do. We actively encourage colleagues to volunteer as a part of the company’s award-winning community volunteering programme. You have the opportunity to get involved in a variety of activities. From practical regeneration projects, mentoring, study tours of our sites and employability-based workshops for students, we have many ways of supporting our local neighbourhoods.
We understand that your family is very important. We support colleagues with, Maternity and adoption leave, Paternity leave, Fertility support leave and Carers leave.
We will support your physical, financial and mental wellbeing by offering, a variety of resources. We offer
We offer learning and development opportunities to all colleagues across the business. From apprenticeships to training workshops and courses we offer something to support every colleague.
