Benefits and perks
Egress takes its people’s wellbeing seriously and is proud to be 34th in the top 100 Great Places to Work® UK for Wellbeing in 2023.
Make the most of your leave
We offer up to 41 paid days of leave every year, not including local bank/public holidays! You can also buy 3 more if you want.
Flexible working to suit you
Every person has up to 15 paid days of flexi-time each year through eFlex, on top of their regular holiday allowance.
Internal progression
25% of our people are promoted annually. Our target for 2023 is to get this even higher, to 50%.
Benefits and perks that are useful for you
We aim to reflect what’s important through the benefits we offer. We survey our people regularly and encourage discussion around these topics so we can offer what will really make a difference.
Our benefit priorities are physical, mental, and financial well-being, as you will see from the benefits outlined below. We also add new perks and benefits each year to ensure we keep our offering fresh, relevant, and attractive.
The latest addition was office massages. That went down really well!
Paid time off
We know that people who take regular breaks from work are happier, more productive, and better able to manage their mental and physical health and well-being.
UK Annual leave - up to 29 days
- We offer 25 days annual leave as standard
- We add another day after 1 year's service
- Every employee has the option to buy an additional 3 days leave per year (salary sacrifice: at a discounted rate, before tax and National Insurance)
eFlex - up to 15 days additional paid leave
Every person at Egress can take up to 15 days of additional paid flexible leave available every year, which they can take at short notice.
Bitesize Flex - Take 2 hours back each week: you could start late, leave early, or have an extended lunch break twice every week. This equates to 12.8 days of paid leave each year!
Supersize Flex - everyone can take 6 paid half-days off each year at short notice for anything they choose.
Your mental & physical health and wellbeing benefits
Mental health allies and training for all managers
Every year our managers are trained to spot the signs of mental health challenges in their teams to ensure a sensitive and empathetic response.
We have a team of mental health allies across Egress and an employee team dedicated to this area too.
Your financial wellbeing
We guarantee that every employee will have their pay reviewed at least once every year, if not more regularly. We aim to pay within the market range for all roles and keep pace with inflation on average.
What we offer:
- Inflationary-proof on-average pay increases
- Death-in-Service cover, paying 4x salary
- Enhanced Maternity (17 weeks full pay) and Paternity (3 weeks full pay) leave
- 4% Contributory Pension
- £200 (or local equivalent) allowance for new joiners towards home-office equipment
Internal mobility
Our international offices in New York, Boston, and Australia are all expanding rapidly, creating opportunities for our people in the UK to take their expertise and the next exciting career step to another place in the world.
We’ve had 8 people take the plunge by moving to Boston, New York, and Australia in the last 12 months alone - with more to come…
If you're applying for a role and want to speak to one of many Egressers who have made this exciting move, ask the recruitment team to connect you for a chat.
Performance related benefits
We will take our promotions per year from 25% to 50% in 2023. If you are a higher performer, you will have higher levels of promotions, training, and recognition
In-house and eLearning accounts for every person
Every person has access to their own eLearning account relevant to their role:
- O’Reilly Online Learning
- LinkedIn Learning
- Skillsoft
Transparent career paths by role and a 50% promotion target
Career paths are developed for every department and role. Plan your Egress career from day 1 in the company.
We aim to take promotions from 25% to 50% of all employees in 2023.
onPoint rewards & recognition
Our online recognition portal, onPoint, is accessible to all employees and provides rewards for great performance and living our Egress values.
Tens of thousands of £/$ of points are given yearly to top performers, redeemable at your favorite stores, restaurants, websites, and more!
