At Wickes, we’re big on what matters.
And what matters the most to us is our colleague’s wellbeing. Whether it’s financial, mental, or physical, we care about your happiness.
That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support you at every stage of your career—helping you thrive both in and out of work. We are continuously evolving and updating our benefits so that we have an offer that is right for our colleagues
Because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. Our benefits are tailored to your role and grade, and this is a glimpse of what we offer.
Life Assurance
All our colleagues receive this benefit and have an opportunity to increase cover at their own cost.
Discounts
Colleagues get 20% discount at Wickes (online and in-store) and access to great savings with over 1000 other retailers, including gyms, supermarkets, holidays and restaurants.
Pension
We offer a pension to all our colleagues and contributions vary by grade.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Access to free counselling as well as access to free and confidential advice and information on a range of subjects including debt, bereavement and legal.
Health and Wellbeing Support
A range of tools are available to assist you across many areas, such as access to a private GP (via phone or video), health test kits, counselling and mental health first aiders.
Your Choice
We offer competitive rates on a range of self-funded benefits such as:
• Critical Illness Cover
• Health Cash Plan
• Dental Insurance Plan
• Cycle to Work
• Low Emissions Car Benefit
Flexible Working
We offer a range of flexible working arrangements to suit your needs and help make life work for you.
Family Friendly Benefits
As well as enhanced maternity and paternity leave, we provide access to a range of advisory services covering fertility, pregnancy, parenthood and men's and women’s health.
Financial Wellbeing
Access to loans, advances on your monthly salary and easy ways to help you save, including our Save As You Earn plan where you can become a Wickes shareholder.
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Financial wellbeing
We know that money matters, and we offer a wide range of financial benefits including life assurance, pension and our save as you earn share scheme. Our financial wellbeing package includes competitive salary-deducted loans, salary advance, easy access savings, and a range of additional resources to help you with your financial health.
Mental wellbeing
At Wickes we want to create a workplace where our colleagues feel comfortable, healthy and happy. Your mental wellbeing is as important as your physical. Through our benefits we aim to offer colleagues the tools and skills needed to have good mental health. Access to apps, helplines and face to face counselling all make up part of our current benefit offering.
Physical wellbeing
Having a fit and healthy body is as important as a healthy mind - that's why we offer benefits, advice and education to help you look after yourself and your family. As well as discounts for gyms and information about eating well we provide easy access to digital GPs, annual health checks, health cash plans, dental and medical insurance.
