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Careers

Our benefits

Learn, grow and be happy

Benefits beyond everyday work

We offer a wide variety of benefits to attract, motivate and retain high performing people. We ensure that our benefits engage and appeal to the complete mix of NPL employees. As well as holiday, sickpay and shared paternity leave, we offer enhanced a wealth of enhanced, above industry standard benefits, including:

​Accurate and compliantLife assurance

Life cover equal to three times your annual basic salary at the time of death.

​Accurate and compliantPension

NPL will match your pension inputs up to and including 5% and will contribute 9% if you contribute 6% or above.

 

​Accurate and compliantGP Service 

A free and confidential service via phone and video appointments, including an electronic private prescription service.

​Accurate and compliantEmployee Assistance programme

A free and confidential service, providing advice and counselling.

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​Accurate and compliantBike4Work

Salary exchange in return for the lease of a bicycle, which should be used primarily for their journey to work.

​Accurate and compliantCivil Service Sports & Leisure (CSSC)

Membership of CSSC is available to employees for a monthly cost.

 

​Accurate and compliantEdenred benefit and discount portal 

Access to benefits and discounts at various highstreet chains and brands, including supermarkets, entertainment and gyms.

​Accurate and compliantWorkplace nursery

Onsite facility to leave nursery-age children during working hours (Teddington only)

 

 

 

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​Accurate and compliantGroup income protection

A financial benefit is an employee is unable to work due to long term illness.

​Accurate and compliantEnhanced maternity, surrogacy and adoption leave

We offer 39 weeks full paid leave, plus 13 weeks unpaid leave.

 

​Accurate and compliantInterest-free loans

Up to £5,000 repaid over an agreed period. Season ticket loans, house purchase deposits and rental deposits only.

​Accurate and compliantReferral scheme

If an employee introduces a new employee to NPL, they could receive a referral bonus if the new employee successfully completes their probationary period.

 

 

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​Accurate and compliantBenchmarking

As part of our commitment to paying and rewardding our employees fairly, we regularly look at how our salaries compare to the external market via a formal and impartial benchmarking exercise. 

​Accurate and compliantAnnual pay review

 Annual performance-related pay reviews.​

Recognising excellence

NPL is proud to be home to a culture that values and celebrates the dedicatation and accomplishments of our people. We have a number of internal recognition schemes and awards.

​A trophyScientific Award

We present 10 scientific awards which recognise scientific, engineering and metrological excellence at NPL. These cover five subject areas and include both a senior and early career category.

 

​A medalImpact from Science

This award celebrates impact created from NPL's science and engineering. 

 

​A certificateCelebrating Science: Early Career Lectures Award 

Our early career scientists organise and present Celebrating Science lectures throughout the year. Annually, three of these are awarded for their excellence.

​A rosetteNPL Award

This award celebrates our colleagues who are demonstrating excellence in developing impactful new products and services.

 

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​A trophyCommercial Excellence Award

This award recognises excellence in delivery and customer focus in relation to NPL's Products & Services offerings.

 

​Accurate and compliantGlazebrook Apprentice Award

This award celebrates the best apprentice of the year.

​A rosetteInventors Rewards Scheme 

This award spotlights our colleagues who have successfully gained patents that year.

​Accurate and compliantRayleigh Award

This award recognises excellence and impact by NPL's scientists.

 

 

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​VouchersValues Awards

We run a voucher scheme where colleagues can nominate and recognise other individuals or teams who are embodying NPL's values through their outstanding behaviour and achievements.​​

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Become your best self

Developing your skills

We seek to grow the talents of our diverse workforce, tailoring development to the needs of each individual. We offer a wide range of learning and career development so everyone reaches their potential.

We are committed to supporting you to achieve chartered status with institutions, such as the Institute of Physics (IOP), IET and IMechE.

Development support for you may include mentoring or coaching, attending technical or leadership skills development courses and participating in a wealth of internal knowledge-sharing opportunities.

A place to thrive

At NPL, we are committed to the health and wellbeing of our employees and recognise the importance of having fun. There is a Sports and Social Club on site at the edge of Bushy Park, where you can take advantage of the natural beauty, cafes and events.

We also offer varied social experiences on and off site where there really is something for everyone. From mindfulness and yoga workshops to choirs, various diversity and inclusion special interest groups, running clubs and a vibrant wine society, the range of activities to immerse yourself in is expansive.

Diverse perspectives make us better

At NPL, we believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our vision to deliver extraordinary impact, from our excellent science and engineering as an exemplary National Laboratory. We strive to nurture and respect individuals to ensure everyone feels valued and supported to excel in their chosen field. This value is at the core of our organisation.

To ensure everyone has an equal chance, we’re always willing to adjust at any stage of our recruitment processes. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us.  

 

Diversity and inclusion

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