Here at BAE Systems in the UK, we value the contribution you make in helping to secure all our futures. In return, we’re committed to supporting your financial, physical, and mental wellbeing with flexible benefits that matter to you and your family.
Life’s never a straight path. Through the good times, and if you need a little extra help - our benefits are designed to support you from your first day, through to your last day with us, and everything in-between.
Built around you
Your money
Our rewards go beyond your salary. We believe in reward and recognition and want to give you a secure foundation so you and your family can have financial peace of mind. We reward great work through annual incentives and bonus plans. Share our success through free share awards and share incentive plans with free matching shares. Your BAE Systems benefits package will help you plan and contribute to your future with access to a pension scheme which also includes benefits to support your family. We also offer financial support and advice, so we can help you through any bumps in the road.
Your health
We want to help you be at your best – so you can embrace opportunities and look to the future. You'll get to choose from a range of private health plans that will give easy access to care for you and your family.
Your lifestyle
At work we all come together to change the world we live in, but outside we all have different passions. From gym memberships and shopping discounts to green car and bike schemes, we want to help you live your life to the full - select from a wide range of company or self-funded benefits to best fit your lifestyle.
Helping your work-life balance
Maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave
Some moments in life are incredibly important. Welcoming a new child – or children – into your family is one of them. That’s why we offer 26 weeks company maternity, shared parental and adoption pay to give you time off after a child is born or placed with your family.
We also offer enhanced paternity pay providing you with four weeks paid leave, instead of the statutory two weeks, to help you support your family.
Neonatal care leave
To support parents whose babies need hospital care during their first few weeks of life, we offer up to 12 weeks paid neonatal care leave.
Carer's leave
We recognise that it can be difficult to juggle managing caring responsibilities alongside your day job.
That’s why we offer one week of paid carer’s leave in a rolling 12 month period, designed to help you arrange or provide care for a dependant with a long-term care need, such as sick, elderly or disabled relatives, or partners.
Hybrid and flexible working
Hybrid working - where you work.
BAE Systems operates hybrid working for a number of its roles. Hybrid working is a more flexible approach to work and means colleagues can split their working hours between their contractual BAE Systems site location, another BAE Systems site, a customer location or their UK home. It’s expected that the time spent on site is agreed with line leaders and that this may flex up, or flex down, dependant on the changing demands of the business, customer or team needs.
Due to the nature of the work we undertake there are clear guidelines in place for ensuring that all work, irrespective of location, is undertaken in a safe, secure and responsible manner and complies with regulatory requirements.
Flexible working - when you work.
We know everyone’s different, so if flexible working is something you’d like to explore, we’ll do our best to help you achieve a great work-life balance while building your career.
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