STAFF BENEFITS
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Season Ticket Loans
The CCG will allow staff to apply for a loan to purchase season tickets for travel to and from work. To apply, you must be a permanent employee and employed by Islington CCG. If your application is accepted, you will be issued a company cheque, made payable to the appropriate transport operating company to purchase your ticket. Repayment will then be made by 12 monthly deductions from your salary. In the event you leave the CCG, you will be required to repay any outstanding amount. For an application form please contact your local finance team.
Kidsunlimited Childcare Vouchers
The CCG has an arrangement with Kidsunlimited, which allows every working parent to use between £110 and £243 per month, tax free from their gross salary, to pay towards their childcare costs.
The scheme works as a salary sacrifice scheme, whereby the parent has an agreed amount deducted from gross pay, and paid to them in the form of Childcare Vouchers.
The vouchers are then exchanged to pay towards the costs of:
· Nannies
· Childminder’s
· Nurseries
· Pre-school /Playgroup
· Créche
· Childcare Element of Private School Fees
· Before/Afterschool Clubs
· Holiday Clubs
· Activity Clubs, and many more.
If you are interested in childcare vouchers please complete the application form at the below link specifying the employer password:
https://www.kuvouchers.co.uk/parent_childcare_vouchers_application_form.asp
Password – KIDSGEN01
MicrosoftHome User Program
CCG employees are now eligible to participate in Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP). This program enables you to get a licensed copy of most Microsoft Office desktop PC applications to install and use on your home computer. The only cost is a Microsoft handling fee of £8.95 (or £17.95 if you need a physical copy of the software).
Under the Home Use Program, you and other employees may acquire a licensed copy of the Office Enterprise Suite to install and use on a home computer. You may continue using HUP software while you are under CCG employment and as long as the corresponding software you use at work has active software assurance coverage (currently until 31 March 2016).
Please note that some product and language versions may not be available at the time you place an order. For up-to-date information on the availability of Home Use Program software, please visit Microsoft Licensing. Office 2013 is only compatible with Windows 7 or Windows 8.
To access the Microsoft Home Use Program Web site:
1. Go to http://hup.microsoft.com/
2. Select the country to which you want your order to be shipped to and choose the language for viewing the order website.
3. Enter your corporate e-mail address (not a @nhs.net) and insert the following program code;
E0D9119F3B .
Note: This program code is assigned to our organisation for our sole use in accessing this site. You may not share this number with anyone outside our organization.
4. Place your order online, and it will be shipped to the location you have chosen. Please note that a fulfilment fee will be charged to cover packaging, shipping, and handling costs (£8.95).
Date: 2 Sept/2013