Financial Wellbeing
- Pension: The scheme aims to provide protection for you and your family during your working lifetime with Tyndall and security when you retire.
- Income Continuance: Provides cover for lost income through illness or disablement.
- Voluntary Life Assurance: Provides extra life assurance benefit for your dependents.
- Group Personal Accident Insurance: The scheme provides cover 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, worldwide.
- Discount Programme: The Advantage Scheme provides a range of discounts with hotels, restaurants, fitness clubs, beauty salons, book stores in Cork city and surrounding areas.
Leave Entitlements
- Paid Maternity and Adoptive Leave
- Parental Leave and Carer’s Leave
- Paid Paternity Leave
- Paid Wedding Leave
- Graduation Day Leave
Career Growth & Development
- Staff Fee Concession: The Fee Concession Scheme for staff, is limited to the fees payable in respect of two programmes of study, one at undergraduate and one at postgraduate level.
- Individual Development Plans: Staff work with their managers to create detailed career “roadmaps” that take into account their interests and aspirations as well as the business needs of their Centre and the Institute.
- Internal Advancement: Staff may freely explore and apply for internal positions.
- Learning & Development Opportunities: Staff can take advantage of learning and development opportunities, including leadership and management development skills, project management, industry and job specific learning, and including general business, finance, and technology skills.
Health, Wellbeing & Lifestyle
- Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential counselling and advice, information and support service for you and your family for personal and work-related issues.
- Private Health Insurance: VHI, Laya Healthcare, and Aviva offer UCC staff access to their suite of Corporate Policies which have an in-built 10% reduction in premiums.
- Wellbeing Programme: Provide staff with on-going support, education and information on a wide range of health and wellbeing issues including KUDOS Health & Wellbeing Platform, on-site Health Checks and Nutrition clinics.
- Mardyke Arena: Reduced membership rates for staff and students.
- Sports & Social Club: Sports & Social Club.
- Dining Facilities: On-site Restaurant.
Commuting & Smarter Travel
- Tax Efficient Travel Pass Scheme: We offer an opportunity to participate in our annual Tax Efficient Rail or Bus Travel Pass Scheme.
- Employer Bicycle Scheme: We offer an opportunity to participate in our Tax Efficient Employer Bicycle Scheme.
- Carpooling: Share the daily commute to work with a partner and find a guaranteed space on Campus until 10am!
- Park & Ride Facility: P&R facilities are open to all staff and students. Parking and the use of the shuttle buses are free of charge.