Benefits

Benefits of Working for West Yorkshire Police

When you join West Yorkshire Police, you can expect a career with variety, challenges, rewards, and great learning opportunities and experiences. 

There are a wide range of benefits available to those employed by West Yorkshire Police.  These can vary depending on the role, so please check the individual adverts for the role you’re thinking of applying for, but generally they fall into two categories; Police Officers and Police Staff.

 

Police Officers

We will offer you:

• As a full-time PC you'll get 22 days paid annual holiday, rising to 30 days a year depending on your length of service. This is on top of public holidays and an average of two rest days each week.
   
• Fully funded degree/diploma upon completion of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) or Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) entry route into policing. Whichever route you choose, you will be employed as an officer from day one and ‘earn while you learn.’ 
   
• Part-time working - Police officers may be able to work part time. As a general rule, the same terms and conditions will apply to part-time officers as apply to fulltime officers, where appropriate on a pro rata basis. Officers working part time will not be exempt from working shifts - including night duties. 
   
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and potential for a career break (after one year’s continuous service).
   
• Police Pension Scheme - When you start as a new Police Officer, you'll automatically become a member of the New Police Pension Scheme 2015. This is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) pension scheme which offers a guaranteed pension with an optional lump sum, based on the earnings you receive during your career and adjusted if you take early retirement. 
  
  Both you and West Yorkshire Police will contribute and you will receive tax relief on the contributions you make. If you already have a pension, it may be possible to transfer this into the police scheme. For more details: www.myownpension.co.uk
   
• Opportunities for career progression, development and training, dependant on role.
   
• A range of internal wellbeing services and support, such as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a confidential service that provides employees and officers with support 24/7, 365 days a year.  The service can be accessed via a free phone line, website or app and allows you to speak with a trained counsellor about a range of matters such as stress and anxiety, family issues, work related issues, financial and legal matters. Services also include counselling for emotional problems and provides a pathway to structured counselling sessions. The EAP offers support to family members who are dependants (spouse, partner) and children (ages 16-24 in fulltime education and living within the same household). 
   
• Membership of Trade Unions, Police Federation, Superintendent’s Association (membership and eligibility criteria may apply). 
   
• Membership for the Police Treatment Centre (membership and eligibility criteria may apply).
   
• Membership for The Police Children’s Charity (membership and eligibility criteria may apply).
   
• Opportunities to join various support networks, staff networks and sports clubs.
   
• Access to discounts, savings and cash back rewards. This includes but is not limited to:
   
  • Being eligible to purchase a Blue Light Card which provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and on the high street. A range of official discounts are available from large national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more. The card costs £4.99 for a two year membership. Find out more about the Blue Light Card. 
     
  • Travelling assistance, such as Corporate Metro cards and Cycle2Work scheme – this is a salary sacrifice scheme which enables staff to hire bicycles. Hire cost is free from Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. The maximum value of the scheme is £2,500. Find out more about the Cycle2Work scheme.
     
  • Being eligible to purchase a Company Shop card – the Community Shop provides members with vital access to heavily discounted food, as well as life-changing learning and development programmes, building stronger individuals and more confident communities. Find out more about the Company Shop.

Find out more about the Police Officer roles available and view our current vacancies.

 

 

Police Staff (all roles including Police Community Support Officers and Detention Officers)

We will offer you:

• 25-28 days annual leave entitlement (number of annual leave days depends on pay scale of role) rising to 30-35 days after 5 years’ service (number of annual leave days depends on pay scale of role). If you are part-time your annual leave is calculated pro-rata to the hours you work a week.
   
• Opportunities for hybrid working and various flexible working arrangements, such job share and part-time, dependent on role.
   
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave and potential for a career break (after one year’s continuous service).
   
• Highly competitive pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme). Find out more about the pension scheme.
   
• Opportunities for career progression, development and training, dependant on role.
   
• A range of internal wellbeing services and support, such as the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a confidential service that provides employees and officers with support 24/7, 365 days a year.  The service can be accessed via a free phone line, website or app and allows you to speak with a trained counsellor about a range of matters such as stress and anxiety, family issues, work related issues, financial and legal matters. Services also include counselling for emotional problems and provides a pathway to structured counselling sessions. The EAP offers support to family members who are dependants (spouse, partner) and children (ages 16-24 in fulltime education and living within the same household). 
   
• Membership of Trade Unions (membership and eligibility criteria may apply). 
   
• Membership for the Police Treatment Centre (membership and eligibility criteria may apply).
   
• Membership for The Police Children’s Charity (membership and eligibility criteria may apply)
   
• Opportunities to join various support networks, staff networks and sports clubs.
    
• Access to discounts, savings and cash back rewards. This includes but is not limited to:
   
  • Being eligible to purchase a Blue Light Card which provides those in the NHS, emergency services, social care sector and armed forces with discounts online and on the high street. A range of official discounts are available from large national retailers to local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones and much more. The card costs £4.99 for a two year membership. Find out more about the Blue Light Card. 
     
  • Travelling assistance, such as Corporate Metro cards and Cycle2Work scheme – this is a salary sacrifice scheme which enables staff to hire bicycles. Hire cost is free from Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions. The maximum value of the scheme is £2,500. Find out more about the Cycle2Work scheme.
     
  • Being eligible to purchase a Company Shop card – the Community Shop provides members with vital access to heavily discounted food, as well as life-changing learning and development programmes, building stronger individuals and more confident communities. Find out more about the Company Shop. 

Find out more about the Police Staff roles available and view our current vacancies.
 

 

 

 

Page last reviewed April 2023.