Additional Employee Benefits

Active Workplace

This offer is only available to employees of Denbighshire County Council.

If you are a contracted employee of Denbighshire County Council and have been for at least three months, you can get a reduced-price gym membership with Denbighshire Leisure Ltd. You can choose from the following membership options:

• Core Gym (DCC Gym & Swim): £20 per month
• Premium (gym, swim, classes and Xtreme Group Cycle): £37 per month

No joining fee for DCC Staff on the Core Gym Only. Joining fee is £25 for Premium Membership.

Sign up for gym membership

Benefits of membership include:

• No long term contract: memberships are payable on a month by month basis via standing order, therefore no commitment is required.
• Non-members can take advantage of an early morning swim free of charge until 9am in Denbighshire’s pools. We recommend contacting the site to book in advance but just take a payslip or ID badge along with you.
• We offer personalised support to help get you started. We will tailor support to your needs achieve your goals. You also have an option to receive your very own Personal Fitness Plan, on-going touchpoints and a programme review at regular intervals, all included in your membership.

Find out more about the benefits of membership on the Denbighshire Leisure website (external website), alternatively call your local Leisure Centre. Staff at the Centres will be happy to discuss the best membership for you.

CSSC

CSSC is a not-for-profit organisation and is available to all employees including contract and temps. The cost is £4.50 per month and can be paid individually by Direct Debit.

With CSSC Sports and Leisure, you can access:

• Free access to CSSC Life - The platform replaces the need for all other wellbeing and fitness apps, offering a full holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
• Free entry to CADW sites for the member and their family (2 adults, 3 children)
• Free entry to over 300 English Heritage sites for the member and their family (2 adults, 6 children)
• Free entry to Kew Gardens (Richmond & Wakehurst) for the member and their family (1 adult, 5 children, 1 adult half price)
• Free Digital Tastecard – providing 50% off or two-for-ones on over 6500 restaurants.
• Discounted tickets to 100’s of family attractions throughout the UK. Some of these include Alton Towers, Legoland, Thorpe Park and even Madame Tussauds.
• Reduced price family days out places such as Oakwood Theme Park, Folly Farm, Zip World Velocity (all sites across Wales), Snowdon Mountain railway, The Wild Place Project, Blue Planet Aquarium, Gilliver’s World, and many more across the UK.
• Discounted cinema tickets - average of 40-50% off Cineworld, Empire, Vue, Showcase, and Odeon
• Race entry subsidies (up to £40 per year), from 5k’s through to Marathons.
• Financial support for umpiring, coaching and refereeing qualifications.
• A wide range of sporting clubs and events - e.g., golf, archery, clay pigeon shooting, sailing, rugby, football, and cricket
• Various other leisure activities - including spa days, scuba diving, skiing, pudding club and shopping trips.
• Savings at 100’s of high street shops including Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrison’s, Tesco, M&S, B&Q, IKEA, ASOS and many more.
• And many more

To find out more information please visit the CSSC website (external website)

For instant access to CSSC benefits join online at the CSSC website (external website)

Welsh Hospital Association

Welsh Hospitals Association (WHA) are a not for profit organisation which operates a range of low cost healthcare schemes to help its members with the everyday cost of staying healthy, e.g. dentist, optician, physiotherapist. You can agree to have a set amount deducted from your salary on a monthly basis which will provide cover for yourself or for you and your spouse or partner. WHA members can claim cash benefits for optical care, dental treatment, physiotherapy, osteopathy, maternity for example. In addition, there are cash benefits for each day spent in hospital as an inpatient or an outpatient and children under the age of 18 are covered by some of the benefits for no extra cost.

Should you be interested in WHA or require further information please contact the Payroll Department on 01824 706033 or visit the Welsh Hospital Association website (external website)

Arriva Bus Travel Club

The Arriva bus Employers Travel Club provides staff with the opportunity to save money on their bus journeys. Staff can choose to purchase either a discounted annual ticket or a discounted seasonal ticket and then pay monthly.

For more information, or to sign up please visit the Arriva Bus website (external website).

Denbighshire County Council Car Leasing Scheme

Fancy a shiny new car?  Our Car Leasing Scheme offers the hire of the car, routine servicing, repair costs covered under the manufacturer’s warranty, road fund tax, insurance and road side assistance for an agreed fixed monthly payment.

For more information, please contact Fleet Services on 01824 708460.

Display Screen Equipment

As an employer, we must protect our employees from the health risks of working with display screen equipment (DSE), such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones.

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations apply to workers who use DSE daily for continuous periods of an hour or more. We describe these workers as 'DSE users'. The regulations do not apply to workers who use DSE infrequently or only use it for a short time.

Incorrect use of DSE or poorly designed workstations or work environments can lead to pain in necks, shoulders, backs, arms, wrists and hands as well as fatigue and eye strain. The causes may not always be obvious.

Where the regulations apply the Manager should ensure that employees carry out a DSE assessment (LINC Intranet) and submit it to their manager for review.

A risk assessment needs to be carried out if there is a change of user, a change in equipment, or in location or set up.

Agile workers who use DSE equipment for extended periods should follow this process for each location.

Eye tests for DSE users

An employer must provide an eyesight test for a DSE user if they request one. The employer must also pay for the test. This should be a full eye and eyesight test including a vision test and an eye examination.

Glasses for DSE work

Employers only have to pay for glasses for DSE work if the test shows an employee needs special glasses prescribed for the distance the screen is viewed at. If an ordinary prescription is suitable, employers do not have to pay for glasses.

Specsavers Voucher Scheme

In Denbighshire County Council we use the Corporate Specsavers Voucher scheme which will cover the cost of a pair of middle distance (pc) glasses solely and specifically for VDU use if required. No other correction is supplied under the voucher i.e. near or far as it does not come under the regulations. The voucher will also cover the cost of the test. A user cannot request a voucher if they have already received one within two years.

If the above applies, then the Manager must email HR Direct to confirm approval for an eye test and also provide the employee’s Payroll Number and a budget code and a voucher will be emailed to the employee directly from Specsavers.