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inside diamond visitThe next Inside Diamond open day will feature stalls and activities, a short introduction to Diamond and a tour of the machine. We expect the visit will last around two and a half hours. Booking for open days opens 6-8 weeks in advance of the event. Click here for more details.
 

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Employee Benefits

Located on the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, near Didcot in the stunning Oxfordshire countryside, we offer the following employee benefits:

  • Remuneration: we offer competitive rates of pay with the possibility of pay progression for exceptional contributory performance in approved cases.
  • Annual Leave: we offer a generous leave allowance of 25 days along with a further 13 days statutory and company holidays.
  • Pension: we offer a choice of an index linked career average public sector or partnership pension.  This includes employer contributions and life cover.
  • Learning & Development: we support appropriate courses and other forms of learning to enhance your skills and development. 
  • Membership of Professional Bodies: we provide financial contribution towards membership of one professional body.
  • On site Facilities: there is free parking, an on-site restaurant, a popular café and library facilities.  Employees are eligible to join the RAL Recreation Association which provides recreation, athletic and social facilities. There is also an on-site nursery. 
  • Work Life Balance: we offer flexi-time and Flexible Working Hours where appropriate.
  • Relocation: in approved cases we offer financial assistance for an individual to move house and relocate in close vicinity to where we are based.
  • Health & Wellbeing: from your first day of employment you are entitled to the company sickness pay scheme. 
  • Maternity and Paternity Provision: we offer enhanced support.
  • Employee Assistance Programme:  we fund a support programme for all our employees to seek confidential advice on a wide range of matters.
  • VDU use: we contribute towards the costs of eye examinations and glasses/lenses for VDU users.
  • Cycle to work scheme: employees are able to participate in this government approved scheme which enables you to buy a new bike tax free.
  • Discounts and other lifestyle benefits: we offer a scheme that provides discounts, deals and other lifestyle benefits for you and your family. Diamond have also negotiated reduced rates for our employees on a range of products. Currently these include a mobile phone provider, children’s summer holiday camps provider and a limited range of IT products.
  • Association for Project Management: Diamond is a Corporate Affiliate of the Association for Project Management, which is a Chartered body for the profession of project management. All employees therefore have access to a range of their services. 
     

 

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