The FT Group offers a progressive package that incorporates benefits to help provide a positive work/life balance and encourage all employees to reach their full potential.

Training and Development

We invest in training and development programmes enabling people to grow both personally and professionally. The Company has an absolute commitment to developing its employees at all levels through the provision of inter-company training and development programmes and activities. A range of programmes and events support our employees in the development of their professional skills, examples of activities include:

• Tailored management and leadership development programmes
• Technical skills development
• Participation in programmes at leading business schools
• Assistance towards MBA and further education study
• Language skills training
• Scholarships
• International forums
• Study leave arrangements
• Secondments, departmental transfers, and cross functional work groups

We hold regular reviews with our employees on an individual basis, which also gives us the opportunity to discuss career development opportunities throughout The FT Group.

Financial Benefits

• Share/Stock Plans
  The FT Group of companies operate a number of discretionary share/stock plans to encourage our employees to own a stake in our businesses, through our parent company Pearson Plc. These include share/stock plans linked to company performance as well as world-wide save for shares schemes (SAYE).
• Pension and Life Assurance
  As an employee of the FT Group there is the option, in the UK, to save for the future through the Pearson Group Pension Plan (Money Purchase or Final Salary schemes). Members of the scheme benefit from life assurance cover of four times salary and non-members two times salary. In locations outside of the UK we provide competitive local pension and life a ssurance provisions.
• Company Loans
  Interest free loans are available for the purchase of travel season tickets and PCs for home use.
• Leave Arrangements
• Holiday
  We offer competitive paid holiday allowances in line with the country of hire.
• Working Parents
  The FT Group offers generous leave arrangements for working parents, which include enhanced maternity leave, paternity leave and parental leave.

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Health and Well-being

• Private Medical Insurance
  The FT group provides free private medical insurance for employees, with concessionary rates for immediate family members. The company also operates a generous sickness absence pay policy to support those who become ill during employment.
• Gym
  In most locations we offer subsidised membership of selected gymnasiums situated close to our offices.
• "PeopleLine"
  A confidential service for employees and their immediate families, which provides information on a range of issues including bereavement, marital/relationship, financial, legal, drug/alcohol abuse, childcare and eldercare concerns. Whilst prepaid by the FT Group, this service is totally confidential and managed by an external Company.
• Other Facilities:
  At some of our larger locations additional facilities are available including access to a company Doctor and occupational health nurse, on-site restaurant / dining facilities, conference and meeting room facilities.

The above description provides a non-contractual summary of our benefits in general. Benefits, terms and conditions may vary across operating FT Group companies and according to local terms to local terms in the country of hire.

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