We provide an extensive range of benefits, including enhanced policies for new parents.
The healthier our lifestyles, the better resilience and longevity we are likely to have. We believe in providing resources that will alleviate distractions allowing employees to do their best work.
We offer BUPA health cover, which gives prompt access to specialist treatment. Everyone can enjoy the same comprehensive cover, regardless of previous medical history. Family members can be included in the scheme (at an additional cost).
All AKQA employees can enrol in a dental plan provided by Unum, with four levels of cover to choose from and the option to add family members to the scheme. The cost of cover will be deducted from monthly pay.
Through Cyclescheme, we help employees buy a bike tax-free, saving 15–25% off the retail price. The chosen bike is purchased with a voucher.
AKQA offers Help @ Hand, which gives free access to NHS doctors 24/7 through an app, providing medical advice, answering questions and giving employees peace of mind.
Becoming overwhelmed by stress can lead to mental health problems or worsen existing issues. AKQA has many places for employees to reach out for support and advice.
AKQA offers a 50% subsidy on Headspace. The app teaches mindfulness with hundreds of sessions on everything from stress to sleep, bite-sized meditations and SOS exercises.
Employees are entitled to a free yearly eye test and funds towards a pair of glasses.
AKQA offers employees yearly free flu jabs to maximise the chance of everyone having a healthy winter.
Employees have access to a local gym in Farringdon, whether to shape up or de-stress.
Employees have access to Nabs, offering free mentoring and impartial advice on personal or work-related matters for people in the advertising and media.
We offer adjustable desk options in the studio for those who like to alternate between standing and sitting.
A free 24/7 confidential service that offers practical support on work, family, relationships, money and health.
AKQA Insight features presentations, case studies and points of view from across the AKQA global network, plus external guest speakers and key figures from innovative disciplines.
These workshops run regularly, covering a wide range of topics, including Presentation Skills, The Art of Communication, Unconscious Bias, and Mental Health First Aid.
Managers can significantly impact business outcomes, employee engagement, and performance. We ensure all line managers have the opportunity to attend a four-module programme, teaching them skills to become effective managers.
Everyone can benefit from our subscription to LinkedIn Learning – an online platform that provides access to thousands of courses.
BIMA brings digital thought leaders together through external events and training; AKQA employees can attend the seminars and conferences for free.
We offer team and individual development opportunities, including industry-related events and accredited qualifications.
We offer 25 days’ annual holiday per year plus bank holidays; three of these days are used over Christmas to ensure that everyone has the entire period from Christmas Day to the New Year off. We offer an additional day of annual holiday for each completed year at AKQA, up to 30 days.
Through partnerships with our clients and local businesses, we can offer employee discounts on food, haircuts, beauty treatments, travel and retail. Through WPP, AKQA employees can also benefit from discounts of up to 20%.
To celebrate each year contributed to AKQA, we send employees anniversary gifts to say thank you. To recognise our long servers, we also celebrate five, ten, fifteen, and twenty years milestones with a financial reward.
So employees can make the most of the summertime, everyone can finish early on Friday afternoons throughout the summer.
We offer birthday days off, which can be taken any day within the birthday week.
We pay a financial bonus if you refer a candidate who ends up being permanently employed by AKQA.
Complimentary fresh fruit, herbal teas and drinks are available with milk alternatives. There are coffee machines throughout the studio and a subsidised vending machine.
We recognise the importance of quality time away from work; AKQA is open to flexible working patterns, from reducing weekly hours to working from home.
A range of ERGs and groups across the AKQA network can be joined to connect and unite employees around a shared identity or interest.
We have significantly enhanced paternity pay for new parents to demonstrate our commitment to offering industry-leading family-friendly policies. We understand it is important for new parents to take time with their partners during the first year of the newborn’s birth.
To ensure time off with new babies is as rewarding as possible, AKQA offers an enhanced maternity package (which increases the longer employees have worked at AKQA). Expectant parents are entitled to reasonable paid time off for antenatal care.
New parents are entitled to two weeks of paid leave immediately after their baby is born.
Adoption leave is available for new parents within the first year of adoption, offering the same enhanced payments as full maternity and shared parental.
As an AKQA employee, you’re automatically enrolled in our Life Assurance scheme. This entitles someone nominated by you to receive a payment of four times your annual salary.
We offer a generous pension scheme that employees will be added to from their first day and can also increase their contribution level. Quarterly meetings are held with pension consultants to help guide employees through their options.
Employees may be eligible for our Permanent Medical Insurance (PMI) scheme if they’ve been off work due to illness or injury for more than 26 weeks. The scheme pays up to 75% of an annual salary until a return to work is possible.
We host drop-in clinics throughout the year, offering a free consultation with a mortgage broker who provides independent advice to first time buyers, buy-to-let purchases and general mortgage advice.
We provide an interest-free loan for yearly train travel, taken out of employees’ salaries over six to twelve months.
Prioritising you is essential to your wellbeing, particularly during the ongoing challenges in the world. Self-care strategies allow you to take charge of your mental and physical health. In addition to organised opportunities through sport, yoga and meditation, we’ve compiled a wide range of self-care resources for families and individuals, combined with continuous positive lifestyle encouragement and support for our employees.
