- Salary

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ARA offers competitive salaries which are regularly market tested. ARA's own pay bands offer annual incremental increases and are kept under regular review.

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- Pension Scheme

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A Group Pension is available to all staff after 3 months of their starting date, at which point ARA will contribute 7.5% of your gross salary. if you choose to join the scheme a minimum contribution of just 3% is required.

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- Life Assurance

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Our Death-in-Service Cover scheme is open to all staff who are eligible to join from day 1 of their employment at ARA. The scheme will pay your nominated beneficiary (or beneficiaries) 3 times your annual salary should you die whilst you are employed by ARA.

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- Childcare Vouchers
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This is a flexible way to meet the costs of your childcare. Part of your salary can be ‘sacrificed’ in exchange for Childcare Vouchers. Within the limits outlined below, these vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from National Insurance (NI) contributions and therefore present a saving for employees who use them. The Childcare Vouchers are exchanged for the approved and registered childcare services you use.

As part of an employee’s salary sacrifice, employers can issue Childcare Vouchers (or pay for childcare directly) on behalf of the employee, up to the value of £55 per week with no tax or NI charges. That works out up to £2,860 per year or £243 per month. This is limited to per employee, not child.

- ARA Childcare Vouchers Guide

- Childcare Vouchers Order Form

- Example Childcare Vouchers Order Form

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- Paid Sickness Absence

ARA is required to make statutory sickness payments (SSP) where staff qualify. We also have our own generous sick pay scheme, which is way above the statutory minimum, including full pay for a period of sickness absence, subject to certain
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- Paid Professional Association Fees

ARA will pay your professional association fees for recognised bodies.

- Paid Professional Association Fees List

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- Mileage Rates

The following mileage rates apply to journeys carried out on ARA business.

Cars 40p per mile (25p per mile once more than 10,000 miles are claimed in a tax year)
Motorcycles 24p per mile
Bicycles 20p per mile

These rates are in line with Inland Revenue guidelines and are non-taxable.

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