What we offer and why the Planning Inspectorate is a great place to work
At the Planning Inspectorate, we care – about each other, our customers, our performance and our culture. It defines who we are, how we work, and how we interact with each other and our customers.
Our manifesto, ‘the PINS way’ reflects the values and behaviours that will enable us to be a positive, inclusive and innovative workplace.
The PINS Way is not just a document; it’s a living, breathing part of our organisation. It shapes our decisions, actions and the way we celebrate our successes. By embracing these behaviours, we create a supportive environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our collective success.
We are ‘onePINS’ …
Personal and Professional Growth
Find out about the learning and development opportunities we offer.
We believe that the ongoing development of people is crucial to creating a skilled, professional and high performing organisation. Our commitment is embedded in our approach to talent, learning and development, which empowers people to own their development and career path, supported by line managers.
To support this we offer:
Capability framework:
Maps how colleagues can grow their capabilities with us; providing a clear guide to support personal and professional development.
Professional Networks:
Access Civil Service development programmes like Beyond Boundaries and the Future Leaders scheme to support your development and build meaningful networks.
Learning Recourses:
Explore extensive online resources via Civil Service Learning and our Learning Management System to support your professional growth.
Professional Subscriptions:
We provide funding for professional association memberships to advance career development.
Apprenticeships:
Encouraging ‘learning while earning’ through apprenticeship opportunities across all professions at a range of levels for new and existing employees.
Flexible Working
Discover the many arrangements we offer to ensure you can balance work and life.
We want you to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. That is why we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements so that your work fits in with your lifestyle including:
Flexible arrangements
Flexible arrangements like flexi time scheme, options to work part-time, term time only, job sharing, compressed weeks, and partial retirement.
hybrid working offer
Colleagues enjoy a hybrid working offer that works for us. Teams are encouraged to develop local arrangements setting out the balance that is right between home and office working.
Family Friendly
Find out how we support you to achieve a rewarding career alongside precious family time. We want you to be there for the people that matter.
That is why we offer:
Parental leave
Enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave with 26 weeks at full pay followed by 13 weeks at statutory pay.
Paternity leave
Up to two consecutive weeks off at 100% pay following a new arrival.
Support for working parents
Up to 18 weeks of unpaid leave before their child’s 18th birthday. Colleagues with children with a disability can take up to 26 weeks’ paid leave until the child’s18th birthday.
Carers leave
One week of unpaid leave every 12 months for those with caring responsibilities, in addition to our flexible working arrangements offer.
Health and Wellbeing
Discover the health and wellbeing initiatives that enable you to look after yourself.
We want to support you to look after your wellbeing. We have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Hub giving you access to tools, tips and techniques, enabling you to look after yourself.
We know how important it is for you to feel at your best. We offer employee wellbeing and occupational health services alongside funding regular eye tests and annual flu vaccinations.
Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club
Our colleagues can choose to join the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club which provides access to free days out, and exclusive discounts on sports, fitness, retail and leisure.
Headspace app
Our subscription to the world leading Headspace App, ensures colleagues have access to a suite of exercises for meditation, mindfulness, sleep, focus, and movement, designed to support mental and physical health.
Read a blog from Chief People Officer Hayley Kelly, as she talks about the inspiration she has drawn from the recent CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition and her pride in helping make the Planning Inspectorate a great place to work.
The Employee Assistance Programme is one of our employee benefits to help you deal with personal and professional issues which could be affecting home or work life, health, and general wellbeing. Confidential support is available and, dependent on the nature of the issue, counselling or information services can be provided by fully-qualified professionals.
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