HMRC – Benefits of working for HMRC

Flexible working patterns

Respecting our employees’ work-life balance is important to us and something that we want to support you with.

We recognise that being able to work flexibly from different locations has its benefits, so in most cases you’ll have the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.

We care about accommodating different personal and family needs to help you maximise your career potential. To do this we may be able to support flexible start and finish times, and we’ll consider alternative working arrangements such as part-time working (including term-time, job share, partial retirement).

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Annual and special leave privileges

As one of our employees, you’ll get 25 days annual leave when you join us, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to 30 days. You also get an extra day off for the monarch’s birthday.

We also offer generous maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave, as well as special paid and unpaid leave. You can find out more details in our employee benefits handbook.

You can also take up to 5 days of paid leave for volunteering, allowing you to develop yourself while benefitting your community.

Pension scheme

When you join us, you’ll automatically be enrolled in the Civil Service Pension Scheme. As well as contributing yourself, our additional employer contributions will help your retirement be a little more comfortable compared with some private sector pensions. Discover more about the Civil Service Pension Scheme here.

Development and progression opportunities

We offer various programmes and support to help our employees develop their potential and advance their careers within the Civil Service.

You’ll also have access to job vacancies which are not available externally, giving you more opportunity to move around different teams and government departments to gain new skills and experience to help you progress.

Discounts

We offer all our employees access to money-saving portals which give you a range of discounts at high street stores, supermarkets, leisure facilities and much more.

Inclusive environment

At HMRC, we want everyone to feel like they belong, and comfortable to be their true self at work. To achieve this we have several Staff Diversity Networks which include race, gender, disability, LGBT+, carers, social mobility and EU nationals. We also have specialist groups for age and religion or beliefs. You can join any of these networks when you start with us and getting involved is easy.

“I feel really lucky to have been well supported through my first year as a parent and encouraged to explore the options and flexibility available to me. It’s one of the best things about working for HMRC – it has allowed me and my wife to continue to advance our career as working parents.”