Annual leave entitlement year will run from 1 April to 31 March.
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Will I still be a member of the Virgincare benefit schemes?
Virgincare benefit schemes will cease on transfer (including Bonus Scheme, PMI, Cycle Scheme), however staff will have an opportunity to join Devon County Council schemes as appropriate and if eligible to do so. Details of benefit schemes are available to … Continue reading
Does DCC have a childcare voucher scheme?
Computershare have confirmed that in TUPE situations, individuals who are currently in their employer’s childcare voucher scheme can transfer to Computershare when they TUPE in to DCC (as long as they have had a deduction within the last 12 months … Continue reading
Will I get employee assistance and support from DCC?
Devon County Council offers a 24/7 employee assistance and support scheme through Workplace Options. Details are available to transferring staff.
Will Occupational Health Provision change?
Your current Occupational Health Provision will change and be operated by Medigold from date of transfer. You will need to give permission, to allow for any transfer of information from your current Occupational Health provider if required.
What is happening about lease cars?
A proportion of staff transferring across have lease cars through Virgincare ltd. Devon County Council do not run a lease car scheme, so we will honour those current arrangements with transferring staff, however the scheme will not be continuing post … Continue reading
Will my pay date change?
The pay date for staff transferring will be 25 of the month (or on the closest earlier working day if 25 of month falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday).
We have heard some negative experiences from colleagues who have moved into local authority delivered service. Can you alleviate those fears?
We feel the local authority is a positive place to work and we look forward to welcoming the new services to join us. There is always anxiety with change and we are actively engaging the staff teams to make sure … Continue reading
How will terms and conditions be protected?
The transfer will happen under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations). This means that people and posts will transfer to DCC along with employment terms and conditions transfer including continuity of employment and pension arrangements VCL staff pensions … Continue reading
What will be in place to help NHS/Virgin Care Ltd employees understand local authority culture?
It is great to have staff with experience across the two systems, so we can share and learn from each other. At Devon County Council we will be looking at how best to adapt our culture to ensure it works … Continue reading