AWE plc designs, develops, manufactures and maintains the United Kingdom's nuclear warheads and provides nuclear-security technology and services.
15 recorded benefits. Record edited: Mon Sep 21 2026 00:19:14 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time).
Recorded work model: Predominantly secure-site UK employment with an organization-wide compressed nine-day fortnight. Agile, off-site or home working is available only for suitable roles and business needs..
The Employee Assistance Programme provides counselling and mental-health services plus physical-health resources
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
Access to physiotherapy through its Employee Assistance Programme
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
Access to nutritionists through its Employee Assistance Programme
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
AWE sites close every other Friday. Full-time employees work 41 hours Monday-Friday in week one and 33 hours Monday-Thursday in week two; this is a compressed 74-hour fortnight, not fewer total hours
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
AWE offers flexible working arrangements and options to tailor working hours. Availability depends on the role and business needs; exact core hours and approval rules are unpublished
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
Some roles may work off site or from home under AWE's agile working model. This is role-dependent and not a company-wide remote entitlement
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
New employees enroll in the AWE Group Personal Pension plan and can vary their own contribution percentage
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
AWE contributes to employees' Group Personal Pension
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
Employees through age 74 receive a death-in-service lump sum equal to four times annual salary
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
An employee discount program for everyday spending
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
270 hours of annual leave per year, including an allowance for UK bank holidays
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
Employees receive three extra days of leave per year to volunteer for good causes
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Current wellbeing services, flexible work and volunteering leave.
Current careers guidance promises work-related and professional-development opportunities plus support toward a relevant professional qualification
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
AWE funds annual membership in a relevant professional body. The benefit is relevance- and approval-dependent
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.
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Current UK employee benefits, work pattern, eligibility and careers link.