Our commitment
We live our purpose through everything we do. Recruitment is a key part and we want you to be supported, welcomed and developed when joining Ignis Lodge. We've made several guarantees which you can explore below.
We are making it real
We believe in people being paid fairly and appropriately for the work they do. Our Making It Real Guarantee commits to the real Living Wage as determined by the Living Wage Foundation. At present, this is £12.60 an hour or a salary of £24,570. At Ignis Lodge, our entry level roles all start at £25,000 or the equivalent of £12.82.
For colleagues who work shifts, we have committed to Living Hours. This means we guarantee a minimum of 16 hours for all employees unless you wish to work less. All shifts are confirmed a minimum of 4 weeks in advance. If we cancel any shifts in that time period, you still receive payment in full.
We want our employees to be dignified when their working life ends. For that reason, you are guaranteed a Living Pension when you work with Ignis Lodge. This means a minimum of 12% of your salary: you contribute 4%, we add 8%. If you'd like to save more, we will contribute 2% for every additional 1% until the maximum from us (12%) is reached. This means if you contribute the maximum of 6%, the total you will be saving for your pension is 18%.
Living our purpose
We believe in having an inclusive environment where everyone is empowered to succeed and are signatories of both the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leaver Covenant. Part of living these commitments means we have made a Supporting You Guarantee - a final interview where any of the following people meet the minimum criteria for a role:
- a veteran;
- serving Armed Forces but transitioning out;
- serving Reservist of the Armed Forces;
- spouse of a serving member of Armed Forces;
- partner of a serving member of Armed Forces;
- dependent of a serving member of Armed Forces;
- someone who was looked after by a local authority at any time before they were aged 21;
- someone who has a physical or mental impairment, or a long-term health condition which has a substantial and long-term (over 12 months) adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
No tricks, no loopholes, no exceptions. We've got your back.
Walking alongside you
It's important that once you join us, there is development for you to grow as a professional. Our Developing Together Guarantee means we have mapped every role in our organisation to an appropriate apprenticeship on entry and apprenticeship for onward promotion. They range from Level 2 (GCSE-equivalent) to Level 7 (Masters-degree). This means however you join us, we commit to your development and your career.
Not only that, we have committed 25% of our workforce will enter on an apprenticeship. New starters may be people not in education, employment or training (NEET) or individuals reskilling for today’s workplace
Ready to join us?
We'd love to have you aboard for the journey. Take a look at the opportunities available.