Pay

We benchmark our salaries externally against the cultural sector, and offer a competitive salary to attract and retain great people. We also offer a Performance Reward and Recognition scheme as part of our performance development process.

Annual leave

When you join Dublin City Council Culture Company, you'll receive a minimum of 23 days' annual leave each year, excluding public holidays, which are in addition to your annual leave allowance.

Different roles have different minimum annual leave entitlements, starting at 23 days. The entitlement for each role is set out in the relevant role details. Your annual leave is pro-rata if you work part-time.

Pension

As an employee, upon completion of your probation, you are eligible to join our company pension scheme which is underwritten by Aviva. We top up your pension fund by matching any contributions you make up to 10% of your basic salary.

Income Protection

We have an Income Protection scheme, underwritten by Zurich. All employees are eligible for this and are auto enrolled upon joining the company.

Life Assurance

We have a Group Life Assurance scheme, underwritten by Zurich. All employees are eligible for this and are auto enrolled upon joining the company.

Performance development review process

All Dublin City Council Culture Company employees participate in the Performance Appraisal process annually.

This process provides a framework to reflect and recognise past performance, consider training and development needs and enables staff and managers to give constructive feedback. It provides you with an opportunity to have conversations about and understand what you've done well, what you could do differently and to look at our training and development opportunities.

This process measures performance and is used to determine any Performance Reward and Recognition Scheme awards that may be applicable.

Training

At Dublin City Council Culture Company we understand the importance of developing our people. We offer certified training both specific to your role and more broadly across the company to develop our team throughout their time at the company.

Employees also have access to a training budget which can be granted to fund more significant training and learning programmes to develop our employees and prepare them for the next stage of their career.

We offer team-wide learning sessions, including National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) Plain English, ShoutOut LBGTQIA+ awareness and AsIAm Autism training, to strengthen knowledge, understanding and inclusivity across the organisation.

Employee Assistance Programme

Our Employee Assistance Programme is delivered by Health Assured and ensures you have unlimited access to a 24-hour free, confidential telephone helpline. This service gives you free advice on a wide variety of issues such as legal information, financial information, relationship advice, medical information, tax information, information on bereavement, retirement and consumer issues among many others.

Bright Exchange

As an employee you have access to the Bright Exchange platform which gives you quick and easy access to exclusive discounts from retailers.

Enhanced Paid Leave

Dublin City Council Culture Company offers enhanced Maternity, Co-Parent (Paternity), Adoptive and Sick Leave leave above the statutory minimum.

Hybrid working

Dublin City Council Culture Company recognises the importance of supporting its employees to balance their work and home lives by offering occasional/ad hoc hybrid working when possible. This is dependent on the role and is agreed with your Line Manager to ensure the needs of the role are being met.

Hybrid working is designed to offer the flexibility of remote working whilst also maintaining the benefits associated with on-site working, subject to core role demands and other eligibility conditions being met. Our systems are set up to allow seamless access remotely and we ensure that you have the tools you need to get the job done in the best way that works for you.

Cycle to work scheme

The Cycle to Work Scheme is a tax incentive scheme to encourage employees to cycle to work. Under the scheme Dublin City Council Culture Company can pay for a new bicycle up front, including qualifying bicycle accessories. You repay the cost in regular installments, or as a once off payment, from your gross salary. You save on the costs of cycling to work because your repayments come out of your salary before tax, USC and PRSI are deducted. This means that someone on the highest rate of tax, for instance, will save almost half of the cost of a new bike and equipment.

Taxsaver Commuter Ticket Scheme

The Taxsaver Commuter Ticket Scheme for public transport to and from work is designed to help reduce the cost for workers using public transport. The Taxsaver scheme covers bus, rail and the Luas and you can get a ticket that covers more than one operator. The cost of the ticket is deducted directly from the employee's gross salary, and savings can be made off the regular price, depending on ticket type and your tax band.

Other benefits

As an employee of Dublin City Council Culture Company we offer you tours of our buildings (14 Henrietta Street and Richmond Barracks) free of charge, including one companion so that you can bring family and friends to experience these great visitor destinations. We also offer 25% off in our shop at 14 Henrietta Street, though there is a limit on the quantity of books that you can buy.