Financial

Discounts for University Staff

University of Exeter staff benefit from a range of available discounts. These include access to the Totum pro card (previously NUS extra), Eden red and staff Sports Centre membership discount. A range of discounts are also available on campus, from local shops, restaurants, entertainment and other services plus online discounts for a range of national companies for mobile phones, software, bookshops etc. Further information on discounts for staff can be found on the Staff Life web pages.

Please note that the University does not endorse any of the companies offering discounts.

Edenred benefits platform

This platform contains further information about many areas including the Car scheme and Cycle to work scheme. You can use your normal IT log in to access the platform, please note that new staff have to wait until after their first salary payment before accessing it. There is information and guidance tools on costs such as cars, travel,mortgage, insurance, maternity, carers, childcare vouchers and disability. These can all be found in the resources section. 

Financial Wellbeing Toolkit

Moneyhelper provides free advice and tools to help manage your finances, pension and deal with money problems. Colleague wellbeing have gathered a variety of support resources for more information please see the Colleague Wellbeing web pages. 

Tax free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers

Find out more on our Parents and Carers webpages.

University Pension and Pension Salary Exchange

The University offers a Pension Salary Exchange scheme for members of USS and ERSS. For further information about these and other pension schemes, please visit our Pensions webpages. After three complete calendar months of employment, all employees of the University who are contributing members of USS or ERSS will automatically become participants in Pension Salary Exchange, subject to the right to opt-out within the defined window period or in the event that a ‘life-changing’ event occurs.

Travel Salary Exchange

Further information can be found under the travel section regarding the Car scheme and the Cycle to work scheme. 

Long Service Award

Staff within Grades B-D receive a Long Service Award of £100 after twenty years' continuous service and an additional £100 after 40 years' continuous service. Staff are able to purchase an item of their choosing up to these values and on production of a receipt, the cost is reimbursed.

Professorial pay

A recent review of professorial pay has created a structured approach to the reward of professors within the University, achieving greater transparency and ensuring the process fully meets equality and diversity standards - find out more.

Payroll Giving

The Payroll Giving scheme was set up by the Government in 1987 to enable anyone subject to PAYE to make donations from their pay or pension to any charity or religious organisation. The University has joined up with South West Charitable Giving in order for staff to make donations straight from their salary. For further information or to join the scheme, please visit South West Charitable Giving