Why Boehringer Ingelheim is a Top Employer
Rewarding Performance
As a Boehringer Ingelheim employee, you are part of a company that celebrates your achievements and rewards your individual contribution to our business and our success.
You will be recognised and rewarded for the work that you impact on achieving our strategic priorities in line with our values, which underpins our reward philosophy.
We create an environment where your performance and contribution to the Company are the key factors in determining the level of your rewards; Our total reward package recognises differences in your personal needs and therefore, we offer flexible benefits. We partner with you to save for the future and we also support your health and wellness, as well as your family’s.
What’s on offer?
Our total reward package is benchmarked against industry standards and relevant to your job and we aim to deliver a competitive package.
Our total reward package comprises of 3 main components:
- Contractual base salary
- Bonus scheme that rewards you for your individual or team contribution to our strategy as well as rewarding you based on how well the Company does
- Benefit programme designed to support you and your family, including access to healthcare, well-being programme, pension plan membership, and time off
We also have employee recognition programmes to reward exceptional achievements and a performance and development programme to help you identify what you need to do to further improve and what behaviours you need to demonstrate.
Below is a list of some of our benefits that complement our Reward package!
Company Car
The company offers a competitive and flexible company car scheme for eligible roles.
Annual Leave
You are entitled to 25 days, pro rata for part time per calendar year, plus bank holidays. As your length of service increases so does your entitlement up to 30 days a year. As part of the Flexible Benefit programme you can opt to purchase more holiday or sell for a cash alternative.
Pension Scheme
You can choose to join a contributory pension scheme which has the added benefits of Dependant’s death in service pension and Income Protection. You can choose your investment options and contribution levels which are then further enhanced by generous company contributions, the core contribution of which is doubled by the company, up to a maximum of 12%.
Life Assurance
All employees are covered by a non-contributory death in service benefit equal to four times base salary.
Private Healthcare
All employees are offered company paid private medical healthcare for you and your family.
Maternity & Adoption
We offer an enhanced policy for employees who have been with the company for more than a year which allows the eligible parent to take leave of up to one year with enhanced financial assistance. This is in recognition of the importance of retaining our employees in all areas of our business.
Flexitime
We are committed to developing a family friendly environment for our employees. Flexitime helps people to balance the demands of home and working life. Although flexitime is not contractual, the scheme aims to cover all full and where possible, part-time employees, in most office based positions. Based on the current plan we offer up to 12 flexi days a year.
Wellbeing Subsidy
To promote a healthy mind and body, a flexible multi-store gift card called 'One4all' €350 will be provided for use towards participation in an activity or service which supports learning, mental and/or physical wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Programme
The Employee Assistance Programme is offered to all employees and their families. It is a counselling and advisory service with highly trained specialists providing confidential counselling and advice to help our employees work through any difficult or complex issues they may be experiencing in their work or personal lives. Specialists are able to help with financial and legal matters or work and personal issues.