Our benefits

We have a package of great benefits all coming your way if you join LNER.

• Everyday expectations
• Superb travel benefits
• Great health and wellbeing connections
• Training and learning
• Rewards
• Career enhancing apprenticeships

These are the everyday bonuses that make life a little better or help you to plan ahead.

• Annual leave entitlement
• A generous pension scheme
• Company sick pay if you’re ill (after the first year of employment with us)
• Annual cycle to work schemes
• Discount, savings and cashback scheme from top retailers

You and your family can enjoy some great travel perks as an LNER colleague, on our trains and across the entire rail network.

• Free travel on LNER trains for commuting, duty and of course, fun days out
• Free leisure travel on LNER trains for your partner and your dependants
• 75% off leisure travel with other train companies, for you, your partner and your dependants
• Discounts on international train tickets, after one year’s service
• 50% off LNER train tickets for friends and family
• A cycle to work scheme

We’re big on health and wellbeing and offer some great groups to be part of alongside informative online resources.

• Join our Confidential Employee Assistance Scheme through VitaHealth
• Free access to Unmind, a mental health platform which includes workouts and mindfulness exercises
• Be part of our Occupational Health Service
• Take an annual Flu Jab
• Eye test vouchers for DSE users
• Highway to Health Wellbeing programme
• Access our Mental Health First Aiders
• Chaplaincy support through the Railway Mission
• You can join the Transport Benevolent Fund
• Benefit from physiotherapy appointments
• Discounted Health Cash Back Plan for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs

We always encourage everyone to keep growing their skills and adding to their knowledge. That’s why we have a host of training opportunities to help further your career.

• Join an apprenticeship and earn while you learn
• Take advantage of a Professional Subscription payment
• E-learning at your convenience
• Access to our World Class Leader online portal
• Access to Mind Tools our online learning platform
• Leadership development programme
• Management development programme
• Access to the SkillsBuilder portal for self-assessment and the essential skills framework of learning

There are so many ways to excel here and we recognise and share them when you shine.

• Visit our Colleague Recognition platform
• See our Managing Directors Heroes of the Week
• Enjoy our yearly Legends Awards
• Start of the Month Awards
• Loyalty Awards to recognise long service