Benefits, learning and wellbeing
Benefits, learning and wellbeing
We support our people in their work. Our benefits are designed to help our people achieve a greater work life balance and grow and develop in their careers. We also offer many learning and development opportunities. This allows our staff to access professional development courses as well as undergraduate and postgraduate learning through our Advance of Fees scheme.
Our latest staff survey from 2025 shows how much our people enjoy the culture at CCPC and the benefits of the hybrid/agile and remote working. Highlights include:
97% say
the agile/hybrid working policy has had a positive impact on their lives
80% say
the people they worked with have taken a personal interest in them.
98% say
they have had the chance in their job to get to know their colleagues
Salary, annual leave and educational sponsorship
- Structured salary progression with annual increments
- Excellent superannuation scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Paid maternity and paternity leave
- Educational sponsorship/subsidy
- Tax Saver Scheme Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid, agile and remote working
- Remote working for up to 60% of working time, subject to business needs
- Fully remote work for 7 weeks a year, subject to business needs. Fully remote in August and for three weeks of December. Staff may also work from overseas at this time
Flexible working
- Flexible start and end times
- Flexitime - allows staff to build up time which may be taken as extra time off, in addition to annual leave.
- Opportunities to apply for work sharing
What our people enjoy
Clodagh Coffey - Head of Marketing and Outreach
- "The hybrid and flexible working policies we have in the CCPC are invaluable to people, whether you have kids or not. It gives you so much more time to spend doing things you want, rather than commuting."
Miguel Byrne – ICT Business Analyst
- "The CCPC proactively encourages my learning and development plan and creates paths to further progress my skills."
Learning and development
We take pride in the development and internal mobility of our staff and invest the time and financial supports to allow people reach their development goals and participate in further education. Some of our work also takes place at an international level, be it within the EU or OECD, which allows for travel and further career development experiences. We are proud to offer an Advance of Fees scheme, which allows employees to access education, including postgraduate programmes. Our Advance of Fees Policy allows for staff members to have the cost of their academic courses paid in advance by the CCPC.
- Comprehensive onboarding programme for ensure full understanding of the CCPC culture, divisions and roles
- Educational sponsorship/subsidy
- Ongoing CPD and training
- Career development and progression
- Leadership development
- Internal mobility
- Potential for international experience and travel
Higher purpose work
- Opportunity to protect and advocate for consumers
- Opportunity to influence future legislation
Equal opportunities employer
The CCPC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to championing an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects modern Ireland and the people we serve. We strive to create a culture where everyone has equal access to opportunity and feels comfortable and confident to be themselves at work.
We work with Ability Focus as well as several other partners to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace for all our staff and provide training to drive awareness of inclusion in the workplace.
Reasonable accommodations
Reasonable accommodations will be provided, if required, during the recruitment process. To discuss reasonable accommodations in confidence, please contact recruit@ccpc.ie.
