Make the most of your holiday!

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme: Make the Most of Your Time Off! 

The Annual Leave Purchase Scheme (ALPS) is an invaluable tool for achieving a better work-life balance. In the 2023-24 holiday year, over 300 UCL staff made use of this tool to enhance their time off.  

This scheme lets you acquire additional annual leave (up to 5 days, pro-rata), allowing you to, for example, allocate more time for special events or spend extra quality time with your family.  

All additional leave purchase requests for 2024-25 annual leave year needs to be submitted and approved before the end of the current annual leave year, which is 30 September. Once approved, the agreed-upon leave will be added to your entitlement for the 2024-25 annual leave year. Learn more about the ALPS and submit your request on MyHR (go to Employee Self Service > My Absence > Purchase annual leave).

Barracudas Activity Day Camps

We understand that balancing work and family life can be particularly challenging during the long summer holidays. Barracudas offers UCL staff a special discount rate during the upcoming school holidays. You can benefit from:

• £20 off weekly rates 
• £5 off daily rates 
• Half price early and late clubs

To book, visit www.barracudas.co.uk or phone 01480 467 567 and use the code UCL2024. This offer may not be used in conjunction with any other offer.

Gripped London 

Gripped London is an action-packed aerial activity park designed for adventure enthusiasts. With six thrilling challenges to experience, including a 1km dual-line zip trek, 50m speed slides, and a daring 24m Power Fan drop, Gripped offers a variety of aerial activities to test your bravery. 

UCL Staff can enjoy a 20% discount on all-inclusive passes when visiting Gripped London. To claim your discount, visit http://www.begripped.com and apply the code GRIPPEDUCL20 at checkout. For more information on the park's activities and facilities, please visit the website or contact Gripped London directly. Terms and conditions apply. 

Go Ape 

An employee-owned company, Go Ape offer outdoor experiences and activities across 36 locations UK wide, from zip wires to super-springy trampoline nets in the trees, to off-road Segways. UCL employees can enjoy 10% off on all activities by using the discount code UCLAPE24 (offer expires 31 Dec 2024, excludes Saturdays). 

Boundless 

Boundless is a membership club for people working in the civil service or public sector. They provide savings, events and a variety of free benefits included in the annual membership fee.  

Boundless membership includes unlimited access to top UK attractions (e.g. Kew gardens, WWT centres), provide deals and discounts on dining and days out, holiday properties, motoring and insurance high street, supermarket and travel savings. 

Enterprise Cars 

UCL Staff can enjoy zero membership fees (usually starting from £60 pa) on Enterprise Car Club, which can be used for shorter hourly rentals. Additionally, you can benefit from discounts on longer car rentals through Enterprise Cars. 

British Film Institute (BFI) 

UCL employees can get a £5 discount on their first year as Paperfree Direct Debit Members at the BFI. Use promo code UCLSTAFF at the checkout for Paperfree Direct Debit Membership. Please visit the Member Offers section of BFI's website.