Contract question: is it normal to only get benefits after 1 year in the UK? I was used to have them kick in after 3 months in North America...

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Usually you get the full package after you pass your probation period. But for pension contributions schemes to kick in it might be longer.

You get healthcare from day 1 in the UK.

Depends on the benefit. A lot of the time benefits like shares scheme or profit share will only kick in after a year. Or you only get the equivalent of your duration of employment post passing probation. Benefits like car/ health etc should be immediate.

Thanks for the answers. Let me be a little clearer: I need to go to the dentist, ob/gyn and get my eye prescription renewed soon.
How does this all work in the UK? (Apologies is this is super obvious with NHS and all, I’m from Canada)

I would say that benefits like 1 paid eye test per year (which we get) would kick in from end of probation. Normally it’s only bonuses etc that are delayed.

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