Royal Holloway University of London Pay & benefits reviews

Royal Holloway has a beautiful campus - working from home atm can make some feel disengaged from the work/ brand but once back on campus this may change.RHUL used to have a very strong sense of community and value - it is still there but I think al lot of new staff will not have had the opportunity to experience this yet.The Careers team are really supportive of each other and I feel very much part of a team where people will go out of their way to help each other. The current Director of Careers is open, transparent and supportive. She makes time to speak with the team and encourages lively debate and solutions. She also prioritises wellbeing so I feel if needed I could approach her with any issues that I may have that would impact my work.At a time when the Careers service is being asked to do more and has a huge focus in the strategic plan it is incredulous that resource is being taken away, it really does feel that those higher up have no clue on what resource is needed to deliver what they want and promise to students.This isn't a reflection of the job role - it is varied, challenging and fun. The team are brilliant and to be honest for now the pay is good although with resource being cut my salary may well start to feel inadequate to the amount of work being asked.The HR team are typically not great but the trainings and development on offer are excellent and there are always opportunities to get involved with events and projects around the College.As a whole the student population seem switched on, polite and a general joy to work with.

Pros

Beautiful campus, friendly team, varied work, community feel when working in person

Cons

Starting to feel impact of cuts, Senior decision makers are out of touch

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Great place to work

Digital Communications Officer (Current Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 16 June 2022

Really good work life balance and a rewarding place to work. My manager is really encouraging and the team culture is good. Not the best progression opportunities though.

Pros

Good management, good benefits, nice work culture

Cons

Not the best progression

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Administrator (Current Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 28 March 2020

Staff are not well regarded here.I would not recommend anyone to take an admin role at this place. Apart from a beautiful campus there are no benefits

Pros

Pretty campus

Cons

No reward or recognition, Some people do little and get away with it whereas others are overworked and micro managed.

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Unsupportive

Human Resources Administrator (Former Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 27 January 2020

Working at band 5 there are no benefits, minimal training generally there is a terrible working culture. there are mixed messages from the leadership team due to poor communication.

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Fantastic Opportunities at Royal Holloway

Student Ambassador (Former Employee) - Royal Holloway University - 25 August 2019

It was one of the first jobs I have ever applied for, and this set me up for the future. Learnt about time management, and how to deal under pressure.

Pros

Free Lunches, Good Pay, Good experience

Cons

Long Hours

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Lovely place to work, a bit too process driven

Student services adviser (Former Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 31 March 2019

I enjoyed my time at RHUL and I feel they offer good opportunities to progress if you are willing/able to move between departments. The work life balance is good, you get extra days off at Christmas and Easter and are rarely asked to work extra hours. The occasional open day or evening but usually on a voluntary basis and you'll get the time back in lieu. This could differ between departments. Things can be a bit slow to change, lots of processes and procedures to follow before something new can be implemented. Wages aren't great for the area but there is good job security and a good pension. Not allowed to take holiday during peak times which can be frustrating.

Pros

People, work life balance, progression

Cons

Wages if on lower pay grades

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Very few prospects for Admin staff

Faculty Administrator (Current Employee) - Surrey - 26 October 2018

A very busy office where no two days are the same. I have learned to juggle and prioritise well working at the College. Not a great workplace culture at the College given poor reporting and ineffective systems. The people in my department are friendly and appreciative but the College does not recognise or reward huge effort from Admin staff.

Pros

Nice campus

Cons

No benefits, recognition or promotion prospects for Admin staff

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A beautiful campus and an excellent place to work.

IT Infrastructure Project Manager (Current Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 10 July 2018

A beautiful campus and an excellent place to work. Great work/life balance. Good holiday entitlement and benefits. Cross fertilization of ideas and a fantastic learning environment.

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great team

Catering Assistant (Former Employee) - Egham - 14 June 2018

excellent work culture supportive and approachable management excellent pay for the work we were doing flexible hours opportunity to take on more hours

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Well paid, awful culture

Student Recruitment (Former Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 10 January 2018

I worked in student recruitment which has seen a huge turnover of staff in the last two years, as has the whole marketing section of the university. Sadly this has continued with over 50% of employees leaving in the past 12 months. This is due to a toxic culture of intimidation and constantly poor decision making at director level. The whole department has been in transition status for the past year and at the time of leaving a permanent director has still not been appointed. Very basic mistakes are made regularly causing the university to get in deeper trouble with its recruitment numbers. Most of these could have been avoided if any effort was made by senior managers to consult the 'hands on' staff who are generally very pleasant and just want to get on with their jobs. The working environment is very poor with over 30 employees crammed into 3 small rooms and the director having a large office space unused. Mental health has been a huge problem in the department, as staff are dealing with high pressure, uncertainty and unhappiness on a daily basis.

Pros

Salary

Cons

Everything else

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Lovely evironment, pay not great

Administrator (Former Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 17 August 2017

Lovely environment, team great, but pay not wonderful. Hard to advance, limited vacancies. Good extras - discretionary days, bank holidays, on site gym.

Pros

Discretionary Days, Xmas break

Cons

Pay

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Simple Student Job

Student Ambassador (Former Employee) - Egham - 7 July 2017

Good opportunity to work whilst studying. Long hours and very busy days. Comfortable environment and free lunches. Sometimes difficult to communicate with bosses but overall fine.

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Productive

Economic Student Ambassador (Former Employee) - Egham, Surrey - 26 June 2017

There is a great atmosphere, and the staff are very supportive. The work environment is calm, there are nice stuff to do all the time. It's not too busy

Pros

Free lunch

Cons

Not enough hours

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Great place to work if you know what you're in for

EFL Teacher (Current Employee) - London, Greater London - 24 June 2017

Having/had an amazing time with them! Can be tiring and daunting at first but management and support to newbie teachers is very good. Met wonderful people, both fellow teachers and students. Totally recommend. Will do it again next year for sure!

Pros

Accommodation sorted, great people, timely payment

Cons

Long hours sometimes, last minute changes

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Gezellige lab groep

Promotie onderzoeker (Current Employee) - London, UK - 19 May 2017

Een leerzame ervaring in een internationale omgeving tijdens een promotie onderzoek binnen een hoogstaande onderzoeksgroep.

Pros

Veel vrijheid om uren te plannen

Cons

Laag salaris

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Excelentes compañeros, buen ambiente científico, pésimo salario

Investigador Postdoctoral Asociado (Former Employee) - Egham, Reino Unido - 27 January 2017

Una muy buena universidad que, como desgraciadamente todas las del sistema británico y debido a cómo aquel está configurado, no ofrece ni salarios decentes ni estabilidad. Muy buen ambiente científico, excelentes seminarios / conferencias, instalaciones en la media.