Benefits in our Budapest office
Here’s an overview of our offer and benefits in Budapest. We know everyone needs a little something different to do their best work and if you’d like to learn more about why we offer what we do visit our offer overview page here.
Financial benefits and discounts
RSUs: We offer everyone who works for us RSU’s as we’re building Wise together and want you to share in the success of our $5billion company on a mission. Find out more here.
Personal development: There’s no shortage of learning opportunities at Wise and it’s up to you to choose where you want to develop your skills. That’s why all our employees have a dedicated yearly allowance to boost their professional development.
Transportation support: Depending on your preferred way of transport, you’ll get either a monthly ticket for travelling to the office on public transport, or a parking and cycling benefit.
Health and wellbeing
Annual leave: At Wise, you’ll get a minimum of 33 days off every year, including public holidays.
Parental leave — Family comes first and we don’t want people to miss out on any of the special, important moments.
So we offer:
- Statutory 24 weeks at full pay, plus 12 months at minimum wage for maternity leave
- 18 fully paid weeks of paternity leave
- 10 days leave on full pay for any Wisers affected by pregnancy loss, including those who are partners or surrogate mothers.
Medical: From day one, you’ll be covered by medical insurance, which includes GP care, hospitalisation and outpatient care and an annual health and dental screening.
Employee Assistance Programme: Our assistance programme provides 24/7 expert guidance and specialist support on any issue, from everyday matters to more serious problems that affect our employee’s wellbeing. Available online, over the phone and face to face, it’s free for all employees and confidential.
Paid sabbatical: To reward the time and effort you’ll put into Wise after 4 years working here, you’ll have the option to take 6 weeks paid time off and £1,000 financial support in addition to your annual leave.
Hybrid working: Our employees can work remotely for 90 days a year. By ‘remote’ we don’t just mean from home, but from wherever in the world you choose*. In addition to that, employees can choose to work from home too. Find out more about our hybrid way of working.
*subject to tax, visa, performance and operational needs
Compassionate leave: We try our best to help our employees balance their work life with their personal/family life. There may be times when you need to care for another, have a family emergency that you weren’t expecting, or a bereavement. Compassionate leave is in place to use in these situations and covers up to 5 paid days per calendar year.
‘Me days’: 3 ‘me days’ per year to help them manage life — this can be used for life admin, when the world becomes a little too much, or for errands like vet visits.
Sick leave: We offer 15 days of sick leave per year, at full pay.
On site gym: We have a gym in the office you can use whenever you need!
All You Can Move card: We have an All You Can Move partnership making you eligible to enter the AYCM movement and financing it yourself. You can find more information from their website
Volunteering day off: All full-time, active employees are provided 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time on an annual basis.
Leisure card: We offer all employees a SZÉP card which can be used for accommodation, catering and leisure activities.
A home away from home
Food and drinks: To start your day we provide all our employees with breakfast which offers coffee and tea, cereals and more to get your brain cells up and running. When you’re craving a snack, you can also find a variety of treats and drinks in our kitchen. Twice a month we also have team lunch together!
Games area: Beat your colleagues with your table tennis and football skills or just relax on our console games.
Social events: We arrange various local company events throughout the year, as well as coming together for larger gatherings with our colleagues around the world, for example, Mission Days. The goal is to bring everyone together, have fun, align on our goals and celebrate our mission.
Dogs: We’re a dog friendly company. You’re welcome to bring your well behaved friends to the office or pet the ones brought in by our colleagues.
