Family Friendly Policies

Maternity, Paternity, Adoption & Shared Parental Leave

We endeavour to ensure all parents are given support and encouragement before, during, and on return to work from maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave.

We aim to ensure that the employee’s duties are adequately covered during family leave and that an effective dialogue is implemented at all stages so that employees feel fully informed about both their entitlements and the process.

All employees, including those on part-time contracts, taking leave are covered by our Family Friendly Policies, which can be referred to for further information on Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Parental and Shared Parental Leave.

If would like to discuss a personal situation, please contact a Company Director.

Maternity Pay

We offer an enhanced maternity package over and above the statutory requirements.

Providing you have been employed by Double for over one year and have passed your probationary period, you will be entitled to receive the following remuneration:

• 90% of your average weekly earnings for 6 weeks

• 50% of your average weekly earnings for the following 12 weeks

• Statutory Maternity Pay for the remaining 21 weeks of statutory maternity leave.

All mothers have the option to extend their maternity leave up to 52 weeks but the remaining period above the statutory 39 weeks will be without pay.

If you have been employed for less than one year, then the statutory maternity rights and pay will apply. Details of these can be found at in our Maternity Policy (see Family Friendly Policies) and by visiting https://www.gov.uk/maternity-pay-leave

Paternity Pay

For employees that have been employed for over 12 months and have passed their probation period, we also offer an enhanced Paternity package where Fathers’ receive two weeks’ of paternity leave at their full rate of pay.

Paternity leave should be taken in line with the statutory requirements.

If you have been employed for less than one year, then the statutory paternity rights and pay will apply. Details of these can be found at https://www.gov.uk/paternity-pay-leave.

Parental Rights

Time off to deal with a family emergency

We understand that sometimes unforeseen events occur and all employees are entitled to a reasonable time off work with pay, to deal with an emergency involving a dependent. For example, if a dependent falls ill or is injured, if care arrangements break down, or to arrange or attend a dependent’s funeral.

Please discuss any needs you have with one of the CompanyDirectors.

As with Absence and Sickness, we will keep a record of any time out of the business.

Parental leave

Employees who have completed one year’s service with the Company are entitled to 18 weeks’ unpaid parental leave for each child born or adopted. The leave can start once the child is born or placed for adoption with the employee or as soon as the employee has completed a year’s service, whichever is later. It may be taken at any time up to the child’s eighteenth birthday and must be taken as whole weeks (for example 1 week or 2 weeks), unless otherwise agreed with a Director or if your child

is disabled. The maximum amount that of leave that can be taken in a year is 4 weeks per child, again unless otherwise agreed with a Company Director.

For individual days specifically for school related events, such as concerts, sports and parent days, we encourage all parents to attend and these are offered by the Company outside of your standard holiday entitlement.