Pay and Benefits

Payment of salary

Salary is paid in arrears on the closest working day to 25th of each month. Salary is paid directly into your bank or building society account and an itemised pay statement showing gross earnings, fixed and variable deductions and net salary will be emailed to you at the time of each salary payment. Your starting salary is that stated in your written contract of employment.

Your salary will be reviewed on an annual basis and may be increased from time to time without affecting the other terms of your employment. We will let you know in writing of any subsequent changes to your salary. There is no obligation for the Company to review your salary after notice has been given.

Pension

Upon joining Double, each Employee is automatically enrolled into the company pension scheme, subject to satisfying certain auto-enrolment criteria and the rules of the Scheme.

Based on your joining and contributing a minimum of 5% of your gross salary to the scheme (which can be done by salary sacrifice), Double will also automatically contribute 5% of your gross salary (excluding bonuses) to your pension fund.

Employees have the option to opt-out of the scheme at any time. In this situation, the Company pension contributions will also cease.

A sustainable Investment option for your pension fund is also available through the Company Pension Scheme.

Full details of the Scheme are available from Laura Templeton-Cox.

Hours of work

Your normal hours of work are those agreed in your Contract of Employment however there is an element of flexibility based on workload and personal requirements. Depending on the demands on the business, the way you work these hours or the number of hours you work may be changed. More detail on this can be found under the Flexible Working section of the handbook.

If you would like to discuss any personal circumstances surrounding your working hours, please ask a Company Director.

Overtime

From time to time, you may be required to work overtime and we hope that everyone in the team will be willing to do so. Overtime is not paid, but each individual case is reviewed and time off in-lieu may be offered as an alternative.

Expenses

Sometimes you may incur costs that are related to company business such as travel costs, hotels, or subsistence. You are entitled to be repaid all company related expenses properly and reasonably incurred by you in or about the performance of your duties as an employee of Double. We ask that you submit your expense requests on a monthly basis, providing the required receipts.

Payments for all approved expenses will be paid directly into your bank or building society account during the following month.

Please refer to our Expenses Policy for full details.

Cycle to Work Scheme

All employees are entitled to take part in the Cycle to Work Scheme after completion of their probationary period.

This employee benefit enables you to get a new bike and accessories without paying anything upfront. Double purchase the bike for you and hire it back to you. Payments are then taken tax efficiently from your salary each month for a period of time by salary sacrifice in order for you to buy the bike back.

For more information, please contact Laura Templeton-Cox.

Benefits for Part Time Workers

All benefits are available to all staff irrespective of the hours worked. Some benefits will be pro-rated based on the contracted hours of the individual, this includes salary, pension and holiday.

Other benefits, for example Cycle to work scheme, Birthday Day, Volunteering days, are available to all staff.

If in any doubt, please speak to a Company Director.