Company Policies

FLEXIBLE WORKING POLICY Purpose The Company will try, subject to the needs of the business, to accommodate requests from employees who wish to make changes to their working hours or place of work. Requests for a change in working arrangements can be made by any employee. Two requests per employee may be made in any …

TIME OFF FOR DEPENDANTS AND CARERS LEAVE POLICY Dependants The Company recognises that situations arise where you need to take time off work to deal with an emergency involving someone who depends on you. Provided the reasons for such a request are genuine and you inform the Company as soon as possible that you need …

PARENTAL LEAVE AND NEONATAL CARE LEAVE POLICY Parental leave Parental leave is a flexible form of unpaid leave designed to help you spend time caring for children. It is usually taken in instalments over the first 18 years of a child’s life and is available to employees who have formal parental responsibility for a child. …

ADOPTION LEAVE POLICY Qualification Adoption leave and pay is available to individuals who adopt, or one member of a couple where a couple adopt jointly. Both paid adoption leave and paid paternity leave will be available to employees who qualify where an approved adoption agency notified the adopter of a match with a child. . …

PATERNITY LEAVE POLICY Qualification Paternity leave and paternity pay are available to employees who are the father of a newborn child or the spouse or partner of the mother, or an adoptive parent. For births or adoption placements before 6 April 2026, you will only qualify for paternity leave if you have 26 weeks’ continuous …

MATERNITY POLICY Ante-natal Care You have the right not to be unreasonably refused paid time off during working hours to receive ante-natal care. The Company asks that you are considerate to your colleagues and make every effort to book appointments outside your shift time or at the beginning or end of shifts to cause the …

RELATIONSHIPS AT WORK Scope This policy covers all employees of the Company. It is intended to provide guidance in areas where personal relationships overlap with working relationships and is intended to ensure that individual members of staff are not open to allegations of impropriety, bias, abuse of authority or conflict of interest. It is also …

STRESS POLICY Scope We are committed to protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff. We recognise the importance of identifying and tackling the causes of work-related stress. We also recognise that personal stress, while unrelated to the workplace, can adversely affect the wellbeing of staff at work. We want to support the mental …

EQUAL PAY POLICY The Company is committed to the principle of equal pay for men and women. In this context “pay” includes not only remuneration but also other benefits of employment such as promotion and training opportunities and access to facilities provided within the employment package from time to time. The Company is committed to …

HARASSMENT AND BULLYING POLICY The Company is committed to providing a working environment free from harassment and bullying, which includes sexual harassment, and ensuring all staff are treated, and treat others, with dignity and respect. This includes harassment or bullying which occurs at work and out of the workplace, such as on business trips or …