A guide to getting started in your new role

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Your pay and leave

Starting a job somewhere new can mean some changes to what you’re used to. Let us help you understand what, if any, changes there will be.

Pay

Your pay period is from the first to last day of the month.

You’ll get paid on the 20th in the UK or the 14th in Ireland. If this date falls on a weekend or bank holiday, you’ll be paid on the nearest working day before.

If you start before our payroll cut-off date (usually around the 10th), you’ll get your first pay in the same month, covering your start date to the end of that month.

If you start after our payroll cut-off date, you’ll get your first pay the month after which will include a full month’s pay plus backdated pay covering your start date to the end of the previous month.

If you’d like to know for sure, please call our People Services team on +44 1625 717 273.

Holidays

Our annual leave year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Our enhanced (better than statutory requirements) annual leave entitlement is 28 days (196 hours) per year. If you join us part way through the year or if you’re part-time, your entitlement will be pro-rated.

You’ll also have the option to buy and sell annual leave – it’s one of the great benefits available to you.

On top of your annual leave entitlement, you’re also entitled to bank holidays – how many depends on where you’re working.

Absence due to illness

If you're unable to come to work due to illness on your start date, here’s what you need to do.

Contact your People Leader, or ask someone to contact them on your behalf, as soon as possible before 10am. This is our standard process for any first day of illness.

For your first day only, if you can’t get hold of your People Leader, call our People Services team on +44 1625 717 273. Your People Leader can let you know what the local process is.