Rewarding Great People - Issue 2

MATERNITY & PATERNITY PAY

EXCELLENCE

Recognising the Importance of Enhancing Maternity & Paternity Pay As a family business, we recognise the challenges of becoming a new parent and the increasing need to offer financial help to new and expectant parents and we are delighted to announce an update to our maternity and paternity policies to include an enhanced benefit. With the overwhelming pressure on all parents to provide physically, emotionally and financially in those first months of a child’s life, the following benefits will offer support when you need it most:

In order to qualify for both the Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, you must have been working for FM Conway for at least two years by the qualifying week of Maternity Pay and have complied with the relevant notification requirements.

Payments will be paid at the following rates:

For those employees who are currently on maternity leave, you will receive a back to work bonus after six and 12-months continuous service from your date of return to work. The bonus amount paid will be based on the difference between the amount already paid between weeks 1 to 28 and 100% of the employee’s average earnings.

MENTAL HEALTH

It is important that we take those small moments away from work to look after our mental wellbeing, to connect with friends and family, and to continue the discussion around this crucial topic. Would you like to become a Mental Health First Aider? We are looking for individuals who would like to help support our 10-year mental wellbeing strategy, ‘Healthier Together’. The strategy is designed to be used by any person within FM Conway, providing us all with the tools to take action in the name of mental wellbeing. To date we have trained over 150 Mental Health First Aiders throughout the business and continue to increase this number each month. If you would like to become a Mental Health First Aider, or if you would like to know more about the support that is available, please visit the Mental Health tile on the intranet. If you require immediate help, please contact: mentalhealthfirstaiders@fmconway.co.uk .

Aspirations to be a Mental Health First Aider Earlier this year, we hosted our Mental Health Awareness Week which was filled with activities and sessions all designed to raise awareness around the important topic of mental health. The week held many fun virtual sessions, including book clubs, film clubs, bingo and quizzes, as well as important sessions, both virtual and face-to-face, centred around discussing mental health and bringing people together. However, what took the week by storm was the new Shoot the Hoop Challenge, in which we saw fantastic participation across our sites to find FM Conway’s top basketball star.

Enhanced Maternity Pay* Weeks 1 - 6

„ After 6 months: 25% of the total difference „ After 12 months: 75% of the total difference

90% of employee’s average earnings Weeks 7 - 14 75% of employee’s average earnings Weeks 15 - 28 50% of employee’s average earnings Weeks 29 - 39 Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Only

Understanding these changes and exactly what you are entitled to can be overwhelming so, if you wish to discuss this further, or have any further questions regarding maternity and paternity pay, please contact HR@fmconway.co.uk who will be happy to help.

Weeks 40 – 52 No pay Enhanced Paternity Pay Week 1

100% Basic Rate

*Payment during the first 28 weeks will comprise of Statutory Maternity Pay and Enhanced Maternity Pay to uplift in line with the payment rates detailed above and will be subject to normal statutory deductions.

Week 2

Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) Only

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