GoCardless allows me the flexibility to balance an executive role as CFO with being a mum to two girls. The flexibility means I am able to fully commit to my role without worrying about disappointing my daughters by not being at key school events.
Catherine Birkett, CFO
How GoCardless supports families
Flexibility that suits you
We offer flexible working hours and hybrid working for all our employees. So, whether it’s going to see your kid’s play, being there for school runs, or just the unexpected twists and turns of family life – you can dedicate time to what matters.
Better benefits
We offer a range of benefits to our employees. These include: private health insurance (incl. pre-existing conditions), income protection, life insurance, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental pay, and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
A place to call work
Our office is designed to help people continue doing great work. We have a quiet room that can be used for expressing or meditation and prayer. We also have a changing table and kid friendly activities for visiting families.
Welcome from day one
A new arrival is always celebrated at GoCardless and we support employees to balance work with new commitments.
Our People Partners and managers discuss our parental policies with each employee.
Flexible working.
Antenatal appointments, using shared parental leave, and return to work.
Office space; we assess your workstation to make sure you're comfortable.
We offer enhanced parental policies:
UK
36 weeks at full basic pay, 3 weeks of statutory pay, 13 weeks unpaid.
Paternity and secondary parent leave 6 weeks full pay.
Shared parental leave Statutory leave and pay.
Latvia
Statutory time off and pay + 2000 EUR benefit upon childbirth/adoption
France
22 weeks at full basic pay
US
16 weeks paid leave at 100% of your basic pay
Additional 10 weeks of unpaid leave
Australia
22 weeks paid leave at 100% of your basic pay
Our People Partners and managers make sure new parents can comfortably ease back into work.
Re-onboarding
A welcome pack and tailored sessions to find out about any changes or updates.
New ways of working
From working from home to trialing reduced hours arrangements.
At GoCardless, parents share a network to continually support each other.
A dedicated network to get support and share advice, from family friendly holidays to new buggies
Inclusive family friendly events, including parent's and carer's day.
The kids absolutely loved the parent’s and carer’s day and now have a totally unrealistic sense of what a real job is 😉!
Jon, Senior Manager, BI
GoCardless parents
"Being a first-time father is scary enough. The enhanced parental leave gave me the chance to support my partner and spend time with my daughter in the most precious stages of her life."
Robin, Director of Talent
“When a member of your team returns after parental leave, things may have changed. It’s important to have a structure to ease back in and give them the flexibility to set their own pace."
Matt, Design Manager
"My team and manager have been incredibly supportive - I can work remotely and they've been very helpful and made sure I have everything I need to express breast milk at work.”
