GitLab offers a private medical plan through VHI which gives you access to cutting-edge medical treatments, health screenings and protection against the high medical costs of private care. GitLab covers 100% of the premiums for team members and eligible dependents.
For a full breakdown of plan descriptions please review the following Company Plan Plus Level 1.3 details and Table of Benefits.
To find out which hospitals and treatment centers are covered on your plan, please refer to the directories of approved facilities which are available at Vhi.ie/downloads or contact VHI directly via the Corporate Advice Line: 056 777 5800.
Does Lifetime Community Rating (LCR) Apply? From 1st of May 2015, if you are 35 or over when you first take out private health insurance, you will pay an additional amount of 2% for each year that you are aged 35 and over. Please contact VHI if you think this may apply.
GitLab's VHI scheme will begin November 1, 2020. You can choose to enroll from this date or from your hire date (if later than Nov 1st). Team members will need to enroll via VHI directly either through the online portal or by calling VHI. GitLab has selected Company Plan Plus Level 1.3 company wide. If you feel that this does not suit your needs (or family member needs), please call VHI on 056 777 5800 and they will be able to discuss your requirements.
As part of the initial enrollment, please use the following enrollment guide to review the plans and enroll either via the online platform or by calling VHI. Enrollment will close on October 26th for a November 1st effective date.
The health insurance allowance is treated like any other income or allowance under Revenue Commissioners rules. Your normal tax rate including other statutory deductions will apply. You will be liable for Benefit in kind on your health insurance premium, for more information please read here.
GitLab offers a private pension plan via a defined contribution scheme. Orca Financial is an Irish owned Financial Services company to help with the administration of the pension on behalf of GitLab. The pension provider is Aviva. Aviva allows for transfers into the plan and can set up an AVC pension for any members that wish to contribute above the minimum required contribution.
Orca has put together the following video with information about the plan as a resource.
GitLab will match up to 5% of annual base salary of the team member's contributions.
To enroll in the pension plan or to make changes to an existing contribution, please email total-rewards@gitlab.com with the desired percent contribution. Total Rewards will add Orca Financial info@orca.ie to the email thread. Orca will gather all relevant information from the team member to add to the pension plan. On the 7th of every month, Orca will send Payroll and Total Rewards a summary of any changes to the pension plan which Total Rewards will update in the appropriate payroll changes spreadsheet. Total Rewards will also file the original election email in BambooHR under the "Benefits and ISO" folder for an audit trail.
After each pay cycle, Payroll will send Aviva (ccing Orca and Total Rewards) a spreadsheet with all contributions for Aviva to reconcile.
If you have any questions about a pension plan, how pension benefits work in Ireland, or anything else, please reach out to Orca Financial who will be able to assist you directly. Email: info@orca.ie Phone: +353 1 2103030
You will be able to review the investment strategy once enrolled through the Fund centre on the Aviva website.
All full-time GitLab team members in Ireland are eligible for death in service at 4x annual salary. This benefit is administered through Aviva.
All full-time GitLab team members are eligible for disability cover in the amount of 66% of base salary less social welfare to age 65 (after 13 weeks deferred period). This benefit is administered through Aviva.
GitLab uses TravelHub to assist with the administration of the bike to work/tax saver commuter scheme. The GitLab specific online portal can be found at (https://gitlab.travelhub.ie/). Team members will need to register and account to enter the GitLab specific online portal. Here is a link to TravelHub's FAQs about these programs.
From 2021, Cycle to work will have a maximum expenditure of 1250 EUR or 1500 EUR for an electric bike. The scheme may now be availed of once in 4 consecutive tax years, previously this was once every 5 years.
Bike Applications:
Ticket Applications:
Once the total rewards team has approved the bike or ticket application, an invoice is generated. Once payment as been received, TravelHub emails the team member a voucher to use in the bike shop or tickets are dispatched in to the team member.
Out Sick to ensure that PTO is properly tracked.Vacation in PTO by Roots to ensure that vacation entitlement is properly tracked.Maternity Leave: Team members can take up to 26 weeks of Maternity Leave. The leave must start 2 weeks before the baby's due date and at least 4 weeks after the baby is born. Team members can take additional unpaid Maternity Leave for up to 16 more weeks, beginning immediately after the end of 26 weeks of basic Maternity Leave. If you wish to extend your Maternity Leave, please notify Total Rewards at least 4 weeks before the basic Maternity Leave ends.
Paternity Leave: Team members can take up to 2 weeks of Paternity Leave. The leave must be taken within the first 6 months following the birth/adoption. Team members can also take 5 weeks of Parent's Leave.
To initiate your parental leave, submit your time off by selecting the Parental Leave category in PTO by Roots at least 30 days before your leave starts. Please familiarize yourself with GitLab's Parental Leave policy.
