Good company but beware: not family friendly
Pros
Good variety of projects and excellent team of people.
Cons
DUG has very little concern for employee's families. Firstly, maternity and paternity benefits are basic (statutory) and therefore very poor compared to other companies (contractors: CGG, PGS, ShearWater; oil companies: BP, Shell, Total; and other industries such as teaching). Secondly, employees have tried to change the system for over two years but managers and HR are unwilling to concede. HR have to been known to argue that the statutory UK benefits are better than those in KL where they are based, much to the frustration of the UK employees. In fact, DUG does not have any UK based HR employees and therefore London's employees find it extremely difficult to discuss and tackle issues such as this. And finally, flexible/part-time working due to childcare/nursery pick up/drop off is extremely difficult to achieve and often, not possible. DUG is a young company with young staff but how will it survive when it's employees begin to start families and realise that the company will not support them. Future applicants: I strongly recommend that you discuss this at your interview as you may find that DUG does not suit your values.
