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2.14 ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM ....................................................................................................16

2.14.1 Absence from Work – Notification Requirements on the Day .................................................17

2.14.2 Punctuality ................................................................................................................................17

2.14.3 Doctor/Dentist Appointment ....................................................................................................17
2.14.4 Sickness Whilst at Work ............................................................................................................17

2.14.5 Absence due to Sickness ...........................................................................................................17

2.14.6 Medical Certificates ..................................................................................................................17
2.14.7 Illness while on holiday leave ....................................................................................................18

2.14.8 Absence adjacent to holiday leave ...........................................................................................18

2.14.9 Referral to the Company Doctor ...............................................................................................18

2.14.10 On Your Return to Work ...........................................................................................................18
2.14.11 Short-term Persistent Sickness Absence ...................................................................................18

2.14.12 Excessive Sickness Absence ......................................................................................................18

2.14.13 Long-term Sickness Absence .....................................................................................................19
2.15 RETIREMENT .....................................................................................................................................20

2.16 INTRODUCTION OF NEW WORKING PRACTICES ...............................................................................20

2.17 PERMIT TO WORK (non-EU nationals) ..............................................................................................20
2.18 CAPABILITY AND COMPETENCE ........................................................................................................20

2.18.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................20

2.18.2 Job Changes ...............................................................................................................................20
2.18.3 Personal Circumstances ............................................................................................................21

2.19 APPRENTICES .....................................................................................................................................21

2.19.1 Temporary Suspension of the Apprenticeship Programme ......................................................21
2.19.2 Apprentices Standards of Performance and Conduct...............................................................22

2.19.3 Non-Attendance of Apprentice for Off-the-Job Assessment ....................................................22

2.19.4 Failure to Reach Standards .......................................................................................................22
2.20 OTHER EMPLOYMENT .......................................................................................................................22

SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ......................................................................... 23

3.1 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE ...............................................................................................................23

3.1.1 Procedure ..................................................................................................................................23
3.1.2 Procedure appropriate at each stage .......................................................................................24

3.1.3 Role of Representative ..............................................................................................................24

3.1.4 Offences involving Gross Misconduct .......................................................................................24
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