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Hours of Work



                                               Adherence   to   office/clinic   hours   will   be   determined   by   your   Line
                                               Manager.    The  Company  reserves  the  right,  upon  reasonable  notice,  to
                                               change your working hours if the need arises and you accept that your
                                               working  hours  may  be  changed.  You  will  be  entitled  to  a  minimum  of
                                               a  ½  hour  lunch  break  if  you  work  continuously  for  more  than  5  hours.
                                               The   taking   of   such   time   should   be   at   a   convenient   time   and
                                               communicated to your Line Manager.

                                               The   nature   of   the   industry   and   the   specific   requirements   of   your   job
                                               may  result  in  you  being  required  to  work  overtime,  night  shifts,  public
                                               holidays and on Saturdays and Sundays in certain instances as may be
                                               necessary   for   the   proper   performance   of  your   duties   or   as   reasonably
                                               required by the Company. 

                                               The   Company   will   give   you   reasonable   notice   of   any   requirements   to
                                               work   overtime   and  the   particulars   of   the   shift   you  will  be   required   to
                                               work   will   be   explained   to   you   by   the   relevant   department   head.      By
                                               accepting   this   appointment,   you   have   agreed   to   work   such   overtime
                                               as  the  Company  may  require.  Notwithstanding  the  above,  it  is  agreed
                                               that  in   the   event   of   emergency   work,   it  will   be   compulsory  for   you   to
                                               work   emergency  overtime.    Should   you   be   required   to   work   overtime
                                               you   will   be   entitled   to   time   off   in   lieu   of   the   overtime   worked,   if   you
                                               however,   earn   above   the   prescribed   earnings   threshold,   as   amended
                                               from   time   to   time,   you   will   not   be   entitled   to   claim   for   overtime
                                               worked. 

                                               Employees   who   are   based   at   a   site   where   there   is   no   Time   and
                                               Attendance   biometric   device   will   be   required   to   submit   a   monthly
                                               manual   time   sheet   of   all   hours   worked   signed   off   by   your   Line
                                               Manager,  to  the  Human  Resources  department  by  the  4th  day  of  each
                                               month.   Employees   who   are   based   at   the   sites   where   the   biometric
                                               device  is  installed  will  be  required  to  clock  in  and  out  as  set  out  in  the
                                               Time and Attendance policy.

                                               Employees   who   do   not   work   the   required   monthly   or   contractual
                                               hours,   will   have   these   hours   converted   into   their   hourly   rate,   and   the
                                               same  will  be  deducted  without  prior  communication  from  HR,  should
                                               the   shortfalls   hour   be   less   than   10   hours.   Should   the   shortfall   hours
                                               exceed   10   hours,   the   same   will   be   deducted   after   notifying   the
                                               employee  of  their  shortfall  amount  in  the  following  month  and  will  be
                                               dealt   with   through   the  disciplinary   procedures   by   their   Line   Manager
                                               Your   Line   Manager   will   certify   your   electronic   web   timesheet/manual
                                               timesheet by the 4th day of each month.







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