Page 33 - 7925_SEKO_-_COMBINED_Global_Policies___Employee_Handbook_-_HiRes_220218_Neat
P. 33
SECTION 4
ARE THERE RECORDING OF TIME
GENERAL EMPLOYEE All hourly and part-time employees are responsible
for keeping an accurate record of all hours they
POLICIES WHICH work using Biometric Information (see section 4.3
of this Handbook). Time records should reflect the
APPLY TO YOU? time they start and stop work, as well as the time
they start and stop their meal period. The beginning
and end of any split shift, leaving the office for any
4.1 Is your SEKO Employment non-work related purpose (including a meal break)
or departure from work for personal reasons must
At-Will? be reflected on time records. Hourly employees
All employees are employed at the will of SEKO for are prohibited from starting before their scheduled
an indefinite period, unless the CEO or President of starting time or working beyond their scheduled
SEKO has signed an agreement on behalf of SEKO stopping time, without the express approval of
stating otherwise. Any employee may resign from their manager. Any correction or adjustment that
SEKO at any time, for any reason; likewise, any is made to time records must be approved and
employee may be terminated, for any reason or initialed by your manager.
for no reason at all, with or without notice. No fixed
term of employment is expressed or implied by OVERTIME COMPENSATION
SEKO. Any written or oral statement to the contrary Hourly employees will be paid at one and one-
by an advisor or other agent of SEKO is invalid half (1.5) times their regular hourly rate of pay for
and should not be relied on by any prospective or time worked in excess of forty (40) hours in any
current employee. week. Hours paid but not worked, such as vacation
or sick/personal days, are not counted towards
4.2 What Hours of Work are hours worked for overtime. Overtime is not at the
expected of you? employee’s discretion and should be approved in
advance by your supervisor. Working unauthorized
HOURS OF WORK overtime may lead to disciplinary action up to and
Due to the nature of SEKO’s work, your regular including termination.
hours of work may vary and/or change as assigned
by your department manager, from time to time. ABSENTEEISM AND TARDINESS
Employees are entitled to receive one (1) hour You are expected to be at work on time each
of unpaid lunch beginning no later than five scheduled day. In those cases where you cannot
(5) hours after commencing work in each seven attend work due to sickness or other event, you
and one-half (7½) hour work period and two (2) must attempt to first contact your manager at the
fifteen (15) minute breaks, one (1) during the first earliest possible time via phone, preferably well in
four (4) hours of your shift and one (1) during the advance of your absence. If unable to reach your
second four (4) hours of your shift, as scheduled by manager, then you must attempt to reach your
your department manager. To service our customers, manager’s manager or the Human Resources
it is anticipated that from time to time you may Department. Failure to maintain regular attendance
be required to work longer hours and/or change and/or dishonesty regarding absence from work
personal plans on short notice, although SEKO will due to illness or any other reason may result in
use its best efforts to minimize these inconveniences. your termination. You are not permitted to make up
time due to a late arrival without the prior written
approval of your department manager.
32

