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Table of Contents

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK .................................................................................... 9

1.2 ABOUT EQA ................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT .................................................................................................. 10

SECTION 2: TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ....................................................................... 10
2.1 AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS ................................................................................................. 10
2.2 PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS AND REVIEW ................................................................................. 10

2.2.1 Annual Bonus ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.3 JOB FLEXIBILITY ........................................................................................................................... 10

2.3.1 Travel Allowance .................................................................................................................. 10
2.4 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ............................................................................................................... 11

2.5 OTHER EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................................. 11
2.6 HOURS OF WORK AND SHIFT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 11

2.6.1 Breaks ................................................................................................................................... 11
2.7 PAYMENT TERMS ........................................................................................................................ 12
2.7.1 Payment of Wages Act Consent ........................................................................................... 12

2.7.2 Overtime .............................................................................................................................. 12
2.7.3 Pay Periods ........................................................................................................................... 12

2.7.4 Public Holidays ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.7.5 Sick Pay ................................................................................................................................. 13

2.7.6 Overpayments ...................................................................................................................... 13
2.8 ATTENDANCE AND ABSENTEEISM .............................................................................................. 13

2.8.1 Absence from Work – Notification Requirements on the Day ............................................ 14
2.8.2 Punctuality ........................................................................................................................... 14
2.8.3 Doctor/Dentist Appointment ............................................................................................... 14

2.8.4 Sickness Whilst at Work ....................................................................................................... 15
2.8.5 Absence due to Sickness ...................................................................................................... 15

2.8.6 Medical Certificates ............................................................................................................. 15
2.8.7 Illness while on holiday leave .............................................................................................. 15

2.8.8 Absence adjacent to holiday leave ...................................................................................... 15
2.8.9 Referral to the Company Doctor .......................................................................................... 15

2.8.10 On Your Return to Work .................................................................................................... 15
2.8.11 Short-term Persistent Sickness Absence ............................................................................ 15
2.8.12 Excessive Sickness Absence ............................................................................................... 16

2.8.13 Long-term Sickness Absence .............................................................................................. 16

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