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3.28 REDUNDANCY POLICY
Should circumstances arise where redundancy is determined to be a possibility the Company will ensure it
complies with relevant legislation and look where possible to;
a) Reduce overtime to a workable minimum; and
b) Investigate measures, such as short-time working, reduced working week and/or lay off (without pay),
as a means of avoiding redundancies.

If redundancies cannot be avoided, consideration may be given to applications for voluntary redundancy, where
appropriate. It may not be possible to accept every application for voluntary redundancies depending on the
requirements of the business. If the selection of employees for redundancy becomes necessary, any criteria for
selection will be discussed with you at the time where possible. At all times the overriding consideration will be
the future viability of the business and we reserve the right to deviate from this policy where deemed necessary.

3.29 MEDIA
All enquiries from members of the media including but not limited to press, radio and television, in relation to
the Company or otherwise should be passed to a MANAGER. No comments should be made to the Media on
behalf of the Company unless authorised to do so by a MANAGER

SECTION4: BENEFITS

4.1 ANNUAL LEAVE
Unless greater holiday provision is made in your individual contract of employment, you will be entitled to 21
days holidays on an annual basis (excluding public holidays) or as outlined below. Employees must retain a
minimum of six days annual leave for the Christmas period. The Company request that no additional annual
leave is applied for in the month of December.

4.1.1 Calculation of Holiday Entitlement
Where employees have worked less than a full year or less than 1,365 hours in that leave year, the employee
will be entitled to one-third of a working week for each month in the leave year in which he or she works at least
117 hours, or 8 per cent of the hours actually worked in a leave year (subject to a maximum of four working
weeks leave).

All employees who have worked for eight months or more, working at least 117 hours per month, will be entitled
to an unbroken period of two weeks holidays.

All Annual Leave will be approved at the Company's discretion. However, the Company will agree holidays with
the employee bearing in mind work/operational requirements, opportunities for rest and recreation and family
responsibilities of the employee.

4.1.2 Illness during Annual Holiday
If you fall ill during a holiday and submit a medical certificate covering the day(s) in question, you will be granted
alternative days off in lieu.

4.1.3 Applying for Annual Leave
To apply for holiday leave, you must:

• Complete an Annual Leave Request Form
• Discuss the matter with a MANAGER as far in advance as possible. Ideally, you should give six
weeks’ notice of your request to take annual leave.
• Annual Leave is granted on a first come first served basis while also reviewed on the basis of
the operational requirements of the business.

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