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In certain circumstances consideration may be given to continued employment being offered to you
and/or fresh employment offered after retirement. Such offers will be totally at the discretion of the
Chief Executive.

2.9.1 Pension
The Company does not provide an occupational pension scheme for employees, but, under the
Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002, the company does provide access to an appointed standard
Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) contract.

The company will, if requested, make deductions from the payroll at the employee’s request in
respect of the employee’s contribution to the PRSA, although there is no obligation on employees to
make any such contributions.

2.10 INTRODUCTION OF NEW WORKING PRACTICES
Our business is a highly competitive one and one where we are constantly striving to find new and
better ways of working. Change, whether initiated by market demands or by the introduction of new
technologies, will be an integral part of your employment with the Company. Your co-operation in the
change process is vital to our success. In turn, and where possible, we will make every effort to discuss
any material changes with you in advance and to minimise the degree of disruption.

2.11 PERMIT TO WORK (non-EU nationals)
It is a condition precedent of this offer of employment that the Company receives satisfactory
evidence of your permission to work in Ireland. For example, you may need to provide some or all of
the following documents:

• Current Passport
• Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Registration Card
• Original employment permit

If you are likely to have difficulty in producing the documents as specified above, please let the
Company know as soon as possible.

2.12 CAPABILITY AND COMPETENCE
2.12.1 Introduction
We recognise that during your employment with us your capability or competence to carry out your
duties may deteriorate. This can be for a number of reasons, the most common ones being that either
the job changes over a period of time and you fail to keep pace with the changes, or you change (most
commonly because of health reasons) and you can no longer cope with the work.

2.12.2 Job Changes
1. If the nature of your job changes we will make every effort to ensure that you understand the
level of performance expected of you and that you receive adequate training and supervision. If
we have concerns regarding your capability these will be discussed in an informal manner and you
will be given time to improve.
2. If your standard of performance is still not adequate you will be invited to a formal meeting and
may be issued with a verbal warning. Failure to improve and to maintain the performance required
could lead to further warning in writing.
3. If your standard of performance is still not adequate you will be invited to a subsequent formal
meeting and the outcome could be a warning in writing that a failure to improve and to maintain

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