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Exceptions - Employees seeking an exception from any of the above standards should speak with a
               MANAGER in advance.


               3.6.3 Fitness for Work
               Should you arrive in work and, in our opinion, you are not fit for work, we reserve the right to exercise
               our duty of care if we believe that you may not be able to undertake your duties in a safe manner or
               may pose a safety risk to others, and send you away for the remainder of the day without pay and,
               dependent on the circumstances, you may be liable to disciplinary action.

               3.7 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY
               The Company recognises that continuous training for employees at all levels is essential to ensure its
               efficiency and profitability, and the personal development of every employee.

               3.7.1 Objectives
               The main objectives of our training policy are as follows:
                          •  To  provide  an  effective  induction  programme  for  each  employee  ensuring  an
                              understanding of the Company, his or her campaign, role and individual duties.
                          •  To provide introductory and on-the-job training to enable new employees to reach
                              the required performance standards in the established time.
                          •  To recognise that the best form of development is self-development and therefore
                              designing training plans to help employees improve their own performance.

               Training is approved on the basis of:
                   A.  Nature and purpose of business
                   B.  Expected benefits for employee and the Company
                   C.  Estimated cost and available funding
                   D.  Potential time or performance impacts while employees participate in training

               Prior to receiving training, objectives should be identified, which clearly state what the participants
               are  expected  to  know  and/or  to  do  afterwards.  These  objectives  will  be  agreed  upon  through
               interactions between the employee and a MANAGER.

               Training  records,  identifying  the  following  information,  participants,  subjects,  objectives,  training
               provider,  date,  costs  and  acknowledgement  receipt  of  training  will  be  retained  on  employees'
               personnel files. Employees should also keep a summary of their training records for tracking, reporting
               and planning purposes.

               Training is generally conducted during paid working hours.

               3.7.2 Responsibilities
               Employees are responsible for meeting the training objectives by becoming actively involved during
               training and providing evaluation immediately afterwards.
               Company Directors are responsible for completing training and development needs together with the
               employee. They are also responsible for planning and budgeting to meet individual learning needs. A
               MANAGER is responsible for seeking the agreed upon training, either through internal or external
               resources.

               3.7.3 Eligibility for training
               To be eligible for training, employees must;


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