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2.14.6 Medical Certificates ........................................................................................................... 16

2.14.7 Illness while on holiday leave ............................................................................................ 17
2.14.8 Absence adjacent to holiday leave .................................................................................... 17

2.14.9 Referral to the Company Doctor ........................................................................................ 17
2.14.10 On Your Return to Work .................................................................................................. 17

2.14.11 Short-term Persistent Sickness Absence .......................................................................... 17
2.14.12 Excessive Sickness Absence ............................................................................................. 17
2.14.13 Long-term Sickness Absence ............................................................................................ 18

2.14.14 Attendance during Adverse Weather and Red Weather Alerts ...................................... 18
2.15 RETIREMENT ............................................................................................................................. 19

2.16 INTRODUCTION OF NEW WORKING PRACTICES ....................................................................... 19
2.17 PERMIT TO WORK (non-EU nationals) ...................................................................................... 19
2.18 CAPABILITY AND COMPETENCE ................................................................................................ 19

2.18.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 19
2.18.2 Job Changes ....................................................................................................................... 19

2.18.3 Personal Circumstances ..................................................................................................... 20
2.19 APPRENTICES............................................................................................................................. 20

2.19.1 Temporary Suspension of the Apprenticeship Programme.......................................... 20
2.19.2 Apprentices Standards of Performance and Conduct .................................................. 21

2.19.3 Non-Attendance of Apprentice for Off-the-Job Assessment ........................................ 21
2.19.4 Failure to Reach Standards ........................................................................................... 21
2.20 OTHER EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................................................... 21

2.21 RIGHT OF SEARCH ................................................................................................................. 21
SECTION 3: EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .................................................................... 23

3.1 DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................... 23
3.1.1 Procedure ............................................................................................................................. 23

3.1.2 Procedure appropriate at each stage .................................................................................. 24
3.1.3 Role of Representative ......................................................................................................... 24

3.1.4 Offences involving Gross Misconduct .................................................................................. 24
3.1.5 Suspension ........................................................................................................................... 25
3.1.6 Appeals ................................................................................................................................. 25

3.1.7 Disciplinary Rules ................................................................................................................. 26
3.1.8 Misconduct........................................................................................................................... 26

3.1.9 Minor Offences .................................................................................................................... 28
3.2 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................. 28
3.2.1 Stage 1 .................................................................................................................................. 29

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