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Employees will not be paid for days off during periods of Red Weather Alerts, should such a scenario
occur and may take either annual leave or unpaid leave.

In the event that an employee is unable to attend for work, he or she must notify his or her manager
at least one hour before.
If a Red Weather Alert is issued during the course of a normal working day, Management reserve the
right to assess the hazard and risks before issuing an instruction. In this instance you will be paid for
the hours worked up to the Management deciding to close the business premises or for the entire day
if the decision is made after 3pm.

The 3 different type of warning all depicted by colour and actions.

Yellow: Be aware. Severely bad weather is possible over the coming days
Amber: Be prepared. There is an increased likelihood of severely or extremely bad weather

Red: Take action. Extremely bad weather is expected.

Employees shall not decide to take any action including, refusing to attend work, refusing to perform
their duties while at work, leave without permission, refuse to follow instruction that serves to secure
their safety, that of follow colleagues or company property.
2.9 RETIREMENT
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Normal retirement occurs on your 65 birthday. It is our policy for employees to retire at the end of
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the month in which their 65 birthday falls. Changes to the age at which you are eligible for the state
pension can be discussed should such changes be introduced.

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:

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