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The Company reserves the right to determine which of the above options is chosen. If an employee is
absent from work immediately prior to the public holiday for one of the following reasons, then they
will not be entitled to that public holiday:

a. 52 consecutive week’s absences for occupational injury.
b. 26 weeks absence for illness or injury other than occupational injury.

c. 13 weeks absence as authorised by the employer, including lay off.

d. Any unauthorised absence.

4.1.5 PENSION POLICY and PLANS
There is no employee pension scheme operating in this company.

4.1.6 Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA)
All employees have the option to join a PRSA scheme at any time during their employment. You will
be allowed access to The Company's nominated PRSA provider, to consult in relation to your pension
requirements. Full details of the scheme, can be got from your manager or accounts department

For employees who have opted to join The Company's nominated PRSA scheme, The Company will
make the requested deductions from your pay, and submit these to the PRSA provider. Each payslip
will provide you with details of deductions made. The Company is not obliged to make deductions
from your pay for any other PRSA scheme. Employees will be allowed reasonable paid leave of
absence, subject to work requirements, to set up a standard PRSA.

SECTION 5: HEALTH AND SAFETY

5.1 HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
The Company places the greatest importance on issues relating to health, safety and welfare and
undertakes to conduct its operations in such a way as to ensure, in so far as is reasonably practicable,
that its employees, contractors and members of the public are protected from risks to health and
safety.

To this end, we will endeavour to create and develop a working environment in which there is an
awareness of the vital importance of health, safety and welfare.
A copy of the Company Health and Safety Statement is available to all employees and will be made
available to all new employees on induction to the Company.

5.2 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Employees have a duty to take reasonable care of their own safety at work and that of any other
person who may be affected by their acts or omissions. You have a responsibility to do all you can to
prevent an injury to yourself, colleagues and others. This will include the reporting of any unsafe
conditions as soon as you become aware of them. Employees also have a duty to co-operate with their

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