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The manager will arrange for routine hygienic audits to be carried out. Records of the findings and
prescribed correction action will be maintained. A more informal monitoring system will also be in
place for the day-to-day management of hygiene.

SECTION4: BENEFITS
4.1 ANNUAL LEAVE

Unless greater holiday provision is made in your individual contract of employment, you will be
entitled to 20 days holidays on an annual basis (excluding public holidays) or as outlined below.
Employees may be required to retain a minimum of three days annual leave to cover seasonal periods.

4.1.1 Calculation of Holiday Entitlement
Where employees have worked less than a full year or less than 1,365 hours in that leave year, the
employee will be entitled to one-third of a working week for each month in the leave year in which he
or she works at least 117 hours, or 8 per cent of the hours actually worked in a leave year (subject to
a maximum of four working weeks leave).

All employees who have worked for eight months or more, working at least 117 hours per month, will
be entitled to an unbroken period of two weeks holidays.

Part-time employees will accrue annual leave as outlined above and the equivalent rate will be paid
to the employee quarterly. For example, a part-time employee working two 5-hour shifts (one on
Friday and one on Saturday) for 12 weeks will be entitled to 9.6 hours annual leave (10hours x 12
weeks x 8%).

All Annual Leave will be approved at the Company's discretion. However, the Company will agree
holidays with the employee bearing in mind work/operational requirements, opportunities for rest
and recreation and family responsibilities of the employee.

4.1.2 Illness during Annual Holiday
If you fall ill during a holiday and submit a medical certificate covering the day(s) in question, you will
be granted alternative days off in lieu.

4.1.3 Applying for Annual Leave
To apply for holiday leave, you must:

• Discuss the matter with a Manager as far in advance as possible. Ideally, you should
give six weeks’ notice of your request to take annual leave.

• Annual Leave is granted on a first come first served basis while also reviewed on the
basis of the operational requirements of the business.

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