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• First Monday in May
• First Monday in June
• First Monday in August
• Last Monday in October
• Christmas Day (25th December)
• St. Stephen's Day (26th December)

Part-time or casual employees must have worked at least 40 hours in the five weeks ending on the
day before the public holiday in order to qualify for the public holiday.

In respect of each public holiday an employee's entitlement is either:

(a) A paid day off on the public holiday; or

(b) A paid day off within a month; or

(c) An extra day's annual leave; or

(d) An extra day's pay
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.

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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