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Any breach of this policy and particularly with regard to health and safety, will be
treated as a potential disciplinary issue and dealt with through the company’s
disciplinary procedure.

In cases where your appearance is unacceptable in the company’s view, you will be
required to return home to change. No payment will be made in respect of any period
of absence from work for this reason nor will any additional travel expenses be
reimbursed.

3. ABSENCE FROM WORK

NOTIFICATION OF ABSENCE

It is a condition of your employment that if you are absent from work for any reason
whatsoever that you comply with the following:

a. You must notify your line manager or the on-call service of your absence personally
by telephone by 6am on the first day of absence. It is not acceptable for other
people to call on your behalf, unless there
is a good reason for this, for example, that
you are unable to call for a medical
reason. You are also not permitted to
report absence for work by sending a text
message, e-mail or the like

b. If the office is closed when you are
reporting an absence you should call the
on-call service on 01785 822550

c. You must keep your line manager fully informed throughout your absence,
indicating the likely date of return to work, and, where absent due to ill-health,
the nature and progress of the illness and when you will be fit to return to work.
You must comply with any instructions regarding the frequency with which you
are required to contact the company to provide an update on the progress of your
absence

d. Failure to follow the absence notification procedures above may result in
disciplinary action being taken in the absence of reasonable justification, up to and
including dismissal

MEDICAL EVIDENCE

a. A statement of fitness for work is required on the 8th consecutive day of absence
due to sickness or injury and this must be sent to your line manager without delay.
Thereafter, you must continue to send statements of fitness for work at weekly
intervals unless your doctor agrees to certify your absence for a longer period. You
should continue to send statements of fitness for work to your line manager as
long as your absence continues