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unpaid leave.
You must request to take any replacement holiday in accordance with the company's
normal holiday policy, and should endeavour to take the replacement holiday in the
same holiday year in which it was accrued. However, where you have good reason for
not being able to do so, the company will allow you to carry that leave forward into
the next holiday year. The company may require you to take all or part of your
replacement holiday on particular days and is not required to provide you with any
minimum period of notice to do this, although it will aim to provide reasonable
notice.

STATUTORY SICK PAY

If you are absent due to sickness or injury, and have followed reporting
and notification procedures above you may be due to receive Statutory Sick Pay
(SSP) in accordance with current legislation (and meeting certain eligibility
conditions). Your qualifying days are the days on which you would normally work.
Certain employees are excluded from the SSP scheme, e.g. employees who
earn below the lower earnings limit for national insurance purposes. SSP is
subject to Tax and NI deductions.

LONG TERM ABSENCE

When you have reached 4 weeks’ continuous absence, this
is considered to be “long term absence”. Where you submit
a medical certificate stating stress/anxiety your absence
will normally be immediately noted as long term absence.

If you are off work as a result of long term absence and we are concerned about
your ability to return to your job, or the impact of your absence on the business,
the company will:

a. Discuss your absence with you and what can be done to facilitate a return to work

b. With your consent, seek a medical report about your illness/condition from your
medical practitioner or the Fit for Work service as a means of obtaining expert
advice on what measures we can undertake to assist you in your return to work

c. If possible, provide support, sources of advice, or consider alternative
work/hours if appropriate

d. If appropriate, ask you to attend a medical examination with a doctor appointed
by the company or the Fit for Work service