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UNPAID AUTHORISED ABSENCE

The company may grant unpaid leave of absence at its discretion and on a case by
case basis. All requests should be made well in advance to your line manager. You
are not permitted to take unpaid leave of absence without prior permission of
your line manager.

ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS/DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL

The company recognises the requirement to safely maintain services during
adverse weather and other disruptive conditions which include public transport
strikes, petrol shortages and disrupted travel plans due to unforeseen
circumstances (not including routine delays) , whilst properly discharging the duty of
care to employees. This policy is based on the following principles:

a. All employees are expected to make a genuine effort to report for work at the
recognised start time, which may entail having to make special arrangements to
ensure they are able to attend each day

b. Where there is any failure to attend work, or where you know you will be late,
you are required to contact your line manager as a matter of urgency

c. Employees are not automatically entitled to pay if they are unable to attend for
work

d. Where time has been lost by your attempts to get to work, the company requires
that this time is arranged either as time off in lieu or as annual leave entitlement,
or, where this is not appropriate, the equivalent time lost is made up at a later
date by you

Only in very exceptional circumstances will the company issue a direct instruction to
employees in respect of closing its premises and / or reducing service provision due to
extreme weather, or other emergency, conditions.