Employee Handbook

Absence from work

Holidays FM Conway’s holiday year runs from January to December. Your annual leave is specified within your SOPE (Statement Of Particulars of Employment) and is pro-rated for part-time employees. Annual leave is provided to ensure that you receive sufficient rest periods throughout the year. FM Conway expects employees to take all their holiday entitlement within the year it is accrued. Where this is not possible, a maximum of five days may be carried forward once approved by your line manager.

For more information please refer to the Annual Leave Policy on the IMS.

Public holidays

Employees are not normally required to work on Public Holidays and will be paid their normal salary.

Sickness and absence rules FM Conway is committed to ensuring the welfare of its employees and it is essential that our employees are also committed to maintaining high levels of personal attendance. We recognise that from time to time health problems will occur and FM Conway will do everything it can to support employees during these periods. However, continued short-term absences or a long-term absence can have a serious impact on your colleagues and on FM Conway’s ability to deliver the level of service that is expected. FM Conway’s sickness absence procedure is designed to ensure that the reason for absence is fully investigated and appropriate medical advice (which may involve a referral to Occupational Health) is sought where necessary. You must take responsibility for your own attendance at work and, if you are ill, your recovery and return to work. It is a requirement that you: • Follow the notification and certification procedures in our policy • Maintain communication with us while you are absent from work • Co-operate with a reasonable request for a medical/occupational health report or examination • Co-operate with us to implement any advice from medical/occupational health practitioners to facilitate a timely return to work • Do nothing to aggravate or delay recovery, such as working for another employer or taking part in inappropriate social or sporting activities

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