Staff Handbook - Policies and Procedures

Authorisation of SSP SSP may be withheld if there is any reason to believe you are not ill or your injury or illness does not prevent you from working. If you fail to comply with any rules you may not receive SSP. Government regulations contain a Right of Appeal to an adjudication officer at the DWP if you believe your SSP has been withheld incorrectly. Leavers If you are sick when you leave our employment you may request we supply you with a statement relating to the payment of SSP, which you should give to any new employer if you obtain new employment within eight weeks of receiving it. Records We are obliged to keep records for three years from the end of each tax year showing the dates of each reported PIW and details of SSP paid to each employee. DWP inspections DWP inspectors are empowered to make spot checks to ensure we are correctly applying SSP rules and investigate the circumstances of individual cases. HOLIDAY POLICY AND PROCEDURES Your holiday entitlement is contained in your contract. Application to take holiday is made by the completion of a holiday request form. This must be approved and signed by us. We cannot promise that you will always be able to take your holiday when you want to take it but we will always try to arrange this subject to the overall operating needs of the business. You may be required to take all or part of any remaining holiday entitlement during a period of notice or Garden Leave. Your holiday entitlement includes your entitlement to paid annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998. PENSION PROCEDURE – AUTO ENROLEMENT The government has introduced automatic enrolment for pensions. Chris Sedgeman Scaffolding Ltd use The People’s Pension as our workplace pension scheme for automatic enrolment. Will I be automatically enrolled? Factors, such as your age and income, will be assessed and if you are eligible, you will be automatically enrolled in your employer’s workplace pension scheme. You will be enrolled if you: • are not already in a qualifying workplace pension scheme; • are aged 22 or over; • are under State Pension age; • earn more than a minimum amount (£10,000 in 2015/16); and • work or usually work in the UK.

Registered Office: Unit 2A Longrock Industrial Estate, Penzance, Cornwall. TR20 8HX Company Reg. No. 04124350 This is a controlled document VAT Reg. No. 684598666 UTR No. 24386 09541 Staff Handbook Issue 23 24.06.2024