Employee Handbook 2022

• Does not return from an approved leave of absence on the date specified by Merritt; or

• Fails to report to work and fails to call in for two or more working days in a row.

An employee may be immediately terminated for any number of reasons, among them, poor performance, misconduct, excessive absences, tardiness, or other violations of Merritt rules.

Merritt may need to terminate employment because of reorganization, job elimination or lack of work. Should Merritt decide that such termination is necessary, it will try to give as much advance notice as is practical.

8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Differences of opinion occasionally arise between individuals in any organization. We encourage open discussion so that employees’ questions can be promptly answered and any problems or complaints can be aired and discussed. Employees should not be reluctant to submit a question, issue or complaint. Merritt does not permit employees to be retaliated against or harassed. The management takes this commitment very seriously -- if you feel that you are being harassed or retaliated against because of this, you should report the harassment or retaliation to Human Resources or any Team Leader of Merritt.

9. MERRITT NOTIFICATION

Official Merritt news and notices, and items of general interest to employees are sent to you in an appropriate manner. Where necessary, timely responses are required. It is the responsibility of each employee to read and act accordingly to any Merritt news or notices. Failure to do so may interfere with your eligibility to recover certain Merritt benefits.

10. SOLICITATION

Persons not employed by Merritt may not solicit or distribute literature in the workplace at any time for any purpose, unless authorized by a Team Leader of Merritt.

11. ATTENDANCE

Merritt expects all employees to report to work on time. Employees who are unable to report to work due to illness or some other emergency should notify their Team Leader as soon as possible under the circumstances, and no later than prior to the scheduled start of their workday. If you are unable to call your Team Lead personally, you must have someone else call for you. The Team Leader must also be contacted prior to each additional day of absence.

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