Employee Handbook 2024

10. 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 Leader personally, you must have someone else call for you. The Team Leader must also be contacted prior to each additional day of absence. Employees must further inform their Team Leader if they need to leave work early due to illness or some other emergency. If an employee is absent for three or more consecutive days due to illness or injury, a physician’s statement may be required verifying the condition and its beginning and expected ending dates. However, no absence is automatically considered to be "excused." Chronic, habitual, or excessive absenteeism or lateness, as judged by Merritt in its discretion, may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination, in circumstances including but not limited to: • Frequent short-term absences and/or latenesses; • Failure to report an absence within one working day, absent some emergency preventing you from contacting your Team Leader (as evidenced by supporting documentation if requested by the Company); and • Failure to return to work from an approved leave of absence on the date specified by Merritt, absent some emergency preventing you from contacting your Team Leader. 11. GENERAL POLICIES Smoking: Smoking is not permitted at any time in any Merritt location or while at a client’s facility. Dress Code: Employees are expected to be neatly groomed and to dress in a manner that is consistent with their work assignment. Unprofessional or provocative clothing, jewelry, make-up or body adornment should be avoided. A Team Leader may request that an employee wear clothing appropriate for the position. 12. EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE CHECKS Employees and former employees who desire a reference from Merritt should instruct the person who desires the reference information to submit the request for reference in writing to Merritt. Upon receipt of a written request, Merritt will respond in writing. Unless the employee provides authorization and waivers of liability satisfactory to Merritt, the response

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