Common use of LONG TERM ABSENCE Clause in Contracts

LONG TERM ABSENCE. In some circumstances, when an employee has been absent for some time and cannot give a prospective date for return, there may be grounds for dismissal for reasons of ‘capability’. This action will only be considered after all other options have been explored and exhausted with the employee. APPENDIX THREE HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY  Safeguard the health, safety and welfare of all employees when they are at work.  Protect non-employees from any hazard created by the Society’s operations. All management and employees must be involved in achieving these objectives as far as is reasonably practicable. Health and Safety risk must be assessed within all Society operations and suitable working standards developed, implemented and monitored to minimise such risk. Specific health and safety duties are outlined below:  Accepts ultimate responsibility for the health, safety and welfare standards within the Society, which as a minimum must meet legislative requirements.  Will regularly review the Society’s health and safety performance, taking appropriate action as a result.  Will provide adequate resources to ensure that standards can be implemented effectively and that competent/specialist advice on health and safety issues is available to all Society management.  Ensure that any Society standards for health and safety are implemented.  Define how health and safety is to be managed and allocate specific responsibilities to individuals as appropriate.  Use the assistance of competent/specialist advise as appropriate to assess the safety risks within their operation and to develop and implement standards and working practices that minimise the risks.  Ensure that all employees within their operation are aware of any health and safety risks connected with their work and have received adequate training in the safe working procedures developed.  Monitor health and safety performance and regularly re-assess the health and safety risks.  Keep the Management Executive informed about the Society’s health, safety and welfare performance.  Continuously monitor and review the Society’s health and safety performance and changes in health and safety legislation and advise the management executive of any new Society standards or arrangements that should be adopted as a result.  Co-ordinate the activities of the specialist resource available within the Society to provide advice to management on all health, safety and welfare matters and the development of suitable standards and procedures.  Taking reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of colleagues and of other people who may be affected by their work activities.  Co-operating fully with management by always working to the standards and practices designed for their safety and in which they have been trained.  Reporting immediately to management any situation at work, which they consider to be a danger to the health, safety or welfare of themselves or others.