OR INJURY
16.1
IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM WORK DUE TO SICKNESS, INJURY OR ACCIDENT
YOU SHOULD NOTIFY THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU REPORT BEFORE 8.00 AM LOCAL TIME IN THE
COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE BASED, ON THE FIRST WORKING DAY OF ABSENCE. YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS ENDEAVOUR TO SPEAK TO THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU REPORT, OR EMAIL HIM/HER AND
ONLY RESORT TO A TEXT MESSAGE IN THE LAST RESORT. ADDITIONALLY, YOU SHOULD
NOTIFY A UK BASED COLLEAGUE OF YOUR ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS, INJURY OR ACCIDENT.
16.2
IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM WORK FOR 7 DAYS OR LESS, YOU SHOULD
COMPLETE A SELF-CERTIFICATION FORM SETTING OUT THE NATURE OF YOUR ILLNESS OR
INCAPACITY ON YOUR RETURN TO WORK AND EMAIL IT TO THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU REPORT.
IF YOUR ABSENCE CONTINUES FOR MORE THAN 7 DAYS YOU SHOULD ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF
SUCH ABSENCE EMAIL A DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE TO THE PERSON TO WHOM YOU REPORT, WITH
ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATES BEING SUBMITTED TO COVER ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF SICK
LEAVE.
16.3
CONDITIONAL UPON YOUR COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE RULES, FOR
ABSENCES DUE TO GENUINE ILL-HEALTH OR INJURY, THE COMPANY WILL PAY YOU COMPANY
SICK PAY AT YOUR NORMAL RATE OF SALARY, FOR UP TO SEVEN WORKING DAYS IN ANY
ROLLING PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS. ANY ADDITIONAL COMPANY SICK PAY WILL BE ENTIRELY
DISCRETIONARY ALTHOUGH STATUTORY SICK PAY ("SSP") WILL BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE THEN PREVAILING RULES OF THE SSP SCHEME.
COMPANY SICK PAY WILL BE
DEEMED TO INCLUDE ANY STATUTORY SICK PAY ("SSP") TO WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED.
16.4
THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE YOU TO UNDERGO A MEDICAL
EXAMINATION OR A DRUGS/ALCOHOL TEST BY THE COMPANY'S DOCTOR OR, AN INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL PRACTITIONER AND YOU AGREE THAT THE DOCTOR OR INDEPENDENT MEDICAL
PRACTITIONER MAY DISCLOSE TO THE COMPANY THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION/TEST AND
DISCUSS WITH THE COMPANY AND ITS PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS ANY MATTERS ARISING FROM
THE EXAMINATION/TEST AS MIGHT IMPAIR YOU FROM PROPERLY DISCHARGING YOUR DUTIES.
YOU ALSO AUTHORISE YOUR OWN DOCTOR TO PROVIDE THE COMPANY'S DOCTOR AND/OR
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL PRACTITIONER WITH ANY RELEVANT EXTRACTS FROM YOUR MEDICAL
NOTES.
THIS CLAUSE IS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS, INCLUDING
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE ACCESS TO MEDICAL REPORTS ACT 1988
16.5
THE FACT YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPANY SICK PAY OR SSP, SHALL
NOT PREVENT THE COMPANY FROM TERMINATING YOUR EMPLOYMENT FOR INCAPACITY OR ANY
OTHER REASON, EVEN IF THE EFFECT OF SUCH TERMINATION WOULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF
SICK PAY OR SSP.
17.
CONFIDENTIALITY
17.1
YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT, EXCEPT IN THE PROPER PERFORMANCE OF
YOUR DUTIES, MAKE USE OF, OR DISCLOSE TO ANY PERSON, ANY OF THE TRADE SECRETS OR
OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY, OR ANY GROUP COMPANY, OR ANY CARE
HOME OPERATOR IN WHICH THE COMPANY OR ANY GROUP COMPANY OWNS AT LEAST
50% OF
THE SHARES OR OTHER EQUITY SECURITIES OR VOTING RIGHTS ("INTERESTED OPERATORS").
YOU WILL LIKEWISE USE YOUR BEST ENDEAVOURS TO PREVENT