ABSENCE WITHOUT AUTHORISATION Sample Clauses

ABSENCE WITHOUT AUTHORISATION. 3.1 When an employee is absent without authorisation or notification for one to five consecutive working days and he/she returns without a valid reason (e.g. Doctor’s certificate), the Site Manager must take disciplinary action as laid down in the Disciplinary Procedure. 3.2 If the employee has not returned on the 5th day the Site Manager must complete a termination form and mark it appropriately, i.e. abscondment. The Site Manager must make every effort to contact the employee and establish the reason for absence or non-communication prior to commencing with the implementation of any abscondment documentation/procedure. 3.3 Should the employee return after having been terminated because of abscondment, the Site Manager must then convene an enquiry in accordance with the Disciplinary Procedure in order to formally determine the reason for the absence and to decide whether to uphold the abscondment termination or to take any other appropriate action. 3.4 Where an employee is classified as an alleged absconder, the Site Manager, will request that the (dismissed) employee’s money due be paid to him/her. The money will be paid as per normal pay procedure.
ABSENCE WITHOUT AUTHORISATION. 3.1 When an employee is absent from work for any reason whatsoever, the responsibility lies with the absent employee to make contact with his/her Supervisor or Manager on the first day of the absence to advise the Supervisor or Manager that he / she is absent and the likely return-to- work date. 3.2 When an employee is absent without authorization or notification and he/she returns without a valid reason (e.g. Doctor’s certificate), the Site Manager must investigate the matter and if necessary take disciplinary action as set out in the Disciplinary Procedure. 3.3 If the employee has not returned on the 5th day of absence the Supervisor / Manager must inform the Industrial Relations department who will investigate the matter (e-mail, SMS etc.,)