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Question 1

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— How much notice must be given during the probationary period?

Accepted Answer

One week, in writing

Answer

Three months

Answer

None is required during probation

Answer

One month, in writing

Question 2

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— What are the core hours?

Accepted Answer

10.00am to 3.00pm

Answer

9.00am to 5.00pm

Answer

Any five hours the employee chooses

Answer

The first 37.5 hours of the week

Question 3

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— What must an employee do on the first day of a sickness absence?

Accepted Answer

Telephone the line manager before 10.00am

Answer

Ask a colleague to inform the manager

Answer

Obtain a doctor's note the same day

Answer

Send an email to the office before 10.00am

Question 4

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— From which day of an absence is a doctor's note required?

Answer

Only if the absence exceeds a month

Answer

The first

Answer

The fourth

Answer

The eighth

Question 5

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— What happens to unused annual leave at the end of the leave year?

Answer

All of it carries into the next year

Answer

Up to five days carry over and must be used by 31 March

Answer

It is lost in full on 1 April

Answer

It is paid instead of taken

Question 6

Reading Section 2 — from the staff handbook of Halloway Joinery Ltd

A  YOUR FIRST SIX MONTHS
All appointments are subject to a probationary period of six months, with a formal review at three months. During probation either you or the company may end the employment by giving one week's notice in writing; after probation the notice period is one month on either side. Probation may be extended once, by up to three months, if the three-month review has raised concerns that have not been resolved.

B  HOURS OF WORK
The standard week is 37.5 hours. Core hours, when you are expected to be at work or reachable, are 10.00am to 3.00pm. Outside core hours you may start and finish when you choose, provided the week's total is worked. Up to 7.5 hours may be carried from one month into the next; anything beyond that is lost, so speak to your manager before it accumulates.

C  ANNUAL LEAVE
The annual entitlement is 25 days, in addition to public holidays, rising to 28 days after five years' continuous service. The leave year runs from 1 April. No more than five days may be carried into the following year, and days carried over must be taken by 31 March. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance, and no more than two members of any team may be on leave at the same time.

D  ABSENCE THROUGH SICKNESS
If you are unable to work you must telephone your line manager before 10.00am on the first day of absence. A text message or an email is not sufficient, and asking a colleague to pass on the message does not meet this requirement. Absences of up to seven calendar days may be self-certified on the form available from reception. From the eighth day a doctor's note is required, and should be sent to the office as soon as it is issued.

E  EXPENSES
Claims must be submitted within one month of the expense being incurred, with receipts attached; claims made later than that cannot normally be paid. Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class. Where you use your own car for company business, mileage is paid at 45p a mile for the first 10,000 miles in a tax year and 25p a mile thereafter. Travel between your home and your usual place of work is not a business expense and cannot be claimed.

F  TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
The company will pay the fees for one approved course a year and allow one paid day of study leave for it, where the course is relevant to your present role or to a role you have agreed with your manager that you are working towards. In return you are asked to remain with the company for six months after the course ends; if you leave sooner, a proportion of the fees becomes repayable.

— Which ONE of these does the handbook never state?

Answer

Staff are paid extra for working on a public holiday

Answer

Probation may be extended once by up to three months

Answer

Rail travel is reimbursed at standard class

Answer

Mileage falls to 25p a mile after 10,000 miles