FBC Norfolk Employee Handbook

ATTENDANCE POLICY Absenteeism and tardiness cause hardship for fellow team members and the business. Employees who are excessively absent and tardy reduce the morale of those employees who are in attendance and therefore must do extra work to make up for absence/tardiness. There is also a cost to the Company associated with replacing employees who are out or who are tardy. All of us must work together to keep absenteeism and tardiness to a minimum. Failure to follow the attendance and tardiness rules listed below can result in an absence or tardiness being unexcused with discipline resulting in accordance with the listed actions below. Excessive excused absence or tardiness can also result in the disciplinary process if the absence/tardiness is not legally protected leave, and such excused absence or tardiness otherwise falls outside of the parameters established by the Company or causes a disruption to the workforce. Once an unexcused absence becomes one year old, it drops from your record in considering the next disciplinary step. Once an unexcused tardy becomes one year old, it drops from your record in considering the next disciplinary step. Disciplinary procedures concerning attendance/tardiness problems follow the progressive step process outlined below. However, the severity and frequency of the offense may warrant escalation of the disciplinary process, including immediate discharge where applicable. Absences covered by any legally protected leave, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, are not counted or otherwise considered for disciplinary or any other adverse action. DISCIPLINARY ACTION First Offense Documented Counseling Second Offense Documented Verbal Warning Third Offense Documented Written Warning Fourth Offense Subject to Discharge Attendance/tardiness violations are not combined with any other Company disciplinary violations. This attendance policy is designed to correct problems, deter abuse and to prevent attendance and tardiness problems from developing. 1 . Unless the employee's supervisor has given prior approval, any employee reporting for work (clocking or signing in) after his or her scheduled starting time may be charged with an unexcused tardy. (NOTE: Five (5) minutes past one's scheduled starting time will be considered tardy. 2. Any employee reporting for work (clocking or signing in) more than one hour after his or her scheduled starting time without advance approval may, at the option of the supervisor, be sent home for the day and charged with an unexcused absence. One Day Decision Making Leave Without Pay [Note: not applicable to exempt employees] Fifth Offense

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Generally, any absence with prior approval of management will be treated as excused.

2024 Employee Handbook – B. Turner