legendinc.com's Company Manual: Personnel Policies

Punctuality

Each employee is expected to be on time each day, 8:30 A.M., and on time back to work each lunch period, which is 12 Noon to 2 P.M., with an hour for lunch. Work is technically over at 5:30 P.M., but be sure your important work for the day is done before you leave, including accurate timeslips for the day.

Notification of Absence

Unsatisfactory attendance, including reporting late or leavinging early, may be cause for disciplinary action including termination, it certainly will effect the quality of annual pay raises. If, for any reason, you cannot report to work on time, call (781) 631-0008 and speak with Bill as far in advance as possible. An employee who fails to call in the day of an absence or otherwise notify the company, and does not have an excuse for calling in late, may be subject to termination. In a company like Legend people must learn to be considerate and to treat others as they would like to be treated. Each individual is performing an important job here, unnotified absences, consistent tardiness and other kinds of untrustworthy behavior create confusion and an inconsistency in company performance that is harmful to us and to our clients. You should strive to be on time and work until the work is done for that day, at least until 5:30 P.M.

Keep the Company Aware of Your Whereabouts

Please keep the company aware of your whereabouts. It does happen, on occasion, that you may be the only one who will be able to solve a problem and we will want to be able to reach you. This includes evenings, weekends and holidays. Also when an employee leaves the building, he or she must take a cell phone and inform others remaining of the number destinations. 1.03 Sick Days The company allows unlimited sick days, three paid, others at the discretion of the President.

Holidays

Each employee, who has worked the fully scheduled workday before and the fully scheduled workday after a holiday, will be paid for that holiday if that employee has worked at Legend for six continuous months and has a steady record of punctuality. Otherwise, it is at the discretion of the President.

Paid holidays for Legend, Inc. are as follows:

1. New Year's Day
2. Martin Luther King's Birthday
3. President's Day
4. Patriot's Day
5. Memorial Day
6. Independence Day
7. Labor Day
8. Veteran's Day
9. Thanksgiving Day
10. The Day after Thanksgiving
11. Christmas Day

Vacations

After one year of continuous employment and a steady record of punctuality, an employee will be eligible for two weeks' paid vacation. These days must be taken a minimum of five days at a time, and must be approved at least one month in advance. Also, only one person may be on vacation at a time. Vacation time must be used during the year and cannot be accumulated from year to year.

Termination

If an employee chooses to resign without properly arranged notice, or is fired for cause, all benefits due or accrued at that time are forfeited. Proper notice is one month.

Health Insurance

All full-time employees are eligible for our company's group medical insurance plan after six (6) months of continuous employment and a steady record of punctuality. A copy of the plan is available for review, and assistance is available in complying with its regulations.

Personal Use Of Company Telephones

Personal use of company telephones is discouraged. Use of our phones and facilities for things, such as free-lance work or other employment, is grounds for immediate dismissal. A rule of thumb of one brief, personal call per day would be wise to observe.

Pay Increases

Legend, Inc. has a policy of increasing pay based solely on merit. Management will schedule yearly reviews. At these reviews, pay raises and performance will be discussed, depending on the economic conditions and well-being of the company, in a frank and forthright way.

Smoking

Smoking is prohibited on company premises and in our bathroom facilities. No work breaks for smoking are allowed.

Jury Duty

You are encouraged to serve and will be paid as a result of being required to serve on a jury or as a result of being subpoenaed by a court as a witness. You are required to submit proof of such service as a witness or juror in order to qualify for payment. Personal legal matters which require time off from work will not qualify you for witness or juror payment. Payment for such work time lost shall not exceed a total of three (3) regular eight hour workdays in any calendar year.

Outside Activities

As a condition of employment, you are expected not to engage in outside activities or employment damaging to, or in competition with Legend, Inc.'s interests. Such activities may include those which adversely affect job performance, customer or community relationships, those which give our competition an advantage or that create improper vendor relationships. Employees should refrain from any private business (freelancing) or other activity which might cause their personal interests to conflict with or have an adverse effect on our Company.

Harassment

Legend, Inc. is committed to providing a work environment that is free from discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, we maintain a strict policy prohibiting unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "sexual harassment" shall mean sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other physical conduct of a sexual nature when (a) submission to or rejection of such advances, requests or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment or as a basis for employment decisions; (b) such advances, requests or conduct have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance; or (c) such advances, requests or conduct have the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or sexually offensive work environment. (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 151A, Section 25(e) This policy prohibits unlawful harassment in any form, including verbal, physical and visual harassment.

Paychecks

Paychecks will be issued on every other Friday at or near the close of business. One designated manager will pass the paychecks out, and no person, unless authorized, should receive his check before that time.

Overtime

Salaried employees will receive overtime pay after 180 regular hours have been worked in the month (45 x 4). All extra overtime hours must be authorized by the President. To qualify for overtime, salaried employees must work at the request of the Company and not at their own volition, and with prior notification. All Legend, Inc. employees are salaried employees.

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