grounds for a warning and may require improvement in performance.
Personal Matters
Staff requiring time to attend to personal matters during the course of a business day must request and receive approval for such time from their supervisor. Time off may be used in increments no smaller than half a day, which will be counted against personal leave accrued. In some instances, staff may make arrangements with their supervisors to make up hours missed for minor absences from the office. Such instances must be properly recorded on the staff time report each month. For all leaves, a duly approved personal leave letter and a handover note must be completed and submitted to the People Management Office at least 2 weeks before the leave date upon receiving approval from your supervisor.
Out-of-Desk Work
Staff members may request to work outside their designated work location (e.g., for fieldwork, remote work, or off-site meetings). Such requests must align with AfriLabs’ operational needs and policies and are subject to approval. To initiate this process, staff are required to complete the Out-of-Desk Work Request Form and submit it to their line manager for review. Final approval must be obtained from the Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Violation
Excessive lateness or absenteeism or other violations of this policy or any leave policy is cause for disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
Holidays
International and National (Government) public holidays notification will be sent to all employees. When a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), the holiday will be observed according to customs in the country of duty. Applicable public holidays will be observed by all employees based on international government policies while national government public holidays will be observed by every employee in their respective countries.
It is therefore pertinent that national public holidays in other African countries
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