P1 Unit 5 Health And Social Care

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In addition to the medical package provided, employees have the option of adding dependents and spouses to their coverage plan. They are also eligible to register for life insurance if required. At this time, retirement packages are not available as our employee base will most likely be targeted towards youths and young adults.

Holiday and Vacation pay
Holidays and vacation pay will reflect the B.C Ministry of Labor legislation:
Employees that have been working for the company for within a year, is entitled obtain vacation time:
• Two weeks for the first 5 years of service
• 3 weeks for the 6-10 years of service
Vacation pay must be applied and submitted to payroll four weeks before the next fiscal pay period. It is the responsibility of staff
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Our main goal is to prevent any injuries or diseases that can occur. In the workplace, our employees are required to uphold the occupational health and safety policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all our workers and customers. It is extremely important to create a detailed policy in which all workers need to follow. Failure to follow these policies can result in disciplinary measure, up and including termination. We have provided some examples of policies that we will be implementing. A health & safety handbook will be provided with the employee’s …show more content…
• Ensure compliance and respect for an environment free of drugs and alcohol
• All members of management must respect the no-smoking policy
• Provide and maintain on-going training to supervisors, staff, and other workers to prevent incidents, diseases and that all measures are taken to provide a safe environment
• Promote a safe culture and work practices at all time
• All management must keep track or first aid certifications and ensure that all certificates are updated and retrain is provided for expiring certificates
• Management must ensure they are updated with current WHMIS regulations and ensure that MSDS is provided and contains all data and information
• Ensure all employees understand who is certified in first aid and provide information to employees of WHMIS and MSDS for the workplace
Employee Responsibility
• Work safely and be compliant with all Provincial Occupational and Company Health and Safety legislations
• Immediate report to management if unsafe environment and practices are noticed
• Use required safety equipment, devices and protective clothing is directed
• Promote a safe culture and work practice at all time
• All workers must respect and comply with the no-smoking

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