ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is an essential condition of employment. Punctual attendance is evaluated based upon your presence in the work area, and your preparedness to begin working at the designated start time. “Settling in time” (i.e. to get a drink, to hang up your coat, to read the morning news, etc.) should occur before the designated start time. Should you fail to maintain an acceptable record of attendance and timeliness, the Company may take disciplinary action against you, up to and including termination of employment. The following are common definitions of the attendance issues.

Shift Schedule in Store Operation:

2nd Street USA, Inc. establishes several shifts in order to cover the business and operational hours of its store locations. Shift schedule is determined by the Store Manager based on business needs, shift assignment history and other factors. STAFF members will be informed of their shift schedule in advance to allow the STAFF members to make necessary arrangements to comply with the assigned shift schedule.

Shift schedules are rotated regularly among STAFF members. All STAFF members must be flexible and accommodate the shift schedule directed by the Store Manager.

Inability or inflexibility to work the assigned shift schedule (e.g., inability to work on the number of days/ hours agreed as hiring conditions continually, limited availability on particular schedule), will be subject to disciplinary actions, including change of employment status from full-time to part-time, demotion, and termination of employment.

No Call/No Show

All STAFF must call the site sick line when they are unable to report to work as scheduled. If you are unable to call, you should ask someone you trust to call on your behalf and call in as soon as you are able. If you fail to notify the sick line of any absence in accordance with this policy for two (2) days (either consecutively or non-consecutively), we will assume that you have voluntarily resigned from your position (job Abandonment).

Unscheduled Absence

Even when you call the site sick line and notify the Company of your absence in advance, the events outlined below will be considered as “Unscheduled Absence” that may be subject to disciplinary action.

Missed more than half of a scheduled work hours in a workday due to tardiness or leaving early without an approved time off request.

Unscheduled absences the day before or after a scheduled/ approved Vacation.

Unpaid time-off after STAFF uses up all available paid time off.

Absence due to sick (only within the limit of the Company’s Paid Sick Leave policy) or reasonable accommodation under Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) may be considered an exception from this policy.

Tardy

An employee is deemed to be tardy when you:

Arrive to work past your scheduled start time.

Leave work prior to the end of assigned/scheduled work time.

Take an extended meal or break period without approval.

Be absent from the worksite during the scheduled work hours (excluding meal break).

Arrival and departure times will be determined based on the time recorded in the timecard system designated by the Company.

Missed Timecard/ Failure to Clock In/Out

The following events are deemed to be failure to follow the timecard policy.

Failure to clock in/out on the designated timecard system at the beginning and/or end of the assigned shift;

Failure to clock in/out on the designated timecard system for the meal break.

Disciplinary Action for Attendance Policy Violation

The following grid is designed to provide guidelines when addressing the total number of occurrences, provided that the reason for an occurrence is not covered under FMLA or ADAAA.

Occurrences

An occurrence is documented as an No call/ No show, unscheduled absence or tardy. For counting unscheduled absence, while an absence refers to a single failure to be at work, consecutive absent days for the same reason may be counted as one occurrence at the Management discretion.

Please note that disciplinary process may be accelerated for habitual offenders (those who have established a pattern of absences in short-period of time, repetitive attendance problem during Introductory Period etc.) or when the STAFF is under disciplinary process with other performance or conduct problems.

On any given day, lost work time due to a lack of preparedness, unapproved late arrivals, early departures, temporary absences, or absences for a full day may result in deductions from your pay if you are a Non-Exempt STAFF Member.

If you are an Exempt STAFF Member, unapproved lost work time may be the subject of discipline, and an unexcused absence of a day or more taken for personal reasons (other than sickness or an accident) may be deducted from your salary in increments of a whole day.