Staff handbook

1. Introduction
   • Martin Precision Ltd, established in 1993, is a global supplier of precision manufactured products to aerospace and quality critical industries. We create profitable growth by providing superior customer service and investing in people, quality, and innovation. All staff at Martin Precision Ltd are committed to a common set of values: excellence, teamwork, and commitment. Through consistent and sustained performance on quality and service, we have secured top-rated supplier status with our customers. Our customers are some of the biggest and best names in the industry, and we are proud to be associated with these companies, whose names are synonymous with quality and integrity.
   • We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.
2. Using the staff handbook
   • This staff handbook sets out the main policies and procedures that you will need to be aware of while working for us. You should familiarise yourself with it and always comply with it. Any questions you may have regarding its contents or what you must do to comply with it should be referred to your line manager in the first instance.
   • The policies and procedures set out in this handbook apply to all staff unless otherwise indicated. They therefore apply to managers, officers, directors, employees, consultants, contractors, trainees, homeworkers, part-time and fixed-term employees, casual and agency staff, and volunteers (collectively referred to as ‘staff’ in this handbook). Unless otherwise stated, they do not form part of the terms of your contract with us, which are provided to you separately. Your contract sets out your job title, hours and place of work, probationary period, salary, holidays and holiday pay, sickness absence reporting procedure and sick pay, your entitlement to and obligation to give notice to terminate your contract and the duties of confidentiality and restrictions that continue to apply after the termination of your contract.
3. Responsibility for the staff handbook
   • The Board has overall responsibility for this Staff Handbook and for ensuring that its policies and procedures comply with our legal obligations.
   • We reserve the right to review, revise, amend or replace the contents of the Staff Handbook, and introduce new policies from time to time, to reflect the changing needs of the business, to ensure compliance with new legislation and reflect best practice.
   • Everyone should ensure that they take the time to read and understand the contents of this handbook and act in accordance with its aims and objectives. Managers must ensure all staff understand the standards of behaviour expected of them and take action when behaviour falls below those requirements.
4. Personal data
   • Whenever we process personal data about you in connection with our policies, we will process it in accordance with our Data protection policy. We will only process your personal data if we have a lawful basis for doing so. We will notify you of the purpose or purposes for which we use it. Please see the Privacy Notice provided to you by the company for further information.
5. Emergency contact details
   • The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining up-to-date details of your home address and the emergency contact telephone numbers of the person or persons you would like us to contact in the event of an emergency, for example if you have an accident. This information will be requested by your line manager when you start work, and you should advise us of any changes straight away. This information is held in confidence and will only be used when needed.