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Civil Servants

10. Attendance and performance

Civil servants are required:

  • to attend at work as required and not to absent themselves from duty without proper authorisation;
  • to comply with the terms of the sick leave regulations;
  • at all times, to act in a manner consistent with the proper performance of the functions of their Civil Service position and with the maintenance of public confidence in such performance, including refraining from conduct which might impair performance;3
  • to ensure non-discriminatory language is used in all communications, both internal and external, including display material and documents in electronic form and
  • not to engage in any outside business or occupation during their normal hours of duty (see paragraphs 14 and 18 below concerning business activities outside of normal working hours).

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