Clause (7) states, the business hours as "from 7 a.m. to 12. noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and "shall not, at any time absent or divest himself? from the service of the Company without permission first had and abt: ined of the Manager or Secretary 4 Clause 9. "Sickness must be made known the first day of absence or as soon after as practicable' or otherwise the employee has to pay the Company £2 per diem for each day's absence.
Glause 17. At the termination of the agreement the Company undertake to pay Beddall's passage home if he has well and faithfully performed his agreement.
Clause 19. In the event of Bed-dall's becoming ill, the illness of a standing nature, to be proved by certificate to that effect by any respectable Medical Practioner to be nominated by British Consul," the agreement can be terminated, the deposit paid over and a free passage given to England.
On June 1921, after other correspondent which IT will deal with later, dating from April 4, 1920 to June 6, 1921, the Company wrote to Beddall.
"With reference to your repeated absences from work and consequent neglect of our interests in nearly every instance you stopped without notification to us without 2 reasonable excuse for so doing."
They give various dates of absences in June, July, September, October and December 1920, and in January, March, April, May and June of 1921. The exact dates finally, as set out in the statement of Defence are:—
1990, April 13, May 6 to 8, June 21 to 23, July 23 to 26, September 9 to 10, October 12 to 15, December 4 to 8 and December 31 to January 1921. Mlarch 5 several days, March 29 to 31, April 4 to 12, May 10 to 20, June 3 and onwards.
The letter of June 29 goes on to say: After full consideration of the facts of the case, we have decided to dispense with your services from the date of the com+ mencement of your present absence and without any prejudice to any claim we have against you
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