Employee Handbook (HBEU) - HSBC careers site

Each year the bank will issue to you a P60 Certificate, which states your total earnings anddeductions for the tax year ending 5 April.If you earn at the rate of £8500 or more (set by HM Revenue & Customs) in any tax yearincluding "benefits in kind", you will be liable to tax on the financial value of those benefits.Benefits in kind include items which may be provided to you periodically by the bank such asprivate health insurance, cars and beneficial rate loans.If you need to communicate with HM Revenue and Customs, quote your tax reference and NInumber, both of which are given on your pay statement. Address any queries to:HM Revenue and CustomsWest Yorkshire and Craven AreaCentenary Court1 St Blaise WayBradfordWest YorkshireBD1 4YLTelephone: 0845 302 14321.5 Performance ReviewEach employee’s performance is reviewed annually, the present review period being thecalendar year. Further details are set out in the HR Procedures Manual (PerformanceReview) which is available on the bank’s intranet.1.6 Hours of Work1.6.1 GeneralDifferent working arrangements apply depending on your grade. Such working arrangementsrelate both to the number of normal hours worked in a week (based on a full time position)and to the way normal hours may be scheduled. In particular, you will note that someemployees work on ‘non-flexible’ schedules and other employees work on ‘flexible’ schedules.Whether you work on a non-flexible or flexible schedule depends on your grade, work locationand your job in the bank. Details of which grades are on non-flexible or flexible schedules areset out below.Grades S03 to S05, SS1 to SS6 (pre-accreditation on to flexible terms) TA6 to TA4(which apply to employees whose continuous employment with the bank started before 1December 1996 and are known as ‘non-flexible’ grades): The standard working week is 35hours and this is normally for 7 hours per day (excluding a one hour unpaid lunch break)Monday to Friday inclusive. The normal working day, unless advised otherwise, will be9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday inclusive. For non-shift employees the bank can vary, bymutual agreement, the start and finish time between the hours of 8.00am and 10.00am and4.00pm and 6.00pm respectively.For those employees on "flexible" contracts, different parameters will apply depending onthe first 2 letters of your grade/contract type, as set out below. Unless otherwise stated yourschedule will normally include a one hour unpaid lunch break each day. Specific scheduleswill be advised to you locally or set out in your offer letter, but may be changed, onreasonable notice, within the parameters set out below.Clerical SF, SL and SW and Managerial PH, PI, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, TF, TW: Thestandard working week is 35 hours. The maximum number of days you may be required towork in any week is 6, over 7 calendar days, Monday to Sunday. The days of the week onwhich you work need not be consecutive. Your scheduled daily working hours will be amaximum of 10 working hours per day, although you may agree to work longer hours asovertime.