Warning stage 1

[Mr Love Pants]

Hello - I have been invited to attend an interview with my manager to receive a stage 1 warning regarding my sick leave - does anyone know what this means and how long this stage 1 will count against me.

[clockworkjerk]

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[counter man]

Love Pants..... if its issued you will then be under stage 2.....A stage 2 interview i happens if you have 3 absences or 7 days in the six months after a stage one warning is issued!

Hope that makes sense!!

[bigjames]

Hello - I have been invited to attend an interview with my manager to receive a stage 1 warning regarding my sick leave - does anyone know what this means and how long this stage 1 will count against me.

Consideration for a Stage 1 Absence warning is undertaken after you exceed 4 absences and/or 14 days off in a rolling 12 month period. So if you have 15 days off or 5 absences you should be invited to an interview to consider whether you receive a warning. After each of these absences you should have received a Return to Work interview, where the attendance standards should have been explained to you, and your understanding should have been checked and recorded. At your Stage 1 interview each absence should be explored and this is the opportunity to put forward any mitgating circumstances. If any of the absences should have been recorded as Special Leave for instance, the absence can be changed, which means the warning should not be issued if it brings the qualifying days or absences below the standard. There should be no suggestion that any of the absences are not genuine, as us managers are not doctors after all. Stage 1's should be viewed as a 'Heads Up' that you have exceeded the standard, and if handled sympathetically and correctly they can help improve attendance standards. The Stage 1 interview is also an opportunity to enlist the services of the CWU and/or ATOS for a referral, this is particularly important if there are any underlying medical conditions that could be considered under the Disability Discrimination Act. An early intervention at this stage may pay dividends in the future, and can show a willingness to help yourself.
It is recommended that you have a CWU friend at the interview (this should have been mentioned in the invite), they cannot participate in the interview, and are there to ensure fair play.
At the end of the interview your manager should go away and consider whether a warning is to be issued, and should notify you as soon as possible. The decision should not be communicated at the interview, as this would suggest a foregone conclusion.
If the warning is issued, you move on to the Stage 2 consideration timescale, which allows no more than 2 absences and/or 7 days off in the 6 months following the date of the Stage 1 interview.

So the simple answer to your question is 6 months, and if you don't have more than 2 absences and/or 7 days in those 6 months, you revert back to the start. Your question implies that you do not know some of the key information to do with sick absence that should have been communicated to you at various key stages, so I recommend you take a CWU friend in to your interview to ensure things are done properly.

[Mr Love Pants]

Many Thanks

[POSTMAN]

Attendance procedure is here,i'm guesing it's the same for you guys as well...

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