stage warning

[stupidboy]

can a stage warning be issued when the time off was related to a condition covered by DDA

[postie222]

Should not be issued normalley see the attendance procdure. They should write to you telling you that abscence may no longer be discounted for dda related abscences. With out knowing how many times you have been off or more details hard to say if they can or can not. Try ringing the DACS i think you speak tp them through HR number on your pay slip.

[easter bunny]

Should not be issued normalley see the attendance procdure. They should write to you telling you that abscence may no longer be discounted for dda related abscences. With out knowing how many times you have been off or more details hard to say if they can or can not. Try ringing the DACS i think you speak tp them through HR number on your pay slip.

They can inform you that absences covered under the DDA will no long automatically be discounted ( this is usually if the employee has a string of absences caused by the DDA ) . However, when they inform you its for the NEXT absence not for the one you have just been off with....

[Pat Ostman]

What's DDA?

[easter bunny]

1561 Posts and you dont know what DDA is ? Come off it...

[fishtank]

DDA only covers you for what is considered a reasonable amount of sick absence for your condition.
A very vague term "reasonable amount".

[clashcityrocker]

can a stage warning be issued when the time off was related to a condition covered by DDA

It obviously depends on the circumstances but it would have to be a very brave (or stupid) DOM who starts handing out Stage Warnings to people covered by the DDA because Disability Discrimination is serious stuff.
It would also depend on the DOM because a lot of them are thick and don't actually know what conditions are covered by the DDA. Most people tend to think it is only about people in wheelchairs etc.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

check this thread from Lovejoy its quite informative: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... ted#p99635" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Attendance Procedure

Member approaches you to assist when he/she receives a letter asking them to attend a Stage I Attendance Interview. Arrange to meet in a quite private place and sit down with member to discuss situation and plan your representation. You have a right to time off in work time to prepare for meetings. You will need their Sickness Absence Print out from Personnel, they must ask for this as the Data Protection Act is usually used if you attempt to get it yourself. Next you must assess how much absence is involved and if it falls within the criteria of above and beyond the Core Standards set out in the Attendance Procedure. These guidelines are very strict and to win your case you must prove one of several different things.

Firstly is there an underlying Medical Problem. The member may have Asthma or Diabetes etc and as such you can try to get them registered with the employers EHS department as registered disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. This will protect your member to a certain degree in future sickness, as absences related to DDA will normally be discounted. Normally is the precautionary word in this case. If your member then goes on to take considerable numbers of absences for the disability then the Post Office will write formally to the member to inform them that from now on these absences will be counted as they deem it is effecting their ability to sustain Core Standards of Attendance.