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cloherty1976
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Re: sick

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dvb077 wrote:So I have a 2 week sick note.
Im clear of any stages
obvs im over the 4 absences or 14 days
so what happens now? Stage 1?
Should be a stage 1 issued. My advice Just remember the date issued and go a year with no sickness and your clear it
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SP115
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Re: sick

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Wasn't the new attendance procedures that they clear after 6 months? I might have read it wrong :nervous
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cloherty1976
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Re: sick

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SP115 wrote:Wasn't the new attendance procedures that they clear after 6 months? I might have read it wrong :nervous
You could be right
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dvb077
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Re: sick

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i will remember the date issued when i go back to work. i was on a stage 2 b4 but been clear of that for a year and a bit i think now.
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: sick

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SP115 wrote:Wasn't the new attendance procedures that they clear after 6 months? I might have read it wrong :nervous

They clear after 6 months with no absences. But as far as I know they have not yet cleared up one idiosyncrasy .

If 3 of your absences are in the last 3 months before your stage is issued, and then you clear it with no absences, but go sick again within another 3 months - you then have 4 absences within 12 months. This leaves the question - can you effectively be put on 2 different stages for the same 3 absences, and is it fair.
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UnhappyGremlin
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Re: sick

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cloherty1976 wrote:
dvb077 wrote:So I have a 2 week sick note.
Im clear of any stages
obvs im over the 4 absences or 14 days
so what happens now? Stage 1?
Should be a stage 1 issued. My advice Just remember the date issued and go a year with no sickness and your clear it
No, it shouldn't. It isn't a black and white scenario.
A Stage 1 warning CAN be issued, but it is not an automatic result of meeting the criteria.
Or, at least, it shouldn't be.
The decision is with the manager dealing with it. They are under no requirement to actually issue the stage.
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