Xmas bonus conditional on attendance?

[4mph]

We were told by our lino this morning that our xmas bonus would be forfeit if we went sick during xmas pressure. Never heard this before, am sure some got it whilst sick in previous 16 years. Anybody shed any light on this? Anything definitive, in agreements or any other official written document?
Ta.
(If true, what happens if you fall sick just after getting the bonus? Just wonderin'....)

[sparky80]

I was always under the same impression that you lost your bonus if you went sick! That's probably partly why they have extended Xmas pressure this year

[k979aaa]

We were told by our lino this morning that our xmas bonus would be forfeit if we went sick during xmas pressure. Never heard this before, am sure some got it whilst sick in previous 16 years. Anybody shed any light on this? Anything definitive, in agreements or any other official written document?
Ta.
(If true, what happens if you fall sick just after getting the bonus? Just wonderin'....)

Well if you go sick over the four week period of x mas pressure each week of the 4 weeks you will lose one quarter of that bonus in January so I am led to believe.

[stodgy88]

spoke to a colleague this morning,who said she had four days sick during last years pressure ,but still got the bonus.

[fishtank]

You only lose a small percentage of your bonus if you are on less than full pay so as long as you're still getting full sick pay you're fine.

[POSTMAN]

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The Royal Mail pay directive states :

The directive authorises a one off christmas supplement to operational and operational support employees in post on 29th November 2010 who complete the four week christmas pressure period . The payment is a flat rate of £100 per person (paid pro -rata to part time employees and will be paid on Friday 17th December 2010. The payment is not consolidated , neither is reckonable for overtime , allowances , SA , nor pension purposes. It is liable for tax and National insurance.

Part time employees are entitled to the xmas supplement on a pro rata basis. They will recive the payment pro rata to a full time (eg 40/39 5/39 hours ) week according to their contracted hours on the date paymentis made. Part time employees that vary their contractual hours and work full time for a two week period during the christmas pressure period will be paid the full christmas supplement.

Eligiblity for payment is linked to employment during the christmas pressure period.

For each full week an indivdual recieves no pay during the presure period ( eg unpaid special leave etc ) the indivdual will lose one quarter of the supplement.

For each full week where basic pay is reduced for sick pay pension rate the indivdual will lose one quarter of the supplement.

For each full week where basic pay is reduced for sick half pay the indivdual will lose one - eighth of the supplement

For each day counted midnight to midnight excluding bank holidays on which an employee takes unofficial industrial action their supplement will be abted by 10%
for officail action it will be abted by 3%

[k979aaa]

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... 8&p=529894

The Royal Mail pay directive states :

The directive authorises a one off christmas supplement to operational and operational support employees in post on 29th November 2010 who complete the four week christmas pressure period . The payment is a flat rate of £100 per person (paid pro -rata to part time employees and will be paid on Friday 17th December 2010. The payment is not consolidated , neither is reckonable for overtime , allowances , SA , nor pension purposes. It is liable for tax and National insurance.

Part time employees are entitled to the xmas supplement on a pro rata basis. They will recive the payment pro rata to a full time (eg 40/39 5/39 hours ) week according to their contracted hours on the date paymentis made. Part time employees that vary their contractual hours and work full time for a two week period during the christmas pressure period will be paid the full christmas supplement.

Eligiblity for payment is linked to employment during the christmas pressure period.
For each full week an indivdual recieves no pay during the presure period ( eg unpaid special leave etc ) the indivdual will lose one quarter of the supplement.

For each full week where basic pay is reduced for sick pay pension rate the indivdual will lose one quarter of the supplement.

For each full week where basic pay is reduced for sick half pay the indivdual will lose one - eighth of the supplement

For each day counted midnight to midnight excluding bank holidays on which an employee takes unofficial industrial action their supplement will be abted by 10%
for officail action it will be abted by 3%

As they say up er you don't get owt for nowt = you don't get something for nothing!