Sick question

Daniel Dunglas Home · Post by **Daniel Dunglas Home** » 09 Oct 2007, 19:51

If you go sick half-way thru a shift does it go down as a part absence on your sick record ? Im thinking of the current attendance procedures which put you on a stage 1 for 4 absenses or 14 days sickness in any 12 month period and just added up my days off.

swintontillidie · Post by **swintontillidie** » 09 Oct 2007, 20:52

I think its now classed as a full days sick.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 09 Oct 2007, 20:54

Has it changed then??Don't think it has.

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/forum/vi ... .php?t=587

Post by **barkersboy** » 09 Oct 2007, 22:32

Not changed yet but if we are close to agreements, I am sure Billy & Dave will have given way to what RM want. Part of good deal they will recommend to members. Same as Way Forward (Backward) Agreement. Watch out for all the other factors weare not told about ie, Union Representation, Absence Procedures (inluding Sick Pay), and the MTSF agreement which has wide impacts on working agreements.

Post by **evilc** » 09 Oct 2007, 22:59

Daniel Dunglas Home wrote:If you go sick half-way thru a shift does it go down as a part absence on your sick record ? Im thinking of the current attendance procedures which put you on a stage 1 for 4 absenses or 14 days sickness in any 12 month period and just added up my days off.

Part absence is what it says part day and can only be recorded as such, however if you consistently take part days off eventually they will tot hours up to make days.

Post by **jonny** » 10 Oct 2007, 00:06

my understanding is that part absence's won't trigger a stage warning but they will be included/taken into consideration if a stage waring comes out. but hey, these f***ers are making the rules up as they go along. theres an 'issue all stage 1 and 2 warnings whatever the reason' at our place. AOD's, DDA, opertions. they dont care. managers told issue issue issue... scared and spineless

Post by **Zorro** » 10 Oct 2007, 04:26

Part sick does not count towards any stage, but! ...what they will look for is a pattern.

So, if you take every other friday as part sick, they will be used against you.

frankie · Post by **frankie** » 10 Oct 2007, 10:00

Post by **evilc** » 10 Oct 2007, 10:43

Zorro wrote:Part sick does not count towards any stage, but! ...what they will look for is a pattern.

So, if you take every other friday as part sick, they will be used against you.

You are right in saying they will look for a pattern, however before they take part absences into account you have to be advised by your manager that this will happen.

norbet colon · Post by **norbet colon** » 10 Oct 2007, 10:58

frankie wrote:A sh**ty little relief dum tried to get me on that once, until one of the guys in the rle put him straight. I had worked over 3 1/2 hrs on a sat morning and he could'nt book me as sick, so it did'nt go on my record!!!

they'll try half days , RM sacked a postie in Reading on a RTU , it went to appeal and it was pushed through by the next manager. It took the Union 2 mths to put a watertight case against RM, that not even RM's Solictors who would try and get David Blunkett a driving licence could contest .

Daniel Dunglas Home · Post by **Daniel Dunglas Home** » 10 Oct 2007, 11:23

Thanx for the replies-im on exactly 13 and 1/2 days sickness and only done the half day thingy once

:lfo :cfo

Post by **evilc** » 10 Oct 2007, 13:01

Daniel Dunglas Home wrote:Thanx for the replies-im on exactly 13 and 1/2 days sickness and only done the half day thingy once

:lfo :cfo

do not abuse part days and you will be fine.

opgpat · Post by **opgpat** » 10 Oct 2007, 18:25

apparently if u attend for over 1hr and 15mis and leave due to illness u can't be give days absence?

billypants · Post by **billypants** » 10 Oct 2007, 19:52

OH I SEE . . . . . .it's a question about your sick leave . . . . when I saw the title "sick question" I thought it was ganna be something like "should you sleep with your sister" or "do you think Leighton and Crozier have had intercourse" . . . . . .oh dear perhaps I've just worked here too long

Post by **Carnoustie** » 10 Oct 2007, 19:58

billypants wrote:OH I SEE . . . . . .it's a question about your sick leave . . . . when I saw the title "sick question" I thought it was ganna be something like "should you sleep with your sister" or "do you think Leighton and Crozier have had intercourse" . . . . . .oh dear perhaps I've just worked here too long

Whew, I wasn't the only one who was enticed into this thread wondering what sort of question I would find

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