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How long does a sick record go back?

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How long does a sick record go back?

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How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
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Its on the record in Sheffield for life.
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Post by Surreypostie »

Every absence is on your record for life, if you take special leave, go on strike or sick, it is all there forever.
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Post by postmandick »

on a slightly different point

how long off sick before you go to half pay ?

as I believe it was 6 months in any 12 month period ...... but at the back of my head i remember it being increased to any 6 month amount in a 5 year period :crazy:

any help would be welcome ..... along with alcohol :nana
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postmandick wrote:on a slightly different point

how long off sick before you go to half pay ?

as I believe it was 6 months in any 12 month period ...... but at the back of my head i remember it being increased to any 6 month amount in a 5 year period :crazy:

any help would be welcome ..... along with alcohol :nana

6 months' full pay in any rolling 4 year period, same with the half-pay which follows for the next 6 months.
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Shaders wrote:How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
any abscences drop of your record after a year.
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Post by rehabron »

charli67 wrote:
Shaders wrote:How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
any abscences drop of your record after a year.
Not exactly true it would be dependant on what stage of the attendance procedure you are on and if you have improved on the attendance standards that RM have set at each stage in a 6 month period. If you have triggered a stage1 and in the following 6 month period you had 1 absence of no more than 4 days it would follow that your stage1 would be wiped clean, But if you had 1 absence that totalled 9 days which is an improvement on the 2 absences or 10 days to trigger the formal stage 2 prompt then then the stage1 would remain in force for a further 6 months.
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rehabron wrote:
charli67 wrote:
Shaders wrote:How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
any abscences drop of your record after a year.
Not exactly true it would be dependant on what stage of the attendance procedure you are on and if you have improved on the attendance standards that RM have set at each stage in a 6 month period. If you have triggered a stage1 and in the following 6 month period you had 1 absence of no more than 4 days it would follow that your stage1 would be wiped clean, But if you had 1 absence that totalled 9 days which is an improvement on the 2 absences or 10 days to trigger the formal stage 2 prompt then then the stage1 would remain in force for a further 6 months.
i know the attendance procedure is complicated, but if you'd had 1 days absence on 15/12/2015, one year and a day later, ie today, the slate is wiped clean.
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charli67 wrote:
rehabron wrote:
charli67 wrote:
Shaders wrote:How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
any abscences drop of your record after a year.
Not exactly true it would be dependant on what stage of the attendance procedure you are on and if you have improved on the attendance standards that RM have set at each stage in a 6 month period. If you have triggered a stage1 and in the following 6 month period you had 1 absence of no more than 4 days it would follow that your stage1 would be wiped clean, But if you had 1 absence that totalled 9 days which is an improvement on the 2 absences or 10 days to trigger the formal stage 2 prompt then then the stage1 would remain in force for a further 6 months.
i know the attendance procedure is complicated, but if you'd had 1 days absence on 15/12/2015, one year and a day later, ie today, the slate is wiped clean.
On your example given you have a clean absence record and now have 4 absences or 13 days before a stage prompt is triggered. :nana :nana
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Post by UnhappyGremlin »

rehabron wrote:
charli67 wrote:
rehabron wrote:
charli67 wrote:
Shaders wrote:How long does a sick record go back? I understand about stages etc but I'm talking long term, for example if you go sick 4 or 5 years ago is it still on record or does there come a time where it's expired?

Many thanks.
any abscences drop of your record after a year.
Not exactly true it would be dependant on what stage of the attendance procedure you are on and if you have improved on the attendance standards that RM have set at each stage in a 6 month period. If you have triggered a stage1 and in the following 6 month period you had 1 absence of no more than 4 days it would follow that your stage1 would be wiped clean, But if you had 1 absence that totalled 9 days which is an improvement on the 2 absences or 10 days to trigger the formal stage 2 prompt then then the stage1 would remain in force for a further 6 months.
i know the attendance procedure is complicated, but if you'd had 1 days absence on 15/12/2015, one year and a day later, ie today, the slate is wiped clean.
On your example given you have a clean absence record and now have 4 absences or 13 days before a stage prompt is triggered. :nana :nana
A stage review would be triggered ON the 4th instance OR 14th day of absence.

Any employee can take 13 days and/or 3 instances without a review being triggered. Unless already on a review, whereby the next standards apply.
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