TrueBlueTerrier wrote:stephen500 wrote:TrueBlueTerrier wrote:I thought a stage 1 was triggered by one of the following
1. A single absence of more than 14 days.
2. 4 Absences or less totalling 14 days within a year.
3. 5 or more absences even if not totalling more than 14 days.
Stage 2 is then 7 days and 2 absences - but I may be wrong
Never heard of " 5 or more absences even if not totalling more than 14 days."??
I think I got it from
Stage 1: 4 absences or 14 days in a 12 month period
but no idea how though
You got it from the
PILOT ATTENDENCE PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT IN A FEW OFFICES SEE THIS LINK...
It is not Royal mail policy
http://www.cwu.org/default.asp?Step=4&pid=129&catid=30
Pilot Attendance Procedure
1. PURPOSE OF PILOT
The purpose of this agreement is to pilot a new approach to the management of absence due to sickness in support of the following agreed objectives:
· making Royal Mail a better place to work for all employees
· producing a better industrial relations environment
· to benefit the customer
· ensuring the continuing and growing success of Royal Mail in the face of increasing competition
2. SCOPE
The agreement applies to all employees including trialists (but excluding casual/seasonal staff who are dealt with by separate managerial guidelines) in the designated areas/locations to comprise 50% of N.E. (Newcastle, Bradford, Darlington and Teesside) and 50 % Midland Division (Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stoke) who become:
· absent from work due to sickness and are
· not classified as long term sick and in respect of whom medical retirement has not been considered.
3. PILOT ARRANGEMENTS
Detailed arrangements for the pilot are set out in Appendix 1.
1. Minimum National Standards - New Entrants on Trial
With employees new to Royal Mail it is important to establish quickly a clear understanding of the need to maintain appropriate standards of attendance. Attendance may be regarded as warranting formal action if an employee who is on trial has:
Stage 1 : 2 absences or 7 days in a 6 month period
Stage 2 : 1 absence in the next 2 months
Stage 3 : 1 absence in the next 2 months
No triallist should have his/her appointment confirmed whilst under this procedure.
2. Minimum National Attendance Standards - Employees not on Trial
Employees who have successfully completed their trial period are still required to maintain a high standard of attendance. Attendance may be regarded as warranting formal action if an employee who is not on trial has:
Stage 1 : 5 absences or 17 days in 12 months.
Stage 2 : 2 absences or 12 days in any 6 month period during the next 9 months
Stage 3 : 2 absences or 10 days in any 6 month period during the next 9 months
In deciding whether these standards are met for employees whose trial was recently confirmed, attendance during the whole of employment is considered, not just from the date trial is confirmed. An employee whose trial has been confirmed following an improvement to the required triallist standard will be put back to the previous stage of the Attendance Procedure but the criteria appropriate to a non-triallist will then apply.
