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Policy of phoning up people when off sick

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Do your managers phone people up when they are off sick ?

Never
4
5%
Sometimes
22
27%
Always
50
62%
Don't know / not heard of it going on
5
6%
 
Total votes: 81
Carnoustie
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Policy of phoning up people when off sick

Post by Carnoustie »

Having read the thread about RM phoning people at home when off sick ( see http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/forum/vi ... 5655#95655 ), I started wondering whether this bullying tactic is now widespread in Royal Mail, or if it's only a handful of over-zealous managers that do this. They'd certainly get some advice involving sex and travel from me if phoned me up when I'm ill
:evil/mad
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L Tommo
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Its all in good faith...

Post by L Tommo »

Carnoustie mate... RM call it a CURTSY CALL and this is ONLY what they phone you for... To see if your ok and not in any pain of to ill...

Ahhhhh nice of em aint it.... aint it???? :hmmmm

Well NO IT AINT FECKING OK to phone me up when im off tom n dick n hassle me... I will keep intouch with my place of work but i dont want , need or every will want RM to contact me outside work times and not about "WHEN AM I COMING BACK TO WORK." My fecking GP will tell them... THANKS!!

OUT

NEVER LET THE BASTARDS GRIND US DOWN!!! HAPPY NEW FECKING YEAR! :evil/mad
L TOMMO.... ILLEGITIMIS NON CARBORUNDUM........

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deadbox
Posts: 357
Joined: 27 May 2007, 11:51

Call Me.....lol

Post by deadbox »

Called me once.....

When I got back , I REMOVED my number from the contact book...SCIBBLED HARD over the top of it, tip -ex 'd it out.....Never had a call since......

Keep getting asked for my home or mobile no. .....TUFF SH*T......NO DEAL !

E.U. law states that it is HARASSMENT to call a employee at home if they are sick...... ( If YOU give them your number, they can and do say that you WANT to be contacted ! )....START TOMORROW - WITHDRAW YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM THEIR LIST !

This is one bell they cant ring ! :no no
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norbet colon
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Location: elsewhere

Re: Call Me.....lol-Pressure from above

Post by norbet colon »

deadbox wrote:Called me once.....

When I got back , I REMOVED my number from the contact book...SCIBBLED HARD over the top of it, tip -ex 'd it out.....Never had a call since......

Keep getting asked for my home or mobile no. .....TUFF SH*T......NO DEAL !

E.U. law states that it is HARASSMENT to call a employee at home if they are sick...... ( I YOU give them your number, they can and do say that you WANT to be contacted ! )....START TOMORROW - WITHDRAW YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM THEIR LIST !

This is one bell they cant ring ! :no no
Clause in The Human Rights Act :--The Right to Privacy , goes against their own B&H policy , quell surprise. RM are only interested in ticking those boxes on those sheets as there's pressure from above . . Very Regimented style , very arrogant though they've always been autocratic and regarded themselves above the law .

They'll just say absence has improved by 18% with their methods and their policy is to "remove the barriers " and return people back to work ASAP . They use ATOS to make it "look straight " or get rid of people .

This all started in 2003 , we were told if we didn't inform RM , we'd get phone calls or get put on Unauthorised absence Cof C . All signed off by the Area Rep , but there was complaints that managers started to harass people with calls from the very onset , never mind 3 days . The b****y phone went once at 6.50pm on the first day , just ignored it , not speaking to that idiot .
Last edited by norbet colon on 05 Jan 2008, 09:13, edited 4 times in total.
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Adamcarter
Posts: 35
Joined: 07 Dec 2007, 21:36

Sickness

Post by Adamcarter »

I've been in the same boat recently regarding sickness, Royal Mail act as if they are the judge, jury and executioner.
Last edited by Adamcarter on 05 Jan 2008, 17:01, edited 1 time in total.
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madelin4
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007, 16:56

Post by madelin4 »

What about them phone you when you are on annual leave?? case of this in my office, guy on a weeks annual leave and they have sent him a couple of letters asking him if he could come in he said no, then they rang him on the day of the snow at 6am as a manager forgot his keys!!!! Unbelievable!! Others they prob would not dream of ringing when on leave!!!!
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jmlr1971
Posts: 87
Joined: 18 Jun 2007, 21:31
Location: scotland

Post by jmlr1971 »

caller ID is a wonderful thing :Very Happy
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k979aaa
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Post by k979aaa »

jmlr1971 wrote:caller ID is a wonderful thing :Very Happy
But it sill does not stop them putting a letter through your door saying they have stoped your pay!. :shock:
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gazzer
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Joined: 24 May 2007, 22:24

Post by gazzer »

Went off sick yesterday with the flu,got a phone call at 730 tonight to see if I would be back tomorrow???
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madelin4
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Post by madelin4 »

gazzer wrote:Went off sick yesterday with the flu,got a phone call at 730 tonight to see if I would be back tomorrow???
:evil/mad
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norbet colon
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Post by norbet colon »

madelin4 wrote:
gazzer wrote:Went off sick yesterday with the flu,got a phone call at 730 tonight to see if I would be back tomorrow???
:evil/mad
Image

not of this planet ?
politics -showbiz for the ugly , powermad & inadequate
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Carnoustie
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Joined: 31 Jan 2007, 22:00

Post by Carnoustie »

gazzer wrote:Went off sick yesterday with the flu,got a phone call at 730 tonight to see if I would be back tomorrow???
Outrageous :evil/mad

I got a standard letter when I was off sick that outlines a list of procedures whilst you are on sick leave, and I quote:

When you intend returning to work you must notify your Line Manager at the earliest opportunity, at least 24hrs in advance.

No wonder people refer to them as DUMs :d'oh!
Unless they got a phone call from you about a minute after you phoned in sick, it's feckin obvious that you won't be coming in the next day because you would not have given them the required 24hrs notice. Even if you did go in next morning, you can't win as they would then threaten you with the conduct code for not adhering to the proper procedure, or even send you home if the DUM has already arranged cover for your duty. Or both.

:crazy:
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gazzer
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Joined: 24 May 2007, 22:24

Post by gazzer »

Got the standard letter today and another phone call 15 minutes ago,christ I must be better at the job than I thought
and god more popular than I thought :nervous :Applause :Applause :Applause
Anyone any other reason and dont be too cruel!!! :Very Happy
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madelin4
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007, 16:56

Post by madelin4 »

I have never had a letter sent while on sick to outline procedures or a phone call :hmmmm
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pinstripe
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Post by pinstripe »

gazzer wrote:Got the standard letter today and another phone call 15 minutes ago,christ I must be better at the job than I thought
and god more popular than I thought :nervous :Applause :Applause :Applause
Anyone any other reason and dont be too cruel!!! :Very Happy
Maybe your DOM misses you, you never know, it might be love! Think about it, makes your life hell, always having a go, changes his mind every 5 minutes, etc :nana
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