attendance procedure

[not me]

okay so im on a stage 1,think ive got about 2 months to go before the 12 months are up.
wasnt feeling great today but not ill enough to go off.
however it got me thinking about attendace procedures.
now i thought that rthe below details applied within a fixed 12 month period,yet somebody at work told me if i was off within my 12 month period (eg 1 6 month block) that the stage is extended by another 6 months.
is this right or am i right you just have to stay below the 10 days/2 absences with a 6 month period over 12 months?

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: 4 absences or 14 days in a 12 month period
Stage 2: 2 absences or 10 days in any 6 month period during the next 12 months
Stage 3: 2 absences or 10 days in any 6 month period during the next 12 months
In deciding whether these standards are met for employees whose trial was recently confirmed, attendance during the whole of employment is considered, not jut 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.

[mitzi]

its a rolling 12 months, so if you have an absence on the last day of your 12 months then it will be assessed over the next 6 months from the date of last absence. it can be confusing.

[NumptyBumpty]

its a rolling 12 months, so if you have an absence on the last day of your 12 months then it will be assessed over the next 6 months from the date of last absence. it can be confusing.

I think you mean next 12 months not 6 and will count towards a potential next warning, it doesn't extend the current warning.

[POSTMAN]

its a rolling 12 months, so if you have an absence on the last day of your 12 months then it will be assessed over the next 6 months from the date of last absence. it can be confusing.

I think you mean next 12 months not 6 and will count towards a potential next warning, it doesn't extend the current warning.

What about if you have the last day of the 1st 6months before the 1st 12months and it's already 2 months in,but it's the 5th day of the 2nd absence about 2 months after the 3rd day of the 1st absence.Would i be able to have 1 more day as it's under 14 days but only 3 absences ,about 5 days after the 1st day mentioned.But then thinking about it i've 3 absences within the 12 months totaling i think 10 i wouldn't have to wait the 5 days i could have it 1 day after and have 3 days as well.

The thing is i've got some decorating to do.

[k979aaa]

its a rolling 12 months, so if you have an absence on the last day of your 12 months then it will be assessed over the next 6 months from the date of last absence. it can be confusing.

I think you mean next 12 months not 6 and will count towards a potential next warning, it doesn't extend the current warning.

What about if you have the last day of the 1st 6months before the 1st 12months and it's already 2 months in,but it's the 5th day of the 2nd absence about 2 months after the 3rd day of the 1st absence.Would i be able to have 1 more day as it's under 14 days but only 3 absences ,about 5 days after the 1st day mentioned.But then thinking about it i've 3 absences within the 12 months totaling i think 10 i wouldn't have to wait the 5 days i could have it 1 day after and have 3 days as well.

The thing is i've got some decorating to do.

Its a grey area and i aint talking about the decorating it all comes down too the individual circumstances of the case involved!.

[not me]

so to put it simply you can permanently be on a stage 1 if you stay under the requirements for a stage 2 but never have an absense free 12 months?

[NumptyBumpty]

so to put it simply you can permanently be on a stage 1 if you stay under the requirements for a stage 2 but never have an absense free 12 months?

No not at all. If you have less than 2 absences or 10 days in a 6 month period within the 12 months then you'll drop off the procedure. It's actually possible to have 18 days (2x9 day absences over 6 months apart) and still drop off the procedure without even triggering a stage 2.

[not me]

so to put it simply you can permanently be on a stage 1 if you stay under the requirements for a stage 2 but never have an absense free 12 months?

No not at all. If you have less than 2 absences or 10 days in a 6 month period within the 12 months then you'll drop off the procedure. It's actually possible to have 18 days (2x9 day absences over 6 months apart) and still drop off the procedure without even triggering a stage 2.

forgot to reply to this
today just for fun i asked 4 managers how the attendance worked
i got different answers from all 4 although one did admit it changed as it suited 'them'!!!!!!-