Stage 2

[MartinMail]

I am on stage one right now, which was issued on the 14th of January 09.

If I take on day off tomorrow, will I be moved to stage 2?

Or is it 2 absences within 2 months of the stage 1 warning being issued?

Thanks.

[Big Daz]

Depend on how long youve been with RM I belive new recruits havea tougher standard to start with.

For old hands like me it is 2 sick periods at least 6 months apart totalling no more than 10 days, anything other triggers the stage 2 interview.

Once on stage 2 you can come off the attendance procedure alltogether by having only 1 sick leave period of no more than 4 days otherwise its as above to drop to stage 1 and then again from stage 1 to freedom.

Technically you can be on and off the procedure forever so long as you dont trigger stage 3 your home and dry thats why RML want to toughen up the procedure.

[MartinMail]

I have been with RM for just over 16 months. So I'm not really a new recruit, or an "old hand"

I'm planning on leaving this summer, to go back to university. So if I take the day off tomorrow, then have no more days off until I leave, I should be fine?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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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: 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.