Attendance procedure

[Rage24]

Is it still the same since the agreement? Ie 4 absences or 14 days in 12 months triggers a stage 1?

[chickenwittle]

Is it still the same since the agreement? Ie 4 absences or 14 days in 12 months triggers a stage 1?

Good question, who actually knows anymore, things seem to be changing by the day.

[jbo5066]

I might be wrong, but I think it changed to 3 absences or 12 days ...

[Route1]

I might be wrong, but I think it changed to 3 absences or 12 days ...

This sounds right. All info will be in the RM Peoples Apps.

[POSTMAN]

6.4.2 Attendance Standards

New Attendance Standards will be introduced on 1st August 2023.
The new Attendance standards attached at Appendix 6 will be 3 absences or 12 days over
12 months at each stage (a rolling 12-month period for attendance review 1).
There will also be changes to the attendance process. When an employee returns to work
following a period of sickness absence, their manager will hold a Welcome Back Meeting to
discuss the absence and understand whether any further support is required. As part of this
approach, Welcome Back Meetings continue to be an important part of the Attendance
Procedure. However, they will also be used by managers to decide whether an absence will
‘count’ towards the Attendance Standards. Managers will continue to have discretion over
which absences are deemed to count, taking into account mitigating factors (e.g. equality act
absences).
The JWG will resolve within the next 3 months any issues relating to the future role and
application of Welcome Back Meetings, Attendance Reviews and the migration of employees
from the former standards to the new approach outlined above.

RMG/CWU BUSINESS RECOVERY, TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH AGREEMENT:Sick pay-Attendance Standards-IHR

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