How many days a year, on average, do you take off work sck?

[British Bulldog]

I was waiting to go onto Stage 3 before I retired, they had some f**kwit managers at the end, couldn't run a bath let alone a railway

Had the misfortune of dealing with quite a few of those type of managers, I really did wonder at times where they found some of them.

 

[El Presidente]

3 days in 31 years.

 

[dazzer6666]

I feel quite sad for anyone who gets bored with time off work due to something that still allows them to at least get out of bed. Surely there's more to life than work?

Oh and before you ask, so far this year...zero days off due to sickness, but I'd love to have at least double the amount of annual leave I'm currently entitled to. Better still, if it wasn't for the money, I'd retire tomorrow.

I took an opportunity to exit my company in August, first time in 30 years I've not had a job. It's been brilliant, but also confirmed to me I'm not ready to stop work. Will be a bit more choosy about what I go back to but need something to do. Agree a lot more leave would be nice, or flexible hours etc

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

None. I don't earn if I don't work. Very rarely have a day off for anything.

Not even for a call up
regards
DR

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Two last year. I vomited through natural causes and school guidelines require you to take off 48 hours. I felt fit (ish) to work, but didn't really have a choice.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

Been in my current job for 10 years. I only took 1 day off sick in the first 9 years but last year I had two illnesses and had a total of 20 days off work. I work on commission but still got paid my basic salary. 0 days off so far this year.

 

[Seagull over Canaryland]

Union power and what gave you the idea RM was modern?

RM keeps the unemployment figures down by keeping the the hatstand mentalists in jobs.
You've not seen entitlement like postie entitlement.
Too many of my colleagues have no idea about the real world, and wouldn't last till lunchtime with their attitudes in a 'proper' job.

What a mindboggling policy. That's taking the proverbial......

Plus I guess the absence levels might suffer now you posties have to use a vehicle to do your rounds.........no more bikes or shank's pony to keep you fit?

Makes my 4 days sick leave in 35 years seem unreal.

 

[Blue3]

Zero

 

[Hendrax]

Only time I take off is if I have the flu or sickness, my job is manual and they are the only 2 things I can't work through.

 

[British Bulldog]

That seems remarkable these days, particularly for an organisation trying to remain competitive. I'm not sure how any 'modern' organisation can tolerate such a policy. Is it a reflection of lax management or union powers?

In fairness any union worth it's weight should have decent sick leave arrangements in place to protect employees who have genuine health problems whether short term or long term. Yes it will get abused but that's a problem for manager's to figure out and address, it's what they're paid for.

 

[Goring Gull]

1 in the last 5 years and i'm afraid to say that was a "really couldn't be arsed day". However some people are horrendous say 4 -5 weeks a year every year and somehow they keep their jobs and that's in a large corporate company.

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Most of you would never cut it as posties.

I think our sick 'allowance', before any kind of discipline can begin, which starts with a friendly chat about conduct is:-

No more than 12 days off or 4 separate leaves of absence...




... every 6 months.

That's right folks you can have an extra 5 weeks off 'sick' per year.

Like the muppet I am, my record is a couple of days recently and previous to that a couple weeks back in 2011.

6 posties phoned in sick on the same day last week at Lewes sorting office
regards
DR

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

None in the last nine years.

 

[KJP]

I have had half a day off sick in the last 2 1/2 years, as in I went to work and got sent home. On average probably 1 day a year off sick

 

[Blackadder]

None in my current job. Been there 18 months. None in the previous job (3 years).

Think it may be 2006 or 2007.

Strangely enough the older people in our team don't take any sick. The younger men in their 20s are the worst offenders. The Palace fan who started a week after me had a simply shocking record. Took about 6 months off in 16 months, at the grand old age of 25. Not surprisingly, he is no longer with the company (who bent over backwards to help him).

 

[Seagull]

Zero.
Actually struggling to remember the last day "off sick" but then I've been self employed for years so perhaps the ability to control what I do means I hardly ever get sick, touch wood, white rabbit, jinks.

 

[sod1]

none in just over 9 years

 

[Stat Brother]

Incorrect.

The trigger point is 4 absences or a total of 14 days a year to trigger stage 1 of 3 of the attendance procedure.

This can still be staggeringly abused as you can take 6 months off at full pay, be issued with a stage 1 warning, keep your nose clean for a year and repeat the process...

I'm not going to go completely out on a limb here, as that would involve me paying attention in WTL.

But I'm reasonably sure it got changed to 6 months a few weeks ago.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Zero for well over 20 years. Took two days off when my son was born. He is 23 now.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

1 day in 10 years.