Advice for issues at work - Dependability/Disciplinary
Discussion
Good Morning Ladies & Gents,
I am currently facing a disciplinary meeting due to recent absence from work. And the particular absence that has been picked up on is four days when my one year old was rather poorly.
My Manager has stated that she feels that this time should have been shared with my wife, to look after our boy.
The situation around it, is known to my Manager. We both work, my Wife was away for training (that she was leading), and therefore couldn't take time from her job, and the sharing still happened anyway as as soon as she got home she took over.
Also, our Son was poorly not long before this, and Nicole took time off work instead of me.
Usually, my Mum would assist, however at the time she was receiving chemo for bladder cancer.
It was all a rather tricky situation but I would still do the same thing now, as my Son comes first.
What I wanted to know is, am I able (or would I have a right to), ask where my absence sits within the team? As in the stats etc? I have provided evidence for any other absences from my GP, and from January to July, I had zero annual leave, nor sickness.
Despite all this, my Manager has told me that because she has had so much sickness and absence within the team (note, not me, the team), she is now taking people to discipline.
So in a nutshell, would I be entitled to know where my absence level sits in the team? I don't want individual info on any one person, that's not my business. But I would be interested to know the above.
Many Thanks
I am currently facing a disciplinary meeting due to recent absence from work. And the particular absence that has been picked up on is four days when my one year old was rather poorly.
My Manager has stated that she feels that this time should have been shared with my wife, to look after our boy.
The situation around it, is known to my Manager. We both work, my Wife was away for training (that she was leading), and therefore couldn't take time from her job, and the sharing still happened anyway as as soon as she got home she took over.
Also, our Son was poorly not long before this, and Nicole took time off work instead of me.
Usually, my Mum would assist, however at the time she was receiving chemo for bladder cancer.
It was all a rather tricky situation but I would still do the same thing now, as my Son comes first.
What I wanted to know is, am I able (or would I have a right to), ask where my absence sits within the team? As in the stats etc? I have provided evidence for any other absences from my GP, and from January to July, I had zero annual leave, nor sickness.
Despite all this, my Manager has told me that because she has had so much sickness and absence within the team (note, not me, the team), she is now taking people to discipline.
So in a nutshell, would I be entitled to know where my absence level sits in the team? I don't want individual info on any one person, that's not my business. But I would be interested to know the above.
Many Thanks
Did you take the absence as leave or sick?
You'll need to get hold of your companies procedures on absense.
For instance where I work, staff are brought in for a chat when they hit a trigger point 2 weeks or 4 seperate absence in 6 months.
We do not dismiss on the first instance, merely set targets.
This might be what your boss is trying to do, set a target, but if you were not off sick then it's simply not a sickness issue.
Are you in a trade union ?
You'll need to get hold of your companies procedures on absense.
For instance where I work, staff are brought in for a chat when they hit a trigger point 2 weeks or 4 seperate absence in 6 months.
We do not dismiss on the first instance, merely set targets.
This might be what your boss is trying to do, set a target, but if you were not off sick then it's simply not a sickness issue.
Are you in a trade union ?
What facts does the manager currently know? If you have already said time was for your sick son then just go with the flow grovel and offer to use holiday entitlement. If the manager is unaware of the reason, then you had a dose of something bad and spent 4 days in bed didn't you. Other colleagues records are not your real concern, just deal with your own situation.
Edited by W124Bob on Thursday 14th September 11:33
Do some basic reading on the .gov.uk and ACAS websites on parental leave eg http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3235
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