Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
Just reading over the Contract Awareness Bulletin regarding this new sick leave monitoring. Is it just me or is this more of the same philosophy that accompanied the commuter policy?
Is our sick abuse as a group so bad that they want to create an adversarial relationship over this? Most of us are big boys and girls that do not abuse it. I'd hate to see the "constructive engagement" era end because of perceived abuse by a few perceived bad apples.
Not a fan of this latest trend
Sick outs have doubled.
Reserve utilization is two times normal
It is costing money in the utilization of reserve callouts with the resulting tickle down to GS being awarded on the weekends, with technically a category is adequately staffed.
They are in to saving money, and sick calls cost them money because they are using too many reserves to cover many of the more complex trips.
If you are sick, you are sick. Follow the recommendations in the "scheduling alert" and there should be no issues.
Stating that you can no longer "fart with confidence" always seems to work
