Originally Posted by Shuttle-Bored
Seemingly it is, and it's something which a lot of companies are starting to think about. Royal Mail is doing something similar (though I'm not entirely convinced that following any practice which the Royal Mail is spearheading would be a good idea
)
Tesco (and some of the other supermarkets) have taken a slightly different tack in not paying people for the first 3 days of absence.
BA did say last year that sickies are a problem, particularly around major events like Wimbledon, Henley etc.
Presumably that's just the DSP they're not paying, though? And frankly, from some of the discussions on the pay levels I've seen, the top-up from SSP to DSP for some of the BA jobs isn't going to be huge.
As for 'poor attendance', well, fair enough, if you're forever taking sickies. But you don't choose to be ill. Should I have got this sack this year because I suffered a slipped disc?
Encouraging people to work when they're ill is thoroughly irresponsible. If you want to stop people taking sickies, provide them with a decent working environment, and punish only those who you
know have crossed the line.