Yes, when someone is expected at work and doesn't turn up it is kind of
obvious. However, I disagree that there is 'not a lot of doubt' where
someone is. There is a world of difference between:
* a plumbing emergency
* a medical emergency
* having been arrested that morning and taken to the police station
* having called your line manager and obtained permission to take the
day off because your pet has just died
* having a duvet day
* being held up on a broken down train for several hours
* etc.
I think a note on the board indicating "unplanned absence" is fine and
operationally necessary. Anything else is a breach of legitimate privacy.
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
www.paulticher.com
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Perry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: Employment tribunal relating to DP issue of putting sickness
absence on Office bulletin board
> In message <[log in to unmask]>, at 11:23:57
> on Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Alan Stead <[log in to unmask]> writes
>>When I was with one authority I did receive a complaint from a member of
>>staff because the hellishe board ( white board) shown the employeee was
>>off sick and she didn't want staff to know.
>
> Custom and practice clearly varies a lot. One lace I know of has a
> traditional pegboard showing everyone's booked leave, and if you are off
> sick you are required to send an email to the departmental mailing list,
> ostensibly so other people can arrange to pick up your work, cancel any
> meetings they had with you etc.
>
> In the face of an empty chair, and the company's online diary system
> showing someone's not on vacation and has booked a meeting room, there's
> not a lot of doubt where they are.
> --
> Roland Perry
>
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