Call offs

[ohmeowzer RN, RN]

How many calls offs are you allowed in a rolling calendar year .. We have 4 and we get a verbal at 5 and level 1 at 6 . they don't care if a family member is very ill and you call off it still counts , no excuses , if your son is sick in the hospital they don't care . What bothers me is we have a supervisor just takes her name off the schedule if something comes up with her family so she never has call ins, I on the other hand had a 6 year old get sick and had to call off ,they wouldn't take my name off the schedule like the supervisor would do hers . She refused to take my name off so I wouldn't get counted as a call in ... But if it was her she would just remove her name . I am now at a level 1 with a nasty write up .... And I guess that's how it is , thanks for letting me vent ... I can't do anything about it oh and im a widow

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Our attendance policy seems a tad bit stricter than yours. We're allowed to accrue two call-outs in a 12-month rolling period. The third call-out results in a verbal warning and the fourth results in a written warning.

Since I only call out once per year, the draconian attendance policy does not really impact me in any significant manner.

[caliotter3]

I don't care what any employer's call off policy is, I believe if you have a verified serious illness, death in the family, or you get hospitalized from a bad car accident, you should be given leeway up to twice a year, or maybe three times a year. Anything above that, even for something verified and serious, should start counting. Some employers, like some employees, take this policy, or the breaking of such policy, too far the way I see it. And as for your supervisor, oh, what can I say! If that isn't a goose and gander situation, I don't know what is. I would send an anonymous complaint to the head administrative honcho to see if they will put a stop to this unfairness, or change the policy so everyone can make schedule changes like her. Fair is fair.

[Libby1987]

Is 5 a total of 5 days in a year or 5 episodes?

[NursesRmofun, ASN, RN]

That stinks. I feel for you. I have had anywhere from 6 to 12 sick days a year, depending on the job. PTO is a little different...pooled vacation and sick together. I had ample most of the time....NOT that they really liked it if you took what you earned. I was told during a yearly eval one time that I took too much, even though I had the time on the books.

[Muser69]

3 times in 4 months, then you get a verbal

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Other facilities call off policies are not pertinent here.

The fact that your supervisor has separate policies applied is also not pertinent.

You need to apply for FMLA . You will then have the time(12 weeks / rolling year) you need to take care of your son.

Best of luck to you and your boy. Let us know how it's going.

[Farawyn]

In the hospital I had 8. If you called in on a Monday or a Friday they would "tap" you to let you know they were watching you for a pattern. AND 2 or 3 days in a row were 1 episode. I was never written up or even close, so I don't know if there was a formal attendance policy.

I now work at a high school. I have practically nothing- 4? 6? But I called in (New Yorkers say "call in" as in "call in sick". I think we are the only ones that do that) Friday because my mom was in the hospital, and I had called in 2 weeks before because I had DIARRHEA, and they could NOT have been nicer.

[springchick1, ADN, RN]

In the hospital I had 8. If you called in on a Monday or a Friday they would "tap" you to let you know they were watching you for a pattern. AND 2 or 3 days in a row were 1 episode. I was never written up or even close, so I don't know if there was a formal attendance policy.

I now work at a high school. I have practically nothing- 4? 6? But I called in (New Yorkers say "call in" as in "call in sick". I think we are the only ones that do that) Friday because my mom was in the hospital, and I had called in 2 weeks before because I had DIARRHEA, and they could NOT have been nicer.

I live in the south and we say call-in as well. We have 7 in a rolling year and then it's termination. That includes tardies. At some point you get a verbal and then a written but I don't know at what point.

[Farawyn]

I live in the south and we say call-in as well. We have 7 in a rolling year and then it's termination. That includes tardies. At some point you get a verbal and then a written but I don't know at what point.

As far as I know, and I worked there for 22 years, NO ONE was ever terminated for attendance, unless it was blatant no shows.

Tardys, however, were a joke. I swear I was the only one on time, ever.

[Glycerine82, LPN]

When I was at the hospital it was 4 in a year 5th was a verbal 6th a write up and 7th termination. The way I saw it we were only working 3 days a week, so really that's a lot. It was also per occurrence, you could be out for two weeks and it was only one occurrence if it was consecutive.

[springchick1, ADN, RN]

As far as I know, and I worked there for 22 years, NO ONE was ever terminated for attendance, unless it was blatant no shows.

Tardys, however, were a joke. I swear I was the only one on time, ever.

We actually had a guy fired for attendance. And they REALLY crack down on tardies now. They keep a very close eye on it now.