He looks at how many times we have been off/how much he likes us etc

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 3 Aug 2010, 9:40, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

That sounds fair enough
In a communist world.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Tue 3 Aug 2010, 9:47, Reply)

We use something called the Bradford Index.
Basically, if you have lots of one or two day spells of sickness, a score mounts up that triggers action once you get to a certain threshhold (125 I think). Conversely, if you have two fortnightly spells of sicknesss, you score less because of the way it's worked out. It's supposed to discourage people taking Monday and Friday sickies, but most of my spells of sickness have been one or two days as when I'm starting to feel shit I take to my bed and dose up on drugs, which usually sorts it out quickly, so I can get back to work and not disrupt things too much.

It's a bit shit if you ask me. You could have ten days off, individually, and get hauled in by HR, but if you had 24 days off in two blocks of a fortnight, nothing would happen.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 3 Aug 2010, 10:08, Reply)