In July 2001, City Council adopted an “Attendance Management Program” aimed at City employees.

Under the Program, the City monitors, questions and generally gives employees a hard time over absences from work legitimately due to illness or to an injury which occurred away from work.

Local 79’s position is that the Program is unfair and contrary to your collective agreement. Our position is that the City has no right to hassle employees who are legitimately absent for reason of illness or an injury which occurred away from work. We consider the Program, in concept and in practice, to be improper, demeaning and intimidating.

Local 79 accordingly has opposed the Program since its inception, as you know from the updates that we have sent you in the past. Our opposition has included the filing of a policy grievance against the City under your collective agreement. An arbitration board is now sitting in order to hear the case.

Meanwhile, click here to download a file that details  six practical tools to help you protect yourself against the Program.