Wal-Mart's sick leave policy risks spreading swine flu

Walmart...Wally World...needs to stop it! They are too greedy and seemingly un-concerned about their employee's, their families and the public to impose such a crap ass policy. How GREEDY must they be. If they are short of staff then bire more people, many people are in need of jobs right now, absolutely RIDICULOUS!!! Can you say "Class Action Law Suite"?

Look at if from their viewpoint.
"The more poeple our workers infect the more cold and flu medicines we can sell thus increasing our profits.
and the corporate wheels go round and round.

actually I work for a hospital and we have the same point system.. the only difference is that if we call in 1 day we can call off the second day but still only get 1 point. after 6 points there is a write up. 10 suspension and 14 fired. so I can relate to those walmart people..

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CASINOS do the same thing. Demerits when you call out sick. At a CASINO you can also get fired for calling out sick. Of course, the customer does'nt care about getting sick. Wal Mart customers are probably do not care either.

Deb, I work at wal mart and we have the same thing, you don't get a point for each and every day you call out. Any days you call off in a row is just the one point.

I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and my cashier had very dirty, and obviously well worn rubber gloves on. I didn't want her to touch anything I wanted to buy. She never changed her gloves all shift long. Why is a cashier even wearing rubber gloves?? Let's keep on spreading the germs...

WALMART THE PLACE THAT ROLLS BACK PRICES ( YEA RIGHT ) HOW LONG DO WE LET THIS FINE COMPANY DO WHAT THEY WANT AND LIE TO THERE EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC. ALL THEY ( CEO'S, PRES. AND SUCH ) WANT IS THAT BIG CHECK EACH WEEK AND LET US NOT FORGET THE BIG BONUS EACH YEAR. THIS IS JUST ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF THE CARE AND RIGHTS FOR THOSE THAT WORK FOR THEM AND THOSE OF US THAT SHOP THE STORES. IF WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND THEY MAY HAVE A VERY POOOOOOR XMAS SEASON , WE CAN ONLY HOPE FOR A MUCH SMALLER SALES PROFIT

Part of your post was dead on. At the end you are so off base that it's not even funny. Unions don't "just force businesses to keep deadwood employees." Unions do a lot more than that. Most companies that are unionized became that way because that was the only way employees could get fair wages and decent benefits. No union will stand up for a "deadwood" employee. They do however require that the employer have reasonable cause to fire an employee. Excessive absence is a reasonable cause. Wal-Mart is notorious for abusive and skirt the law employment practices. Like most big greedy corporations, they care only for the bottom line and consideration for the well being of their employees doesn't even enter the picture.

Okay, you apparently have never worked at walmart. A person that lives in my household works at one of the walmart stores and he can tell you that NO it does not count as just one sick day. Do us all a favor and get your facts straight before you start going off making allegations about things you clearly know nothing about.

have to agree,. seems better to have a job and pay check with a company with some funny policies than be laid off from a union shop with great benefits but who cant afford to keep employees.

have to agree with union problems also. worked 2 union jobs. both were the pits. last one a government job. union kept jobs for several dead wood who coworkers didnt even want around. had to do all their work and fill in everytime they stayed home. which was often. worked uaw for J>I>case corp. they were driven out of business by the union.

Dale, since you "seem to know" why these so called "policies" are put into place, then explain this one to me.....

Yrs ago, I worked for a company that made MEDICAL DEVICES. In fact, a few of our devices were used to save the life of our Ex Vice President of these United States!!!

During our 3 day orientation, we were told that if we were sick, we HAD to stay home. After all, we were making medical devices that were going INTO peoples bodies but then on our last day of orientation, we were told that if we called in sick more than 3 times in a yr, this would effect our yearly raises, stop us from moving up the ladder and most important of all.... we would LOSE our jobs!!! This made no sense and still doesn't!!!

They DIDN'T care if we went into work sick and because we knew what would happen if we didn't go in, our work place ran rampant with flus ALL YR LONG!!!

I'm a realist so I know that "some" people will actually abuse "calling in sick" but for those of us who DIDN'T/DON'T, it didn't matter. We were all punished the same!! And by the way. If we were out more than 3 days, we too had to come back with a Dr note but guess what??? That Dr's note DIDN'T stop them from writing us up. The ONLY time they worked was if you were sick with something that "could have" killed you!!!!

So get off that crap as to "why" companies have these rules/polices because until YOU try to work for a company like that, you have NO IDEA what it's like and how frustrating it can be!!! And YES, Walmart IS CONTRADICTING itself. *rolling eyes....... Peace

Dale,
I gave my all to big blue Wal-mart for 8 years, the sick policy is bogus, and after Wal-Mart I never worked in a "Union Shop" the policies at my jobs since seem more in line of logic concerning sick days. if I'm sick I call in, I recieve 8 hours pay for each day i'm sick if I have sick time acrued,currently I have a mini vacation in sick time because I never know when it will be needed, I don't need to call in sick for a paid holiday because we have those and personal days ect. if I remember we had personal days at Wal-Mart too so there was no need to cheat to get off work. I'm sorry but Wal-marts sick pay 1 day no pay second day we will pay actually causes more cheating of the system why bother going back on day 2 or 3 even if I'm better? I'll actually get paid for being out. sorry no reason for Union bashing.

Heres is the actual official Walmart attendance policy in regard to how absences are accumulated. If you are sick for up to three days consecutive or not for the same illnes it counts as one absence occurance. If you are out for more than 3 days for the same absence then you must have paperwork filled out by a doctor in order for the remaining absences to not count against you. Keep in mind these absences are in a rolling 6 month period. After 3 occurances in a rolling 6 month period then you are sat down and a verbal discussion is documented. You have to have 7 occurances in a rolling 6 month perios to be terminated from Walmart for attendance, unless of course FMLA paperwork has been filled out and chronic illnesses are documented. Those absences accompanied by a doctor visit do not count againnst you. Walmart also provides 2 days of personal time per year as well as vacation time to use for first day sick days, then you may use up to a weeks average hours worked as sick time which accumulates yearly if unused. We have a very liberal attendance policy and associates are given far more chances typically outside of the policy. I have been in management for Walmart in multiple states and now train for Walmart. So take these facts and consider them for what you wish. Just want to get the FACTS out there. Thanks

Well at our job and it is a hospital job we have to give our employers a 24 hour notice if we are going to be sick or it is considered an incident and held against us for our evaluations. If we are sick and sent home or they ask you to it still is brought up to them. Since we are not allowed to have over time if you works 7 days a week they make you leave early to make sure you do not have overtime but not any of the bosses are there over there time in fact they are late most of the time