Hi Everyone.
I would like some legal advice about letter i recivd from my work.
I'm working from almost 9 years in waerhouse for big internation company. The rulase about offsick is that you can take up to 4 times in one year off sick and still get paid. Fifth time will be unpaid and process to verbal warning.
Couple months ago i find our that apparently my company change rules and now you still can get 4 times off in a year and get paid but verbal warning will be after second off.
To clear that warning you need to not taking off for more than one year becouse every warning stays for hole year in your records.
I'm not sure if thats clear so i will write my exaple.
I was off one day in may2013 (me my kid and wife had stomach flu)
then i was off 2 days in october2013(I had very stong cold which is easy to get when you work in cold warehouse) after this off i get verbal warning
Then i was off for 2 days in february 2014 and i get letter about hearing for written warning.
Can they change rules without telling me about that?How now i should defence my self? I did not signed anything about those changes. Now i'm scared that if in hole year me or my family will get sick i can lose job.
Can you help me with some advice?
thank you