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‘Duvet Days’ To Be Piloted In Insurance
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Date: 5th Oct 2005
First introduced in the Bank by Telephony, ‘Duvet Days’ is an American idea that provides a limited number of staff the opportunity each day to take a day’s leave rather than go into work. It was introduced in Telephony in an attempt to reduce absence rates and now Insurance wants to pilot similar arrangements.
The scheme will be piloted for a two-month period in Property Admin and will be available on a first come first served basis and can be taken for any purpose whatsoever.
Though the Union is broadly supportive of the introduction of Duvet Days it is important that it does not send out the wrong message and actually encourages the wrong sort of behaviours, or is simply a way of excusing absence and massaging the figures. It is also important that this arrangement does not remove management’s ability to grant leave at short notice as currently exists, or that it is used to avoid the Bank’s obligations and responsibility under existing agreements, such as leave in Emergency or Compassionate situations.
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