Hit with a £4 million sickness absence bill last year, Wigan
council has a novel idea to encourage staff to turn into work (we
thought that’s what they got paid for, but what do we know).
The ‘Attendance Reward Scheme’ introduced in April 2013 rewards staff for
achieving 100% attendance, 4 times a
year staff are entered into a cash prize draw and have the opportunity to win £1,000,
£500 or £250, costing taxpayers some £6,000 per year in total.
Staff that achieve 100% attendance over a 12 month period also
get an extra day off.
Records show sickness absences were up in January 2013 with peak
sickness on Mondays (nationally referred to as Blue Mondays). So Wigan council
ran another cash prize draw in January 2014 to compensate.
This follows on from the recent scheme ‘pick up ya poo and
win £50’ operated by the councils dog wardens (we kid you not).
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