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Absenteeism problem at Centennial Manor GeorgetownActon Wednesday Nov B5 health care at Halloo Centennial Manor living in the shadow of teeifm And if chronic absence way arent In mortis tome out raged regional coundUon the guilty ones better be prepared tor a ticket to the unemployment line Angry members of the Health and Soda Service Comma tee debated strategies to solve the problem for almost two hours Monday They finally recommended council ap prove a six month extension of a parttime occupational health nurse service to try and Improve work attitudes employee health safety and morale If there is not a significant provement in attendance by then they expect they will have enough documentation of the problem to commence dismissal and proceed ings Stats higher Centennial Manor Administrator Rick Kaufman said the employees union agrees with management that absence statistics including sick days and Workmens Compensation at the home for the elderly are higher then any other comparable Institution Employees were off the Job for an average of days in not In cluding vacation time he said He emphasized to councillors that for the past four years the problem has been primarily with individuals out of a staff of about and that generally they take sick leave before and after regular days off such a weekends think this situation Is a Joke said Oakvflle councillor Jackie in disgust Wouldnt the cure be to fire some of the significant absentees queried Burlington Mayor Roly Bird Most committee members ex pressed a similar view but even tually opted at staffs urging for the manors twopronged approach of working with the union and the occupational health nurse to try and coax improvements Were not looking to fire people were looking to improve at tendance records said Dennis Per- tin Chief Administrative Officer Hills councillor Dave Whiting was the lone holdout for a more severe approach saying I cant see us spending money for the nurse for handholding If we have an absentee problem with some employees then lets fire them Process costly But staff explained the dismissal process Is long costly and by no means certain Unless a poor record is wdl documented over a long period of time councillors were warned a labour arbitrator would likdy overrule a firing I think that to win you need at least a years documentation if not two said Debbie Oakley Director or Health and Social Services And that Is In my experience with three unions While the problem has developed over the last four years Kaufman administrator for the past two said complete records for each employee had been monitored and warnings given for the past 10 months The manor is dealing with the absentee problem be stated The workers with irregular attendance had from January to September days off In In 1961 in 1982 and in A significant improvement was taking place reported Oakley suggested another year of monitoring Is needed before the situation is reevaluated but com mittee members had patience for only six months Regional staff were strongly criticized by councillors for having allowed the situation to develop for such an extended period I think this problem has been too tightly dealt with said Councillor Cutmore Milton councillor William John son agreed saying the problem lies with the regions personnel depart ment for not properly dealing with the situation d TlMLECK SUITE 3d IB MOUNTAIN VIEW flD GEORGETOWN DRY 8770387 HALTON HILLS SHOPPING CENTRE WOOD STOVES FIREPLACE INSERTS SAVE UP TO 20000 COME TO OUR FACTORY SHOWROOM 1 Models on Display all Certified to ULCCSA UL Standards SHOWROOM OPEN MeadlvSlbirriJT m pm D YN stove division AR6US STEEL Brampton Ontario PAYMENTS YOUR CHOKE WE GUARANTEE IT FOR LIFE WE FIX IT with expert workmanship WE STRIP IT by hand no dipping WE FINISH IT with modern spraying finish HALTON FURNITURE RERNISNING ARMSTRONG AVE UNIT VKUT OUR SHOWROOM COMPLETE TRAVEL FULLY QUALIFIED STAFF Barber Henley Ltd Main St Downtown Georgetown ACTA theatres a georgetown CROSSWORD IBSqudtnidttian Top wad J Gnham ill ID I Smutting nSa3tdCmni1 to Printing Stung Skppd 0ltWDiOOl fas IIBtAuryibftt POSTAL CODE PHONE Each wMk ntwr from win doubts pa to MsiofdrooyouiatiErisito