FOI 561/25
Original request- 468/25
- HR policy in relation to pregnancy related matters being included in Bradford scoring system?
- Do you count the dates of pregnancy related illness in your final yearly Bradford score figure for officer/staff in their sickness rate?
- Do you / have you or would you ever use a Bradford scoring, which included pregnancy related illness which triggers the threshold to discipline an officer or extend a probationary period over absence related matters?
New request
This seems at odds with your reply that you do recorded pregnancy under Bradford scoring since guidance from ECHR under employment advises against such. This could lead to undue pressure for officers/staff and their families.
RESPONSE
We consulted with our Human Resources department who has provided the following information regarding your request.
Our way of calculating the Bradford Score is via our GRS System. This system is electronic and therefore is unable to identify the reasons for absence.
With this in mind, it calculates the Bradford Score by number of absences x number of absences x Days absent.
Should an individual trigger the Police Performance Regulations 2020 or the Police Staff Capability Policy then the line manager should discount any pregnancy related absences and recalculate the Bradford score manually to see if a trigger has been hit.
As per the response to question 3 in 468/25, we would expect any plan to be no further actioned due to pregnancy related absence.