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BT Special Leave Procedure

6 March 2006

Agreement has been reached with BT on an updated Special Leave Procedure. The key change is the specific inclusion of paid Special Leave for hospital appointments, that as members will know, has been a long-running argument.

This new agreement goes much further than the previous position that only allowed for casual leave to be taken. Additionally BT had wanted to write into any new procedure that the time must be made up. However, the Union argued this point vigorously and we have succeeded in securing this small but vitally important concession.

The wording in the agreement is not perfect but the T&FSE believes that it is important to secure the principle and monitor the application. We believe that paid leave for consultations will cover most, if not all, hospital appointments and will alleviate the difficulties for many of our members who are still working but under regular hospital treatment.