Asda is consulting on stricter absence policies that could extend disciplinary tracking (Image: Ray Orton via Getty Images)

Asda is poised to introduce tougher rules around sick leave as part of fresh turnaround efforts.

The supermarket chain has drawn up more rigorous disciplinary measures during an ongoing consultation process, increasing the risk of staff being sacked for taking repeated spells of sickness absence. Currently, employees who breach a 3 per cent absence threshold enter a review process, followed by two informal stages before managers begin formal disciplinary action.

Staff members' absence records are presently cleared after six months under existing rules, the Telegraph reported. However, Asda is now proposing to extend this timeframe to 12 months, raising the chan

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