Friend having to pay taxi fares to/from work as broken ankle. Employer not helping

DCFC79

THe employer does'nt have an obligation to pay for the taxi fare, id get signed off sick it it were me,

tanith

Felicity wrote: »

Why would you be signed off sick for a broken ankle?

Surely if you have a desk job you can still do the job with a broken ankle.

because she is a hazard to herself and others and probably breaches health and safety rules and her manager should of insisted her return to work be ok'd by Occy Health.. apart from not resting the ankle at least for some part of the day in a raised position

Poppy9

The employer doesn't have to pay for taxis but she should keep the taxi receipts and any other medical bills and claim against the gym company if the machine was faulty. She should put this claim in writing asap. If she's in a union they will help her.

Being in work in a plaster cast is okay but for H&S reasons she should be assigned a buddy incase of a fire drill (or real) to ensure provision is in place for her to evacuate the building safely.

floss2

Can she do her job from home? With a laptop, mobile phone, broadband? Maybe that would be better all round.

SandC

I too would have been signed off sick. I was thinking about this some time ago, would I be able to work if I was plastered up or on crutches and whilst, yes I could work, I would have problems getting around anywhere apart from my office as all routes in to the building involve some stairs and the same for getting to the toilets. I don't think I would have any alternative and I believe my employer would insist I didn't come in.

The problem is that she has already been working while her leg is in plaster and therefore has been deemed capable of carrying out her normal duties. To go off sick now would look a bit dodgy.

I can only suggest that a claim is made in relation to the gym equipment both for the injury and expenses incurred. It sounds like this would be against the employer as it is an in house gym. Unfortunately, this will take time and won't solve her immediate problem of cash outlay for taxis.

Can she negotiate with the taxi firm for a weekly charge for the regular business? They will probably give her a discount. Are there any other employees who would be willing to go out of their way a bit to give her lifts and she pay them for the extra cost? Although I suspect someone would have offered to help by now if they were going to.