MSE Pregnancy Club V

elle_gee

MrsTine wrote: »

Elle found this bit and I think this is probably the critical bit from the gov website:

So right now I am going direct to my employer but have requested H&S assess me. If Work don't agree with me and either H&S OR my doctor does then my employer SHOULD take action right?

Right! In fact, it's not a SHOULD, it's a HAS TO

Did you mention a meeting with Occ Health the other day, or do you not have OH facilities? Obviously bear in mind, OH might be on the side of your employer so you might have to get your own doctor to back you up if OH sway towards the employer. Ideally, it shouldn't come to that, but keep up going to your GP to make sure there's something on your records too.

Re: getting a sicknote (technical name is "Med3"). They are usually issued in terms of weeks - ie for 1wk, 2wks or 4wks - at a time. If you don't want it to look too suss, I suggest you get an appointment with your GP for a Monday. That way, they will issue you with a note for Xwks, then you keep going back for more up until the latest one you have runs out on the Sunday before you want to start Mat Leave on the Monday

Sami_Bee

searching_me wrote: »

hmmm might be worth looking in to ... just incase x

I heard this one mentioned a few times when the woolworths thing was in the news
http://www.usdaw.org.uk/
its for shop workers like you

MrsTinks

LOL thanks hun I have just been looking at Unite and I will sign up to them tomorrow i think (too tired tonight!) Princely sum of £9.95 a month... bargain! Even if I don't have to "use" them this time then it's nice having the support there behind me

I just never thought I could be a union member because I was a private sector employee and nothing special like miner, nurse etc DOH!!!!

BTW GO TO BED :rotfl: I am - I'm knackered... just need to get other half to push me up from the sofa... my hips have seized!!!! Yikes!

searching_me

night mrs t xxx

Sami_Bee

Night Tine
am I right in thinking you are going off to bed feeling much more positive? (I think so :T)

elle_gee

MrsTine wrote: »

LOL thanks hun I have just been looking at Unite and I will sign up to them tomorrow i think (too tired tonight!) Princely sum of £9.95 a month... bargain! Even if I don't have to "use" them this time then it's nice having the support there behind me

I just never thought I could be a union member because I was a private sector employee and nothing special like miner, nurse etc DOH!!!!

BTW GO TO BED :rotfl: I am - I'm knackered... just need to get other half to push me up from the sofa... my hips have seized!!!! Yikes!

I've just added the link for T&G to my earlier post

My OH slept on the sofa for FIVE hours solid tonight so he's now wandered off to his comp room, wide awake! I might need him to pull me up from the sofa too - the bottom of my back feels like it's fallen asleep!

searching_me

why is it when we get pregnant we fall to pieces :rotfl: x

Sami_Bee

Searching - My BIL tried to explain to me how MS is an evolutionary safe guard, making you throw up ur first meal in case its poison - I think i shot him down quite well Don't mess with a worse for wear pg lady I was like so why is it worse on an empty stomach, why is it so bad for lots that they lose weight, why do we get all the other poop that gives us nothing but grief....
He was like "ok ok I was just saying.." Me: "well don't just say anything until you've been pregnant "

elle_gee

Searching, I meant to say earlier, Jayden Cole gets my vote

searching_me

sami thats what i say to people "do not comment unless you been pregnant as you have no bl**dy idea" :rotfl:
cheers elle that is fast becoming my fav x