should i have gone to work?

fly_dragon_fly

hey

am i in the wrong?

my son's school rang me saying he was having a coughing fit and was sick and would need to be sent home, so i rang work and told them i wouldn't be in today as my son was sick.

my partner then rang me and told me that his brother would have my son and i have to go to work. i was only working 3 hours and getting £10 once i'd paid for my bus ticket.

his brother has a 8 month old so i declined the offer as i didn't want to give a baby a sickness bug.

i am now going to lose my job or have my hours docked at work because i didn't go is what my partner is now saying.

deedee71

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

hey


i am now going to lose my job or have my hours docked at work because i didn't go.

Has you employer threatened you with dismissal?

pukkamum

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

hey

am i in the wrong?

my son's school rang me saying he was having a coughing fit and was sick and would need to be sent home, so i rang work and told them i wouldn't be in today as my son was sick.

my partner then rang me and told me that his brother would have my son and i have to go to work.

his brother has a 8 month old so i declined the offer as i didn't want to give a baby a sickness bug.

i am now going to lose my job or have my hours docked at work because i didn't go.

Work cannot sack you because you took time off with a sick child, they can however refuse to pay you for the day.

fly_dragon_fly

no shouldn't have.

his sorry just edited this to say that is what my partner was informing me.

if my company did that god i would sue them.

pukkamum

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

his sorry just edited this to say that is what my partner was informing me.

if my company did that god i would sue them.

Then if you know you aren't going to get sacked what is it you are asking?

SemperFi

yes you should have

I misclicked. Ha. I didn't mean to click at all as I wasn't going to vote! :P

BUT...depends how much you need that £10, I guess.

I'd say, stay at home...but I'm not you.

pukkamum

Ah right sorry just re-read you are asking if you should have gone to work as per you partners opinion, well no if your child was ill then you shouldn't feel you have to.
I would also question the validity of going to work for 3 hrs for £10 (unless of course that £10 is absolutely needed).

fly_dragon_fly

no shouldn't have.

that £10 is easily wasted so its not something i shall miss to much.

just need to be told i think that i am not wrong for stay at home to look after my sick child.

deedee71

So it's your partner who has a problem with you taking the time off work. He sounds like a right charmer.

pukkamum

Well i really don't think you need us to tell you that it seems pretty obvious.
I also can't se why you would go any day for just £10.

a_confused_mum

no shouldn't have.

I wouldn't have put an 8mth at risk of catching anything....schools have that policy for a reason and tbh I think any child that is ill should be at home with mum/dad....I would feel guilty if I went off to work if any of mine were ill.

You did the right thing.