Contractual sick pay..

iamana1ias

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

some sick pay schemes say that payments are 'at the employer's discretion', which means your employer can refuse payment if they think the absence is unjustified. However, in doing so they must ensure that their decision is free from discrimination (that is, they're not favouring one category of employee over another when they're required not to).

They pay other staff Contractual sick pay when they are sick.
The reason for not paying me sick is that im sick.. not because they think it is unjustified.

Discrimination can only be on the grounds of gender, race or religion. I'm assuming that doesn't apply.

DelBoyPhil

iamana1ias wrote: »

Discrimination can only be on the grounds of gender, race or religion. I'm assuming that doesn't apply.

Yes. I ment to only post

some sick pay schemes say that payments are 'at the employer's discretion', which means your employer can refuse payment if they think the absence is unjustified

Anyways.. If you pay other staff FULL sick pay.. and not another is that not Discrimination or unfair? is there a legal term for that?

Does Discrimination only mean race, religion or gender?

iamana1ias

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

Yes. I ment to only post

some sick pay schemes say that payments are 'at the employer's discretion', which means your employer can refuse payment if they think the absence is unjustified

Anyways.. If you pay other staff FULL sick pay.. and not another is that not Discrimination or unfair? is there a legal term for that?

Yes, it's business. They can do whatever they like as long as they don't discriminate on the grounds I said. So they could decide to only pay sick pay to those with cancer, or those with brown eyes if they wanted to. They can't pay it only to women.

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

Does Discrimination only mean race, religion or gender?

In law, yes (plus age).

DelBoyPhil

Well, Im still gonna fight it. I think its unfair to single me out and pay others. (Even tho I want to work)

SarEl

iamana1ias wrote: »

Yes, it's business. They can do whatever they like as long as they don't discriminate on the grounds I said. So they could decide to only pay sick pay to those with cancer, or those with brown eyes if they wanted to. They can't pay it only to women.



In law, yes (plus age).

And disability.

Googlewhacker

DelBoyPhil wrote: »

Well, Im still gonna fight it. I think its unfair to single me out and pay others. (Even tho I want to work)

I agree, it would be worth fighting if the injury has not been caused by your own recklessness which it seems from what you have said it hasn't.

You may want to work but presuming your Dr has given you a fit for note and the company are saying they have no alternate job for you....if this is the case then there is not alot you can do 'm afraid