Can you get sacked for being off sick 3 times in a year

lindseykim13

He has been honest from the start regarding his migraines as he told them in the interview and put it in writing when he was employed. He suffered with them in his last job and they never had an issue with his attendance. Although they at least let him make up time lost with overtime but paid at basic rate.
He's never really seen the need to go on medication for the migraines neither does his doctor. He only gets them 2-3times a year but obviously this is enough to trigger trouble at work. He can go months without anything at all other than a usual headache. The migraines play with his sight, he starts feeling sick and then for want of a better word 'chucks up' for the rest of that day and remains in the dark in bed for another 2 days sleeping it off. It's a total pain and not very nice to see either.
He is on a company sick sceme where he gets paid for being off sick but only up until they decide that too much sick time has been taken and take you off the scheme. You usually don't find out you've been taken off the scheme until you don't get paid. It's all very strange.

lindseykim13

paddedjohn wrote: »

I DONT WANT TO SOUND HARSH BUT IN YOUR EARLIER POST#31, YOU STATED THAT YOU WERE ILL ALL WEEKEND, SURELY THIS IS ENOUGH TIME TO SORT SOMETHING OUT WITHOUT HAVING A WEEK OFF WORK.

Hi thanks for your comments, he was off for 2 days i got my facts wrong because i was ill all week i had asssumed he had that whole week off. I was ill at the weekend but though that it was just a cold and i would be fine by monday. He infact just had the mon & tue off.

Googlewhacker

lindseykim13 wrote: »

Hi thanks for your comments, he was off for 2 days i got my facts wrong because i was ill all week i had asssumed he had that whole week off. I was ill at the weekend but though that it was just a cold and i would be fine by monday. He infact just had the mon & tue off.

To be fair then 2 days is at the very upper limit of acceptability IMO for dependants leave, any longer and he should be making alternate arrangements for the kids.

brockgilley

If it is an at will employment type of job then they can fore you for anything with no recourse.

Googlewhacker

Uncertain wrote: »

Yes, however they also need to consider the terms and conditions under which they were taken on.

If the firm offered the job with significant company sick pay provisions and are now trying to "manage" their way out of paying then this, in my view, is like an insurance company trying to refuse a valid claim i.e dishonest!

Obviously any time off sick should be genuine otherwise this too would be dishonest on the part of the employee.

Sick pay should not be seen as extra holiday just as you don't burn your house down each year in order to claim on the insurance.

However, there is no suggestion here that sick leave was anything other than genuine.

I agree and it does sound like the OP's employers are going after the OP's husband for whatever reason.

snoopytweety

It must be wonderful to live in such a perfect world where you never get ill or your support network for childcare is available 24-7!!!

Honestly - some people are so offensive!!

Sometimes being ill cannot be helped - DEAL WITH IT!

Sometimes kids being ill at the same time as one of the parents cannot be helped - TOUGH

Some of you need to take a step back and think before you post!

Also I really hope that you never have any illnesses sneak up on you or childcare problems, because I will just laugh!!

bungle4by4

what was the outcome of the disciplinary?

bungle4by4

GavB79 wrote: »

Yeah, he should struggle in and pass it on to everyone else he works with. You, sir, are a moron and your posts in this thread are the most needlessly offensive I have read in a long time.

the OP had the flu, not the husband. so please read all the thread before posting.

i do not care if you find my posts harsh or offensive. this is the bitter reality of the situation. the OP's hubby needs to GO TO WORK. too many people abuse the sick pay/leave schemes in place and invariably end up in exactly this situation. So if this is offensive, tough.

If you abuse the system over a period of years, you cannot be surprised when the company decide that enough is enough.

Uncertain

bungle4by4 wrote: »

i do not care if you find my posts harsh or offensive. this is the bitter reality of the situation. the OP's hubby needs to GO TO WORK. too many people abuse the sick pay/leave schemes in place and invariably end up in exactly this situation. So if this is offensive, tough.

I also find your posts harsh and offensive.

I've not seen any evidence in this thread that the OP's husband was "abusing the sick pay scheme". He may well have a health condition that leads to more than the average amount of sickness. It may even be a disability under the DDA.

Equally, two days off for emergency family reasons may well have been perfectly reasonable in the circumstances. If so, it is A LEGAL RIGHT.

I don't for a moment condone anybody taking sick leave when they are not ill. Nor do I condone employers offering company sick pay as part of an employment package then penalising staff for taking it if needed.

bungle4by4

and you know all about sick pay, having been refused esa... methinks you are a little too concerned that this is close to home.