I hate that in Tesco you don't get paid for the first 3 days off sick!

judywoody

Humphrey10 wrote: »

Why on earth do people do such things?

Because people fear to lose their jobs and as you can see in this thread there are lots of people who agree with some employers and think you have to turn up at work no matter what....Sad world!

DCFC79

judywoody wrote: »

Because people fear to lose their jobs and as you can see in this thread there are lots of people who agree with some employers and think you have to turn up at work no matter what....Sad world!

if ive got a cold or the sniffles then yes i would go to work but if ive got something like diahorrea purely because there would eb no guarantee when i would need to go to the gents and how often so it would be pointless in going in to work if id be going to the loo twice an hour say as no work would get done plus i wouldnt want to pass it on

i also ask myself if im able to go to work, am i able to get myself to work ok and if answer is no to either then i dont go simple as

dickydonkin

judywoody wrote: »

Because people fear to lose their jobs and as you can see in this thread there are lots of people who agree with some employers and think you have to turn up at work no matter what....Sad world!

You are right - and are you any better thought of by the employer?

In a lot of cases - No!

My wife went into work far too early after an appendix removal and a hysterectomy (both seperate events) despite being on full pay - but when the crunch came in the form of redundancies, she went the same way just like many of her colleagues.

Mrs_Ryan

I work in the NHS and we have strict rules on not going into work when off sick with certain illnesses, however the only one they are really heavy on is D&V. Yes people do take the mickey sometimes but I've gone into work with chest infections and all sorts, as have the people I work with.
I have been online a few times when off sick, mainly when I broke my toe and was bored senseless, but I agree its a bit daft coming on here and moaning when supposedly off sick.

wantsajob

GothicStirling wrote: »

Then go to work.

And yes, I've gone to work with 'flu' and one instance with diahorrea.

I find it strange that your too ill to work, but can conduct an argument on MSE.

I concur, but there's something amusing about the idea of going to work ill and infecting everyone else just to avoid losing a little bit of pay, lol.

Strider590

*Kat* wrote: »

I'm so ill just now. Literally dying, puking, light-headed, sore muscles, aching.

There's no way I can stand 8 hours at the CSD tomorrow, so I'm about to call in sick, but its just annoying, I'm going to lose 1/4 of my wages for being ill. (I work part time and they dont have any extra hours...jokes)

That's it really. Annoying.

Don't blame the company, blame the people who took the !!!!..... It's those people who cause these rules to be put in force.

Company I worked for back in the early 2000's, they gave full pay on sickness until one woman was found to have had over 90 days off sick in one year and for no apparent reason!!

heretolearn_2

Yeah, we used to offer full pay for those first 3 days before moving people on to SSP.

Then we had a couple of people were were frequently off one or two days with ridiculous reasons and had to change to a straightforward SSP system with no pay for 3 days. We couldn't have one rule for some, and another rule for others, everyone has to be treated the same. So at our firm you should blame the people who were off for a day with 'inflamed nostrils' and 'sore eyes' and 'verucca treatment'.

thunderb0lt

I had a quick scan through previous posts, I don't think this has been raised. The not being paid for first three working days rule only came into effect for Tesco for those that started after 03/07/04 Those that started before do get paid for the first three days.

Hope this helps

wantsajob

Seems unfair to treat staff differently.

Person_one

heretolearn wrote: »

Yeah, we used to offer full pay for those first 3 days before moving people on to SSP.

Then we had a couple of people were were frequently off one or two days with ridiculous reasons and had to change to a straightforward SSP system with no pay for 3 days. We couldn't have one rule for some, and another rule for others, everyone has to be treated the same. So at our firm you should blame the people who were off for a day with 'inflamed nostrils' and 'sore eyes' and 'verucca treatment'.

I 've had a few days off with 'sore eyes' over the last few years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_corneal_erosion

Its hard to work effectively when you physically can't open your eyes!