should I be worried ???

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I tore my leg muscle running in may , and am awaiting a mri because I still cant walk at all. I have been recieving basic statory sick pay for £81.60 a week.
Now I have recieved a letter to see occupational health and I am
concerned they are trying to get rid of me now.
I have worked there 6 years and have never had any verbal or written warnings (prior).

Can I be sacked without redundancy pay ?

any info much appreciated.

relic

They are doing what an employer should do.

Nothing to do with wanting to get rid of you.

Jarndyce

relic wrote: »

They are doing what an employer should do.

Nothing to do with wanting to get rid of you.

Wouldn't be too sure of that.

At best, yes, they are following their absence monitoring procedure, referring to Occ Health to get a diagnosis of likely timescale for return, and what if any help and support the OP needs in order to smooth his/her return to work.

At worst, they are gathering evidence to show that the prospect of an early return is unlikely and therefore the OP is going to be dismissed on capability grounds.

The truth, of course is hopefully going to be nearer to the former, and providing the OP can show that he is taking all necessary recovery action and will be able to return to work in the foreseeable future, perhaps with adjustments such as a phased return or less hours etc, then everyone will be happy.

However, if the OP and Occ Health between them can offer no prospect of an early return, the employer would, in theory, be able to move towards dismissal - hopefully they will be more benevolent than that.

There is also the prospect that the OP may be covered by the Equality Act if their injury is likely to immobilise them for 12 months or more, in which case reasonable adjustments come into the frame. So its worth thinking about what if any changes you could make to your job and/or workplace that could enable you to get back to work eg working from home, using a wheelchair etc.