How long off is reasonable for a Broken Finger?

gingerdad

Question as is says on the tin, have a member of staff of sick for 4 weeks now....

GD

ILW

Depends on what they do. Concert pianist may have a problem.

WestonDave

What is their role and could they realistically do it (albeit maybe slower) with a broken finger? Even something like typing could be hard if they can't use one of the fingers they are used to using. Trouble is until the doctor says they are fit for work you have to put up with it, not least because your insurance won't be happy with medically unfit staff being at work.

scheming_gypsy

about an hour to go to the hospital and have it strapped up, then back to work. It's a broken finger, they've got 7 more!

gingerdad

Driver and deliverys - and at the same time bizarrley i have a 2nd member of staff who has broken a finger and not had a day off....

gingerdad

WestonDave wrote: »

What is their role and could they realistically do it (albeit maybe slower) with a broken finger? Even something like typing could be hard if they can't use one of the fingers they are used to using. Trouble is until the doctor says they are fit for work you have to put up with it, not least because your insurance won't be happy with medically unfit staff being at work.

i would say the could do it, and would be slower but that i can cope with. its more the fact he had two weeks holiday, broke his finger on holiday then has currently had 4 weeks off sick and it looks like he's going for another 4.

robpw2

but they may have broken more then one bone in thier finger lol

i think they are chancing it to be fair lol ...

gingerdad

WestonDave wrote: »

What is their role and could they realistically do it (albeit maybe slower) with a broken finger? Even something like typing could be hard if they can't use one of the fingers they are used to using. Trouble is until the doctor says they are fit for work you have to put up with it, not least because your insurance won't be happy with medically unfit staff being at work.

while he has a sick note he's not coming back and i wouldn't want him too but i also feel hes not taking the p****

lindsaygalaxy

If he/she has a doctors note to say unfit to work i'm not sure there is much you can do.

robpw2

lindsaygalaxy wrote: »

If he/she has a doctors note to say unfit to work i'm not sure there is much you can do.

tesco would still discipline you for having too many sick days regardless of dr's notes ...

gingerdad

robpw2 wrote: »

tesco would still discipline you for having too many sick days regardless of dr's notes ...

he is already on a final written warning... may have an escape route, call to legal eagle coming up