Emplyee off sick but I think it is not true

purcel

ohreally wrote: »

Let her call you.

Why? I do need to know if I have to adjust my and someone else's hours(if they want to do it) to another 12h shift each to cover for her, if not, I will have to work a 7am to 3pm and then a 11pm to 3pm the following day! So I would like to know asap!

ohreally

Does the sickness reporting procedure put the responsibility with the employee to inform or encourage the line manager to make the contact?

Molly41

ILW wrote: »

Nobody is ever too sick to take a phone call. She is taking the mick.

That is a sweeping statement.People who are critically ill cannot take a phone call, they are usually on life support and unconscious.

When I was on long term sick, Occupational Health called me repeatedly in the afternoon always waking me up from a much needed sleep. Despite requests not to telephone they continued. I wrote and complained. It is abysmal treatment by yourself to your member of staff and you should be ashamed.

purcel

According to our policy, the employee is required to keep in touch, but also we can make regular contact so we can check on the recovery or offer any assistance.

ohreally

purcel wrote: »

According to our policy, the employee is required to keep in touch, but also we can make regular contact so we can check on the recovery or offer any assistance.

But thats not really your motive for contacting her though is it.

While you await her call, have a plan "b" on stand-by.

purcel

Viper_7 wrote: »

You have no proof, and throwing around accusations.
You are demanding that an ill person should be woken up? Are you real?
You have no staff to cover = poor management.


No, just a very small team, with one already in holiday!!

purcel

Molly41 wrote: »

That is a sweeping statement.People who are critically ill cannot take a phone call, they are usually on life support and unconscious.

When I was on long term sick, Occupational Health called me repeatedly in the afternoon always waking me up from a much needed sleep. Despite requests not to telephone they continued. I wrote and complained. It is abysmal treatment by yourself to your member of staff and you should be ashamed.

She's sick with food poisoning apparently, so that's not on life support or unconscious, or critically ill.

System

my works policy is that unless theres a sick note to cover an illness the employee must ring in first thing in the morning , if the person in question is saying her doctor recommends she is off it should be easy for her to get a sick note .

ohreally

purcel wrote: »

OP, I empathise with you as I am in job I hate, I've been looking for something else with no luck, I am stuck as I have a mortgage to pay and cannot afford not to have a job. My manager just doesn't care as he is unavailable all the time, if I am lucky to catch him for 5 min a week is good. 2 members of my team are constantly sick, leaving the other 3 to cover,I end up working 65 h weeks, 12 h shifts, and every weekend and I have no family life. Soo dreading coming to work every day

Purcel - its fair to say that morale in your workplace must be rock bottom and this may be affecting colleagues relationships with each other.

I suspect you really need to sit your manager down with the team and tell him how bad things are and he needs to improve his performance - for everyones sake.

Errata

purcel wrote: »

Viper_7 wrote: »

You have no proof, and throwing around accusations.
You are demanding that an ill person should be woken up? Are you real?
You have no staff to cover = poor management.


No, just a very small team, with one already in holiday!!

Staff can always fall ill when other staff are on leave. What's your contingency plan for that situation?