question regarding returning to work from a sick note

kirstym01

Hi all,

I was just wandering if anyone here could help? My partner was signed off work last Monday with the flu for 1 week (he works for the NHS so the GP didn't want him amongst patients for obvious reasons!).

We are slightly confused about when he has to return to work, the sick note said from Monday 20th Feb to Monday 27th Feb, so does this mean he is due back to work on Monday or does it include Monday off?

Sorry for being a bit dumb but would really appreciate some clarification!

Many thanks

McKneff

This comes up every now and again and for the life of me I cant remember.

All I can suggest is if he seems to be okay on Sunday night, then go to work on Monday morning.

apples1

A member of my staff had exactly the same note. She got it on a Monday at 4.30pm from her GP and it was for two weeks dated until the Monday two weeks later. When I asked her she said it meant she would be back on the Tues. Doesn't mean that is correct (so not really much help to you) but I would be interested to know as well for future.

Torry_Quine

If a sick note says a week or seven days and starts on a Monday then it finishes on the Sunday and you're due back on the Monday.

Jinx

It would only matter about days if it didnt have the dates on it imo eg if it said 7 days that would be the monday to sunday so return to work on the monday. Given the monday 27th is included I would say return to work on the tuesday.

kirstym01

apples1 wrote: »

A member of my staff had exactly the same note. She got it on a Monday at 4.30pm from her GP and it was for two weeks dated until the Monday two weeks later. When I asked her she said it meant she would be back on the Tues. Doesn't mean that is correct (so not really much help to you) but I would be interested to know as well for future.

He was the same, his appointment was at 5.20pm on the Monday. His day off is Tuesdays so I'm kind of thinking as he still isn't 100% maybe he should have Monday and Tuesday as extra recovery days, but of course if we find out he should be back on Monday then I'll send him on his way!

kirstym01

Torry_Quine wrote: »

If a sick note says a week or seven days and starts on a Monday then it finishes on the Sunday and you're due back on the Monday.

But as Jinx has correctly pointed out it says the 20th-27th which is what has confused me, just really wanting to know if the 27th is meaning to include the day off.... why are these things so complicated?!

Torry_Quine

kirstym01 wrote: »

But as Jinx has correctly pointed out it says the 20th-27th which is what has confused me, just really wanting to know if the 27th is meaning to include the day off.... why are these things so complicated?!

I would say that if 27th is specifically mentioned then he goes back on 28th. It is a note for 8 days though not a week.

If it gives the dates and says a week then it is contradicting itself!

paddedjohn

a big part of it would depend on where you worked, public sector = full pay for being off sick but private sector is mainly only ssp so wouldnt be able to afford even a full week off to recover.

LittleVoice

paddedjohn wrote: »

a big part of it would depend on where you worked, public sector = full pay for being off sick but private sector is mainly only ssp so wouldnt be able to afford even a full week off to recover.

I think the NHS counts as public sector.:)

paddedjohn

LittleVoice wrote: »

I think the NHS counts as public sector.:)

I know that, i was just pointing out that this question wouldnt really arise if the op was in the private sector;)