How many 'safe' sick days in a year?

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Yes, the Bradford Scale is used by a lot of employers and takes no account of what the illness actually is. It is worked out as:

A = instances of sickness
B = total days of sick
C = Bradford score

A x A x B = C

So, 7 separate days off sick makes a score of:

7 x 7 x 7 = 343

If this had been one period of sickness lasting 7 days, the score would have been:

1 x 1 x 7 = 7

Employers usually set their own "trigger" points where they will take action.