will job offer be withdrawn? (sickness record)

calum555_2

Hello,
In November last year I was informed that I am to be made redundant on april 30th this year. I'd only been with the company 18 months and have spent the last few months stressed out and worried that I might not find a job. As a result of this I have pulled a few sickies (8 days in total), I claimed migraines, norovirus etc.
After 3 interviews I have now been offered a brilliant job and was made up until I started filling out the enrolment forms today and saw that I have to declare all sickness occurences for the last 2 years, including reasons for absence!
I am now really worried that the offer may be withdraw. In mitigating circumstances, I've never had a bad sickness record in the past and put this one down to worry, combined with adjusting to shift work. (New job is day work)

Does anybody know from experience if this will be enough to put the new employer off?

Also they are making me fill out an application for a corporate AMEX credit card. I have a default on my credit file from 5 years ago and I'm worried I might fail the credit check! Does anyone know how deep the credit check will go and if so could they deny me employment?

Thanks for reading, any thoughts eill be greatly appreciated.

cazziebo

Think you're safe enough with the Amex card - the credit is the responsibility of the company not the individual. I had a corporate cards when my credit record was particularly bad.

The sick record is likely to be more of a problem. 8 absence days over a few months for a variety of reasons would ring alarm bells for me. If it was one condition which was now resolved it would be a different story. However, you're either going to look as either A, you're unreliable or B. you lack integrity if you 'fess up and say you weren't really sick and were taking CBA days.

It all depends on how well you did at interview. If they were really impressed they might overlook it.

maCurie

Hi there,

i would say:

sickies: Be honest about it and say that you have been battling a flu or something due to lack of vitamin (whatever...) and now have gone to the doctor and solved it- i would say that makes it more reasonable. It depends on employers, some have policies to NOT say anything re the sick days in references, some do, so it might be helpful to ask former colleagues if they know anything about the references given etc., in case you could ...lie.

cc- it depends how deep they do the cc check but normally it rathers checks if you have had any insolvency etc on it - so big stuff... dont think a "smaller" breach would be checked.

calum555_2

Thanks maCurie! That's pretty much what I've been thinking.
I'm having a final consultation interview with my current employer this morning and will be quizzing them on their reference policy.
Then I can decide how in depth my lie has to be!

BillJones

maCurie wrote: »

Be honest about it and say that you have been battling a flu or something due to lack of vitamin (whatever...)

Which is it, be honest, or make up lies about a nonexistent illness?


Great way to start a new relationship, by the way, telling a load of lies to get in the door.

Whiner

BillJones wrote: »

Great way to start a new relationship, by the way, telling a load of lies to get in the door.

Thats life. No one got anywhere by being nice.

People will cut your legs off to make a quid in business these days.

BillJones

Whiner wrote: »

Thats life. No one got anywhere by being nice.

That's not even vaguely true. I've never had to be dishonest, do anyone over, or break the rules to get where I am, and I'm doing pretty well.

Anyone that I found lying at work, on the other hand (in a professional capacity) would get a formal warning, and then be let go if it continued. I won't have someone mislead clients or colleagues to "get an edge".

calum555_2

BillJones wrote: »

That's not even vaguely true. I've never had to be dishonest, do anyone over, or break the rules to get where I am, and I'm doing pretty well.

Anyone that I found lying at work, on the other hand (in a professional capacity) would get a formal warning, and then be let go if it continued. I won't have someone mislead clients or colleagues to "get an edge".

I was off work sick with worry about how I could pay my bills with no job. I'm as honest as they come. I had no redundancy entitlement and jobs are very hard to come by.

Thanks for giving me your opinion though

Takeaway_Addict

calum555 wrote: »

I was off work sick with worry about how I could pay my bills with no job. I'm as honest as they come. I had no redundancy entitlement and jobs are very hard to come by.

Thanks for giving me your opinion though

Your opening post says somewhat different. No one 'throws sickies' if they are ill.

BillJones

calum555 wrote: »

I was off work sick with worry about how I could pay my bills with no job. I'm as honest as they come. I had no redundancy entitlement and jobs are very hard to come by.

Thanks for giving me your opinion though

I wasn't suggesting you are in the wrong, I was responding to the poster who suggested you lie. Sorry if it came across otherwise.