Taking work calls whilst off sick

martinbuckley

gwen80 wrote: »

That is my question. Do I have to self cert even if I have a dr's note? I am trying to confirm with HR, but they are being very, very slow to get back to me.

No you don't have to self-cert as a Dr is certifying your fitness/unfitness for work.

Manxman_in_exile

getmore4less wrote: »

I think I would preempt the I am too busy to do handover.
On the last day that is far too late....

this needs a formal memo, identifiyin that you are going to be off for a minimum of X days and most likley will not be avaialble for at least Y of those and may be more depending how things progress

Write a detailed list of all projects you are working on and identify the goto person in your absence.

If some are team then it can be a list

note those that have no goto person and ask who should be picking up those projects to ensure a smooth handover.

if you can copy the stakeholders for the project(not so easy if external customers) and the bosses boss.

I agree and I think this is what I would have done. I'm still unsure of the business importance of the project so I'm not sure about the importance of the stakeholders. I had assumed (from the manager's apparent approach) that the employer may have been a small organisation, but I think the OP said earlier that they regularly stay late to liaise with counterparts in the USA?


If this project is important to the employer, I still think the manager is taking an unacceptable business risk.