Coming into sick work

Me2you

@lilevlis the masks work for 15 minutes and ironically they are the ones always using hand want (almost obsessively imo). I don’t get colds often but I do need a day in bed chilling.

@messedup having a chronic illness is a lot different than having a cold.

@keepcalm I need to find my sickness policy but they will pay up to six months full pay sickness for cancer. I’m in a small department and they’ve worked there many decades so being sacked isn’t an issue.

seven-day-weekend

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Toothache could be a serious dental abscess, they even need hospital treatment sometimes.

Common cold, well I wouldn't stay off for one, I admit.

Children who are sick have to be cared for, what do you expect parents to do when they get that call from the school/nursery etc?

I certainly don't think parents should take sick leave if their children are sick. I think they should take annual leave or unpaid leave.

sangie595

Me2you wrote: »

Sangie why don’t you stop trying to start fights and leave my thread alone?

Your last comment was very inflammatory.

But inflammatory is what every one of your posts is about. That's why you start them. I very much doubt "you" exist, because everything you say is designed to play into an inflammatory stereotype. But on the off chance that you do exist, you need to wise up to the fact that work is not about you, and if you don't like your job or your employer, the answer is that you get another job.

motorguy

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Toothache could be a serious dental abscess, they even need hospital treatment sometimes.

Oh it could be yes, but the incident in question was because the person had toothache, got a dental appointment first thing for a temp filling and then took the rest of the day off sick.

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Children who are sick have to be cared for, what do you expect parents to do when they get that call from the school/nursery etc?

I expect people who have children to make provision for their children when they are sick and / or use annual leave when necessary and not take sick days themselves when they're not sick but their children are.

Not unreasonable, surely?

"Sorry, i'm taking today as a sick day because my child is sick"? They're having a laugh frankly.

Undervalued

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I certainly don't think parents should take sick leave if their children are sick. I think they should take annual leave or unpaid leave.

Indeed. In fact it could / should be a disciplinary matter if they do!

There is a legal right to "short" periods of unpaid leave in the event of an emergency situation with a person who reasonably relies on you for their care (generally a child but could be another relative or even a friend if you are their primary carer). However it should be understood that "short" generally means time to arrange care, not time to do the caring yourself.

motorguy

Undervalued wrote: »

Indeed. In fact it could / should be a disciplinary matter if they do!

There is a legal right to "short" periods of unpaid leave in the event of an emergency situation with a person who reasonably relies on you for their care (generally a child but could be another relative or even a friend if you are their primary carer). However it should be understood that "short" generally means time to arrange care, not time to do the caring yourself.

Agreed.

Frankly laughable that some parents think its ok to ring in "sick" because a child is sick.

Red-Squirrel_2

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I certainly don't think parents should take sick leave if their children are sick. I think they should take annual leave or unpaid leave.

I think its called 'emergency leave for dependents' these days.

Its still time off though, and that's what seemed to annoy the poster, not what it was classed as!

Red-Squirrel_2

motorguy wrote: »

Agreed.

Frankly laughable that some parents think its ok to ring in "sick" because a child is sick.

So a child becomes ill in the night, needs to be cared for, too young to be left alone, do you think its realistic that a parent should have a carer lined up for them in time to be at work for 8 or 9am?

They are going to need some time off, it can't be helped!

Nicki

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

So a child becomes ill in the night, needs to be cared for, too young to be left alone, do you think its realistic that a parent should have a carer lined up for them in time to be at work for 8 or 9am?

They are going to need some time off, it can't be helped!

They can and should offer to take unpaid time off as is their right. If they phone in sick they will either receive full pay or start the qualifying period for SSP under false pretences

Savvy_Sue

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

So a child becomes ill in the night, needs to be cared for, too young to be left alone, do you think its realistic that a parent should have a carer lined up for them in time to be at work for 8 or 9am?

They are going to need some time off, it can't be helped!

And that's what emergency dependants' leave is for, but it's intended to allow parents find someone else to do the caring (or offspring, if adult children have caring responsibilities for aged parents or others).