My company over rides the Bradford scale

theoretica

For the record, the average number of sickness days a year was 4.1 in 2017. That average will include a fairly large contribution from people off long term, so three days is not a good record to have for someone without a long term condition. I think you need to acknowledge your health is causing your employers concern rather than trying to argue it isn't that bad. Have you consulted a medical professional about your general health?

xapprenticex

They may have made a mistake, something to speak to them about.



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pmduk

marliepanda wrote: »

I wouldn’t mind having the flu, beats the gym!

Trust me, you would mind having the flu, it's one of the most debilitating conditions I've had the misfortune to have suffered. It was 2-3 months before I felt fully it again.

marliepanda

pmduk wrote: »

Trust me, you would mind having the flu, it's one of the most debilitating conditions I've had the misfortune to have suffered. It was 2-3 months before I felt fully it again.

I was only being flippant. I appreciate no illness is fun, as I said, I’m pretty sure I’ve never been unlucky enough to get flu.

warby68

It may be a mistake or maybe a concern about the nature/timing of your illness ( flu is generally a more serious illness than a day or two and I think you mentioned weekend absence), particularly as you have been managed fairly recently for sickness absence.

We have a return to work 'interview' for every absence although most are just cursory to fill in the form.

Ozzuk

HR often look for patterns, such as frequent mondays off sick, same periods every year. Another one is people that repeat some incident (lateness/being sick/performance) just after a set warning period has passed.

They need to investigate this limit testing behavior as it sends a clear message to others, and lets you know what you are doing is potentially unacceptable and putting your job at risk.

PersianCatLady

renegadefm wrote: »

Well the thing is when they put me on stage 2 last year, they said I need to go at least a year with no absence to show a sustained improvment, which I did do. But then I had really bad flu at the weekend and was absent 3 days. Which should mean my score is only 3. But nil just before that due to completing a year with no absence as they requested I should try and do. So why do they need to see me again now? It seems harsh to me.

You did not have flu for three days.

You had a cold, maybe a bad cold but just a cold.

Les79

PersianCatLady wrote: »

You did not have flu for three days.

You had a cold, maybe a bad cold but just a cold.

Why are you digging up loads of old posts?!

Brynsam

renegadefm wrote: »

But then I had really bad flu at the weekend and was absent 3 days.

'Really bad flu' lasts upwards of 3 weeks, not just 3 days. No wonder your employer isn't impressed. You might have had a bad cold with a temperature, but that certainly isn't flu.

Get a flu jab.

TELLIT01

It's not actually that old and is relevant as we are coming into the cold and flu season. I just had a quick look on the NHS site and this is the opening statement on their web entry about flu - "You can often treat the flu without seeing your GP and should begin to feel better in about a week." They also state it comes on quickly, affects more than the nose and throat, makes you feel exhausted and too unwell to carry on as normal.
I'm only certain I've had flu once and it flattened me in the space of a few hours, in fact I only just managed to get myself home. Situation was that I had to attend a meeting in London which required a one hour drive, an hour on the train and then about 40 minutes by tube. I didn't feel great when I left home but by the time I got on the train my joints were starting to ache, by the time I got to the office I was in severe discomfort so simply turned round and got the first train back. The final hour driving was incredibly difficult and painful. That's real flu, not the snotty nose and sore throat so many people put down as flu.