Time of sick

lincroft1710

UserName123 wrote: »

@lincroft1710 yeah but it’s nit as straight forward as Sally from accounts has had a cold and is therefore sacked.

I never said it was.

Pension_Geek

UserName123 wrote: »

@lincroft1710 yeah but it’s nit as straight forward as Sally from accounts has had a cold and is therefore sacked.

It isn't, but I have worked in places where people's probation has been extended for two instances of sickness in a 6 month period, and also seen people not get kept on beyond that period for the same thing. Pretty much every job i have had has had a robust absence policy, and falling foul of it wont help you if you say, want to progress.

74jax

UserName123 wrote: »

@lincroft1710 yeah but it’s nit as straight forward as Sally from accounts has had a cold and is therefore sacked.

We work on a trigger system too. When I did the hr for my last department every sickness had a return to work meeting. If you were off twice in 6 months but had less than 1 year service then to be honest this was pretty much how it was (for colds certainly, operations or compassionate leave didn't count). If you had under 2 years service it depended on how well your overall performance was.

jobbingmusician

Does anyone else on here feel, as I do, that the whole sickness issue is small compared with the unprofessionalism of being in work with your head on the desk? I think you need a VERY good work record to get away with that - or to be a very immature person who needs sending home when they are sick.

(To give some context, I was that person once, when I was relatively young and foolish. I felt so ill on one day at work I could hardly raise my head from the desk. I was soooo ashamed because I thought I was suffering from a hangover - in fact it was more than that, I discovered later. At the time I had 5 years' service, was based in a different building from my boss, and my staff were seriously worried about me because it was so far from my normal behaviour! )

Marvel1

Under 2 years service they can get rid of you and don't need a reason.

UserName123 wrote: »

My boss wouldn’t sack me imo for a genuine illness. If he does, so what. My health is more important and if he’s going to go above company policy so what. I’ll just find another job.

At least you are aware, good luck.

UserName123

@jobbingmusician I went to work and was unable to function. I plodded along as like you and some people on this thread you seem to think being ill is a reason to be sacked. Shall I just go to work in future and get worse?

Pension_Geek

UserName123 wrote: »

@jobbingmusician I went to work and was unable to function. I plodded along as like you and some people on this thread you seem to think being ill is a reason to be sacked. Shall I just go to work in future and get worse?

What people are telling you is that absence from work, legitimate or otherwise, could cost you your job. Especially if you have been in that job a short time.

jobbingmusician

UserName123 wrote: »

@jobbingmusician I went to work and was unable to function. I plodded along as like you and some people on this thread you seem to think being ill is a reason to be sacked. Shall I just go to work in future and get worse?

But you didn't 'plod along' did you? You behaved unprofessionally (as did I). It concerns me that you don't seem to realise this!

And yes, the people on this thread are correct. Being ill is a legitimate reason to be sacked - it's a competence issue. Employers have to be careful about disability discrimination, but apart from that they are allowed to sack you for illness, whether it's a hangover (as I originally thought mine was, to my shame...and discovered it wasn't) or a life threatening illness.

Be clear I'm not supporting this stance, or saying it's how I behave as an employer. I am simply stating the law.

UserName123

Lol I do wish people would say the whole story instead of snippets.

Having a long term illness that prevents a person from 1) doing their job fully 2) absences is reason to sack someone.

Someone having a cold and taking a few days of to recover isn’t.

The only reason why “a cold” would be reason to sack someone would be due to repeatability and unexplained absences. Which is obviously not the case with me.

Ozzuk

I think you're missing the point, they don't 'need' any reason to sack you, given your length of service. And two sickness in 6 months could indeed be a cause for concern, or it may not be. It would be prudent to avoid sick leave for the foreseeable future, but some employers are more worried about this than others.