Surgery Two Weeks Ago Ready To Return Back To Work Help

elsien

 Then you need to start saying no if there are certain jobs that you have been medically advised not to do at the moment. You have a responsibility to yourself under health and safety legislation as well as your employers responsibility towards you.

74jax

XxDarkMarioxX said:

I work in hospital doing catering and yes can be place  on light duties but the place not fully staffed and jobs that i do in morning no one wants to do or help with it . I am just worried about my surgery wonds do not want to stress my body out even more!. I am person who dose not say no in my job. 

In which case you have too. 

If your employer says 'do you think you can do this' and you say 'yes' when in reality you think no, then YOU are opening yourself up to all sorts. 

Even with a fit note, it won't cover everything, it would be impossible to come up with every scenario. H & S is a responsibility everyone has. 

Undervalued

TELLIT01 said:

Alanp said:

Could you not ask your employer if you can be put on light duties for a week or so..?

Yes they can ask, but that doesn't mean the employer either can or will help.  We don't know what the OP does, but it may be that the employer doesn't have any light duties the OP can do.  For example, somebody who normally does heavy manual work may or may not be able to do office work.

Exactly.

The employer is quite entitled to say "do your full job or stay off sick until you can". 

That is not to say they will do that, just that they could if they so choose.

TBagpuss

As others have said, ask your GP for a fit note which statesthat you are fit for light duties only / fit for work excluding lifting / pulling (Your GP or whoever yu see for a check up following the operation should be able to advise on what's appropriate )

Then make this clear to your employer and if someone asks/ tells you to do soemthing you've been advised not to by your doctor tell them that you can't for medical reasons. 

A reasonable employer won't want you to injure yourself at work but remember that (especially if you are in a bog organisation or don't work closily with your manager) they may not remember the detaiols of your fit note, and/or  may not be as familiar with which of your usual tasks involve lifting or pulling, so you may need to speak up when told or asked to do something - them asking you doesn't necessarily mean that they are ignoring the fit note / medical advice, it may be that they havent recalled the restriction or that they don't appreciate thatthe thing they are asking you to do would be too strenuous, so you do need to be clear about what you can and can't do and speak up if something is not appropriate. 

TELLIT01

As others have said, if the employer will allow an employee back on 'light duties' the first thing which must be done is to define which duties they can undertake, and which they can't.  If, after those have been defined, the employee agrees to do work on the 'cannot do' list they have only themself to blame if they cause injury. 

The OP's claim that nobody else will do the work is frankly rubbish.  Somebody would have to do the work if they weren't there, as has been the case for the past two weeks.

Alanp

Just say you will do the work you are being asked to do but emphasise that you will be seeking compensation from them should you injure yourself  

elsien

Alanp said:

Just say you will do the work you are being asked to do but emphasise that you will be seeking compensation from them should you injure yourself  

No, please don't do that. 
 It doesn't fall within the provisions of the Health and Safety at work act for employees taking reasonable care of their own health and safety, and no amount of compensation is worth risking permanent damage to your health. 

macman

Ironic that the OP does not think that their employer will make reasonable allowances for their post-operative capabilities, when said employer is a hospital!

baser999

Really surprised that hospital gave you no post-surgery info. Following a hernia a couple of years ago they were very exact about how long I had to stay off, no lifting (not even shopping bags) no driving . . . I didn’t give any thought to going back to work until I was happy that I was fit enough, and I was in an office role.
Why not speak to the hospital team that dealt with the surgery for guidance.

JCS1

macman said:

Ironic that the OP does not think that their employer will make reasonable allowances for their post-operative capabilities, when said employer is a hospital!

Doesn't state that, just that works in  catering in a hospital. Quite a few use contract cateters.