Sickness - asked to work

theoretica

It might also be worth asking how hours working from home will be accounted for - swapping time working in the last weeks of your recovery, for time off in your first weeks back, to give a more gradual return to work might be something you would decide nearer the time you would welcome. Depending on if you get more flexibility that way than in whatever tapered return to work your employer offers.

badmemory

Check your post op instructions carefully.  Mine said not to sit for longer than 30 minutes at a time.  If yours say anything like that then you should stick to that.

General_Grant

Royoftherovers2024 said:

Brie said:

You might feel well enough for a phased return to work and so log on at home and do an hour each day catching up on emails.   Then in week 2 be able to do 2 hours, week 3, 3 hours etc.  But only if this works for you.

If you are flat on your back and told not to move then you shouldn't be sitting at a computer typing.  If you are able to sit and use a computer without any issues you might consider it.  I did when off because while I couldn't walk or drive and so couldn't get to the office I could sit in one spot and do some things in a leisurely fashion.  6 weeks of sitting and watching a box set of Glee or BBT was just too boring for me.  

Thanks, we will see how time heals. 

Flat on your back/reclined is not a position suitable for computer typing as you quite rightly say.

How long ago was the operation?
How are you finding typing to post here?  What equipment are you using?

Iamdebtfree

And not one person said, bleep work, just get better, there's nothing more important in life than your health..


In my last corporate position, I've worked sick/on fit notes, on leave, at weekends, evenings, during national holidays, in office, from home, badly sick mentally and physically, always. Always, no matter what. All I got as a reward was having to resign after 12 years of this as I couldn't take it anymore, couldn't take not living, couldn't take being driven insane, killing my mental health and my soul whilst essentially sacrificing my life to  make very rich people even richer.

I am now a qualified Early Years Practitioner, and work part time in a fantastic after school club. My lord is my life million billion times better. A lot less money. Who gives a bleep.

What I'm trying to say is: if what you do is important to you, means something to you, if you actually like what you do for work and find it rewarding, you could consider dealing with email an hour a day or as much as you are physically able to. Otherwise, nothing overrides a fit note. In Germany, working on a fit note is illegal, from home or otherwise- sadly not the case in the UK.

Wishing you a smooth and speedy recovery..and remember to always always think of number 1. 

sheramber

My DIL was off sick with a sick note unable to work. But she got bored so asked her doctor for a sick note stating she was fit to work from home.

No problem getting it. 

Niv

I don't think I saw the OP say what surgery they have had so much of the feedback is maybe reliant on how people are interpreting 'operation'.

Lets paint a picture, not saying this is the OP, just a scenario:

- Mobile plant driver get operation on foot
- Tells doctor they are a mobile plant driver so gets signed off as they cant drive
- Employer ask if they could review some procedures / risk assessments from home as they are an experienced operator

In a case like that, I do not find it unreasonable to undertake some work from home. If they have just had for example, invasive abdominal surgery then I think it is unreasonable for them to do some work from home.