Sick leave over Xmas

Grumpy_chap

I am struggling to understand from the thread whether this is considering some hypothetical situation or a real circumstances.  If the latter, is the OP posting as the employer / line manager, the employee who is unwell, or a colleague of the unwell employee?

TELLIT01

As this situation means a sickness absence of more than 7 calendar days, they would have to get a Fit Note from their GP.  The OP doesn't say how long the person will have been off sick prior to Christmas either.

Savvy_Sue

MattMattMattUK said:

Someone booking holiday then wanting it back because they were ill during that time might be covered by the stupid ruling, but I do not know anyone who thinks it is right, nor do I know any employer who looks upon an employee taking that course of action as good for their career. I say that as someone who gives all my employees 43 days holiday a year, plus an Christmas office closure on top (depending on the year, so this year five days), so I recognise employees need a break.

Well, I did it, the year DH and I ended up on a drip in the local clinic on the second day of our holiday. It was not a relaxing holiday.

But I did think to email manager once back at our hotel. 

Returning with evidence and no prior contact could have led to a 'no', because following your employer's normal method for notification of sickness remains, whether you're there or away. 

In my case, normally a phone call on the first day, or as soon as practicable.

It did not harm my 'career'. But I was known as a hard worker.

I'd first learnt it was a possibility in a previous job, when one of my team claimed. That didn't particularly hurt their career trajectory either, because they were already known not to be fully committed.