only had 8 weeks off in 4 years
Only?!??
£20 says you're salaried.
I've had 7 days off in 13+ years now. One of those was to look after my wife for a day after she was hospitalised the previous night.
That included breaking my ankle twice and my wrist once, by the way.
When you're hourly paid, you get zilch for being off sick. It concentrates the mind wonderfully.
Also the OP had Feb-June off for a broken leg. Really? Ever heard of crutches? Couldnt do ANY Work for 3-5 months? Come on.......
Nope only been salaried since 2012 I was on a hourly wage in my old job. I used my accrued annual leave for surgery. Zero sick days.
And if you could explain how I'm supposed to move Orthopaedic Trauma patients, I.e fractured neck of femurs, bi lateral fractures etc pre and post op while on crutches myself. Then I'd like to see the solution to that.
Working in a clinic or general medical ward I might get away with it. We don't just dish medication out and wipe backsides. You ever tried pushing a 300kg traction bed with a 70/100 kg patient on from a ward to theatre while on crutches. Used a hoist to get said patient from bed to chair, bed to commode and back to bed?
Also the OP had Feb-June off for a broken leg. Really? Ever heard of crutches? Couldnt do ANY Work for 3-5 months? Come on.......
I had eight weeks off work after shoulder surgery....... Because the HR people wouldn't let me back on the premises until I was healed enough to withstand getting knocked in the crowded environment. I think they were paranoid about being sued after such an event. I returned after their Occupational Health provider agreed i was OK to go back. I know of people who would be back working within a week after such surgery, but they worked in an office environment, so it really does depend on your type of work as the OP says
Just ignore the heroes bwfc4eva868 they don't realise not every employer lets injured and sick staff back to work, just because the employer is in the 19th century they think everyone's should be.
Exactly. Also the burn, I would have violated all infection control rules having a dressing on my hand during patient intervention. If I was a medical Secretary I would be expected to be at work as pain allowed and on crutches I'd be fine.
I wonder how many of the heroes have spent days at work achieving nothing because they're unfit for work, while infecting others around them or otherwise causing hassle by their injury/illness?
Sounds pretty normal request. I've had them at work, HR thing to make sure there are no underlying issues in the workplace (normally just binned it on the bike and can't hold a chainsaw with a bust hand).
Equally, the wife has a long term illness and since they have been aware they haven't questioned anything and are really accommodating.
bwfc4eva868 - MemberNot all my periods...
I'm not surprised they don't always believe you... 😀
😆 just realised I could of worded that better
In my work its all about are you fit to do the job your are employed to do, not if your absences are genuine. 4 absences in 12 months starts you on disciplinary, next absence moves you up an so on, 7 in 12 months gets the sack...end of, pretty much. Well would you want to work with some one who was never at work leaving your colleagues to pick up the slack etc. Bit harsh I know but you are employed to do a job and if you ate not fit enough to do it..........
What does your contract of employment or the HR procedure say about absenteeism? Have a read of that before you start worrying. However at the end of the day you have entered into a contract of employment to turn up somewhere and work and if you're not fulfilling that you might have problems no matter how good the reasons are.
