The sick procedure

[Chelseablue]

Been struggling with flu/ chest infection for a few weeks now . Came back early as id lose money / dont like being off , still nott great . 1st stage warning , felt better a few days ,,, then straight into my chest again ( asthmatic too) . Antiobiotics 500mg not touching it, shdnt be at work but the way the sick procedure is ,,,, Should be looking at cases seperatly ( the genuine sick ) . Rabbling on soz lol

[Hitcher]

Came back early as id lose money

How?

[postmanplod2025]

take it ur on the old contract, if ur a new start u can be off all the time and nothing happens, yet we are still bound to this 3 stage pish

[Chelseablue]

Old contract. Near 30 years in.

[thefox]

take it ur on the old contract, if ur a new start u can be off all the time and nothing happens, yet we are still bound to this 3 stage pish

How can new starts be off all time and nothing happens?

[Hitcher]

I thought old contracts only lose money after being off for 6 months not a few weeks.

[pinstripe]

I thought old contracts only lose money after being off for 6 months not a few weeks.

Second absence in a year you lose 40% of your weeks wages, third absence you lose 80%.

[Fed]

This new sick procedure was introduced to stop the people abusing the old system. I wonder if it has actually worked? Or whether people are still taking the pi$$?

[Beanyjazz]

This new sick procedure was introduced to stop the people abusing the old system. I wonder if it has actually worked? Or whether people are still taking the pi$$?

Not really, in the past if you were sick for 1 or 2 days you'd be in on the 2nd/3rd day, now you just take the full week off. Because when you're ill the next time, you don't get paid for the first 2 days. So bollocks to them.

[thefox]

That's pretty much how it's now working in ours take 2 days wages so people take longer than they need out of spite.

[pinstripe]

That's pretty much how it's now working in ours take 2 days wages so people take longer than they need out of spite.

Guy I work with has been off for 2 months. He had an operation, but has to have another in about 6-8weeks, he could have came back on light duties, but as he will be off again for the third time in a year, he will lose 4 days pay, so it makes financial sense for him to remain off sick on full pay for the duration.

[Hitcher]

I thought old contracts only lose money after being off for 6 months not a few weeks.

Second absence in a year you lose 40% of your weeks wages, third absence you lose 80%.

But the OP said they came back early as they'd lose money?

[ted_e_bear]

This new sick procedure was introduced to stop the people abusing the old system. I wonder if it has actually worked? Or whether people are still taking the pi$$?

Not really, in the past if you were sick for 1 or 2 days you'd be in on the 2nd/3rd day, now you just take the full week off. Because when you're ill the next time, you don't get paid for the first 2 days. So bollocks to them.

Exactly, the piss takers at our place were never the odd day with the runs they were the "bad back" mob taking a full week as an extra holiday.

[thefox]

That's pretty much how it's now working in ours take 2 days wages so people take longer than they need out of spite.

Guy I work with has been off for 2 months. He had an operation, but has to have another in about 6-8weeks, he could have came back on light duties, but as he will be off again for the third time in a year, he will lose 4 days pay, so it makes financial sense for him to remain off sick on full pay for the duration.

Don't blame him.

[Chelseablue]

So if you went off genuinely , came back too early ,condition obv getting worse than it was and had to go off for a few days again , anti bs then strong steroids for a few days , can they issue a 2nd stage and take wages off if its a condition thats covered and same one i was off a cpl days for before. ?