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daveyeff
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going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by daveyeff »

can anyone on here give clarification to this? would you be in deep s**t if you went abroad whilst on sickleave, does it constitute gross misconduct and leaving you facing the sack...anyone know who,s done it, what happened etc. comments please.
uphillstruggle
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by uphillstruggle »

You would need permission from your local manager or staff resourcing unit to do this - otherwise you risk having your sick pay stopped and dropped to SSP (as a minimum).

It largely depends on the specifics I suppose - if you're off with a bad back and planning a fortnight's skiiing I'd expect some grief!
If it's a holiday that was already booked, and you are too ill to work at all, but can go on this holiday with no worsening of your condition, then you should be OK.
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

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PostieWithTheMostie!
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by PostieWithTheMostie! »

Turn your Mobile off for 2 weeks, tell em it's broke when you return and pull the house phone out the wall.. simples oh' and enjoy your Hols
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

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PostieWithTheMostie! wrote: Turn your Mobile off for 2 weeks, tell em it's broke when you return and pull the house phone out the wall.. simples oh' and enjoy your Hols

If you did that in some of the DOs mentioned on here you would have a P45 waiting for you on your return. :sad: :sad: :sad:
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by dados »

i did it a couple of months ago,told my manager that it would help my rehab post op,he agreed,just make sure they don't try it on by marking the sickness periodbefore & after as 2 different periods (as they did with me),other than that you're good to go,you won't get that A/L back tho
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flip
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by flip »

I went to Canada for 2 weeks and I have been off for the last year or so. My doctor said it would do me good as I was under a lot of stress. I just did it and didnt tell them.... Call it rehabilitation....
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Re: going on holiday whilst on the sick

Post by buzzard »

iv left royal mail now, ihr 3 months ago but i did go on holiday while on sick. i informed them that it had been booked for sometime and would possibly help the stress i was under. i informed line manager and he agreed it would be ok, i then claimed the 2 weeks annual leave back as couldnt be classed as annual leave while i was technicall on the sick.