Sick after a serious accident while abroad (outside UK) on holidays !!

[omakhan]

Hi Everyone

I have query about the sick policy of royal mail.
What would happen if someone went on holidays outside UK for 3 weeks and while coming back to UK in his last days of holidays had a serious accident and can't return back to UK for a long time say 6-9 months

This happened to one of my friend who work as a part time postman in north west, he went to philippines (his home country) for 3 weeks on official holidays but just had a road traffic accident there and is now admitted to the hospital, at this moment he is on Coma, but doctors said that he can't travel and advised for complete bed rest for atleast 6 -9 months.

So will he get paid while he is still outside UK and what the royal mail can do for him, will he get sacked, will royal mail accept doctor's note of another country ?

so many questions please advice

Thanks