Is the manager allowed to ask what symptoms you have when ringing in?

[postiewhite]

Had a covid symptom this morning, hot chest and back so I phoned my manager initially told me that was not a symptom (clearly is). I wanted to book a home kit but he said I had to go to a test centre. He asked me what my symptoms were?

Anyway ive been to the test centre, I didnt feel like going but felt a bit cornered by my manager to attend one instead of getting a kit.
The test results come back within 36hrs.
What if I dont feel right even if this comes back negative? And is the manager supposed to ask you your symptoms?
Any accurate advise would be great

[twoloops]

Whatever your symptoms, Covid or not Covid, if you do not feel well, your Ill, enjoy your time off recuperating & get well soon.

[picture123]

Pretty sure there are a few options for recording covid related absences on PSP and some of these are isolating with symptoms / isolating without symptoms so I wouldn't worry about it

[Sir Henry]

Nothing to stop them or anyone else asking. How or who you answer is up to you. Argue the toss until they mind their own business or give you a pertinent reason for asking. "Do I HAVE to answer that?" is a good starter for ten followed by "Why?"

[streets97]

Yes they are allowed to ask and you should answer as truthfully as possible. This is so they can record your sickness accurately on the PSP and if you fall onto a stage warning further down the line this should help them with whatever decision they feel warrants a stage or not, or if you are further down the stage warning route if they should continue to employ you or not.

If you just ring up and say your sick without giving any symptoms al the time then your sick record will just show that and then they could say that there is a pattern and just get rid of you as you are always off with the same thing. I maybe wrong but that's what I've been told in the past.

[Zicomurphy]

Had a covid symptom this morning, hot chest and back so I phoned my manager initially told me that was not a symptom (clearly is). I wanted to book a home kit but he said I had to go to a test centre. He asked me what my symptoms were?

Anyway ive been to the test centre, I didnt feel like going but felt a bit cornered by my manager to attend one instead of getting a kit.
The test results come back within 36hrs.
What if I dont feel right even if this comes back negative? And is the manager supposed to ask you your symptoms?
Any accurate advise would be great

Not at all certain but my feeling would be if the test result comes back negative and you don’t return to work at the earliest opportunity they would be within their rights to record it as non covid related absence, certainly from the date of the result.

[tractorboy2]

Is it a symptom though ?

You say hot chest and back or did you mean a temperature ?

[rogersh]

Typed in Coronavirus symptoms; Top of the list;
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:
a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

[tractorboy2]

Typed in Coronavirus symptoms; Top of the list;
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:
a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)

I admit I have not looked at what the latest symptom thing says , the last time it said a high temperature , not feeling hot to the touch , which lets face it may or may not be Covid , could easily be something else.

Not trying to make anything of this , he could say to his manager he has a temperature ( which is more than likely if he feels hot).
I don't think I've conveyed this very well.

To the OP get well soon.

[k979aaa]

If they ask what your symptoms are say " I did not know your a doctor as well" It tends to shut them up but some think they are Doctors!