Sickness Interview

[drunkenmunky]

I am off sick this week and have handed in a doctors note to show that I am genuinely ill. However, I had a phonecall earlier this week and was told I have to come into work to attend a sickness interview. Apperently, everybody who is currently off sick will be interviewed. I have provided a sick note for work so why should I need to attend this interview? What is the purpose of the interview? Should I be worried?

[evilc]

I am off sick this week and have handed in a doctors note to show that I am genuinely ill. However, I had a phonecall earlier this week and was told I have to come into work to attend a sickness interview. Apperently, everybody who is currently off sick will be interviewed. I have provided a sick note for work so why should I need to attend this interview? What is the purpose of the interview? Should I be worried?

How long have you been off sick for, and also r u on any stage warning?

[norbert]

I am off sick this week and have handed in a doctors note to show that I am genuinely ill. However, I had a phonecall earlier this week and was told I have to come into work to attend a sickness interview. Apperently, everybody who is currently off sick will be interviewed. I have provided a sick note for work so why should I need to attend this interview? What is the purpose of the interview? Should I be worried?

Royal Mail's policy is to "Remove the Barriers " and " return people to work as quickly as possible " . RM work on the basis that staff have "good doctors " , they use ATOS Origin to overule Doctors . RM have % targets with absence and there is ways and means of meeting these targets. .

Some might well be swinging the lead with the sicknote culture , others rightly find RM's stance and policy to be offensive . Then there's the managers that know more than the Consultants, that are second only to God in Hospitals .

It's like the SUS laws in the 70's , some were guilty , many were not , I think some RM managers have watched too many retro telly shows. I'm cynical but that's brutal cynicism . Typical RM one "idea".

Plenty of comments on these issues on forum threads.

[drunkenmunky]

no warnings. only been off sick for this week. I am rarely off work.

[horrible]

Depends on what you are off sick with,Now if you had something contagious like smallpox for example chances are they might not be so keen to see you.

[mucker]

I am off sick this week and have handed in a doctors note to show that I am genuinely ill. However, I had a phonecall earlier this week and was told I have to come into work to attend a sickness interview. Apperently, everybody who is currently off sick will be interviewed. I have provided a sick note for work so why should I need to attend this interview? What is the purpose of the interview? Should I be worried?

tell them to feck off or falling that contact the welfare and get there advice

[stew1968]

go and get another note for stress, then go have your interveiw and say you are stressed because they won't leave you allow.!!!!!!!

other than that you should only have to go and see somone after 3 weeks, or have a back to work interview when you return after your sickness.

[warlord]

I am off sick this week and have handed in a doctors note to show that I am genuinely ill. However, I had a phonecall earlier this week and was told I have to come into work to attend a sickness interview. Apperently, everybody who is currently off sick will be interviewed. I have provided a sick note for work so why should I need to attend this interview? What is the purpose of the interview? Should I be worried?

tell them to feck off or falling that contact the welfare and get there advice

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The sole reason for the interview is subtle (or not so subtle) intimidation

I was also called in for an interview. Due to a high risk of likely blackouts I refused to attend. One spit in the eye for the bigots.
Secondly, I had a phone interview from home with those iconic experts ( ) Atos Origin, who speak to you like you are a retarded child
Recently pulled in for sickness interview with CWU rep to oversee and represent the case.
Totally pointless, really because I already knew the noose was ready and preconceptions were forged beforehand.
The system is and needs a realistic overhaul.

Sickleave is treated as major misdemenor in the system. One day we may have a national Royal mail sick day for every employee in uniform just to wake up the beaurocrats in the system.

Don't lose any sleep over this, carry on regardless.