Possibly be sick soon, what will happen?

[k979aaa]

gunna ring them in morning and tell them it too bad, been told by a fellow colleague that i will be on a stage 1 even if i have 1 day off which seems a bit harsh/untrue?, basically doing my round yesterday made it worse than what it was like as soon as i injured it, if they choose i suppose i can go in and prep walks etc, but i am definitely not carrying heavy mailbags/walking up flights of stairs etc, i feel like i am gunna cause myself more harm by tripping over myself!

If you can show that you are willing if given the CARE that they so espouse get you rep in this too as it could be very interesting hope you are in the union if not now is the time!. keep us up to date but beware who maybe watching!. GOOD LUCK.

[Pat Ostman]

I THOUGHT ROYALMAIL WAS A CARING EMPLOYER

I do know what you mean though...

[baldrick]

I will tell the doubters something about working with sore legs and the exercise doing them good .

When i first joined in Nov 07 i could hardly walk . I had an accident and my right knee area was knackered . ligament or whatever is there was really sore .

Started the job anyway and it was hard but eventually the pain went away totally . Still get little jabs telling me its not fixed and i will probably need an operation at some point but the excercise does help 100%

No one can doubt it helped you as only you can be the judge of that but this is a postman who has sustained an injury is it not right that if he wants too work that he be give the opportunity and not go sick he tried to walk it of but it did not work! I THOUGHT ROYALMAIL WAS A CARING EMPLOYER!.

Yes sometimes some exercise can help, but also it can make things worse - will depend
on the nature and severity of the damage/injury. And the pain can make it just impossible
to walk.
A few years ago I started wearing a pedometer. It was when the Government was encouraging
people to use them and walk 10,000 steps (about 5 miles) per day to counter obesity and make people
fitter. I got a bit obsessed, trying to do more and more steps each day, doing 20-25,000 steps each day.
I did lose almost a stone in weight. After 9 months I got a really bad pain in my foot, and could hardly
stand on it. I was hobbling about, and asked my Manager to make an appointment for me to see the
RM physio - they are based at my MC but you have to make an appointment through your manager to
see them. A week later he told me he has not done so because he did not know my payroll number!
He could have asked me or got it from HR. Anyway I rang the NHS Direct helpline, and the nurse I spoke
to said it was probably plantar fasciitis, and suggested that I go to a walkin minor injuries clinic at a
London Hospital. I went there and the nurse there confirmed it was plantar fasciitis. She said I should
take some anti-inflammatory medication (Ibruprofen) and rest the foot for a week or two. She said it
wasn't a good idea to rest it for too long though as it would stiffen up. I did take a week off sick as it was
just too painful to walk on, and was on leave the following week. When I returned to work I was limping for
months, but after about 9 months my foot recovered completely, and now I restrict my walking to 10,000
steps a day, except when I go walking at the weekend.
I know others have been unable to walk for a lot longer when they have had plantar fasciitis, so perhaps
I was lucky.
A long story I know, but my point is that injuries can affect people differently, and only that individual
will know what he/she is able to do.

[k979aaa]

If people can claim for RSI (REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY) for tapping on a keyboard why can not a postie for carrying 140kg a day?.

[andy.m]

how many absences in a period of time does it take to trigger a stage 1

[DOM]

how many absences in a period of time does it take to trigger a stage 1

You would trigger a Stage 1 sickness warning if you have 14 days or 4 absences in a 12 month period.

[DGP1]

how many absences in a period of time does it take to trigger a stage 1

You would trigger a Stage 1 sickness warning if you have 14 days or 4 absences in a 12 month period.

Just to clarify, you can have up to 14 days (13 days including rest days and Sundays) and up to 4 absences (3 absences) in a 12 month period.

[baldrick]

how many absences in a period of time does it take to trigger a stage 1

You would trigger a Stage 1 sickness warning if you have 14 days or 4 absences in a 12 month period.

Just to clarify, you can have up to 14 days (13 days including rest days and Sundays) and up to 4 absences (3 absences) in a 2 month period.

He meant a 12 month period.

[DGP1]

how many absences in a period of time does it take to trigger a stage 1

You would trigger a Stage 1 sickness warning if you have 14 days or 4 absences in a 12 month period.

Just to clarify, you can have up to 14 days (13 days including rest days and Sundays) and up to 4 absences (3 absences) in a 12 month period.

He meant a 12 month period.

changed now

[tbi1959]

13days or 3 absences and your alright, hit 14 days or 4 absences and that triggers the stage 1