AOD

[dean07]

Had a AOD on delivery on 22nd Dec. Slipped on the ice and hurt my side.Went to work next day and struggled on my delivery but finished it.Day off next day. Still in some discomfort monday night so phoned in work to tell them I would,nt be in Tuesday. Did the same today and told them I would,nt be in the rest of the week. Could,nt believe a letter came through my door asking me to attend a meeting this Saturday.Been off 1 day ffs. What I want to know do I have to attend this meeting?I am on no stages at all and cannot see a Doctor till next Tuesday. Many thanks for any info.

[BELIAL]

I'd be tempted to contact them immediately and confirm your willingness to attend, then give them your pick up and drop off location for the private ambulance they need to hire for you to safely attend

[Stormproof]

Hope you filled in a report via ERICA, also get a note off your Dr. I had AOD on the snow/ice last January and done the muscle in on my leg, still having treatment, so make sure you cover yourself because they will issue a stage.

[Pat Ostman]

Does he have to attend the interview though?

[royalmailchat]

Contacting Employees in Their Homes

It can be difficult for some people, especially those in demanding jobs, to maintain a work-life balance. Once they have left the office, they should be allowed to relax in peace without having to be on their guard in case a colleague suddenly gets in touch with a problem.


This article looks at the different mediums by which employees may be contacted in their homes, and discusses the privacy elements of each.



Post
If it is necessary for a business to contact its employees outside work about a non-urgent matter, sending a letter through the post is probably the way least likely to raise privacy concerns.


Employees must be given the opportunity to opt out of receiving anything other than routine communication, such as pay slips, by this method. If the business has an internal postal system, this may be a cheaper, quicker and less intrusive method still for sending information to employees.



Telephone
Many people object to receiving calls when they are trying to relax at home. People can sign up to the Telephone Preference Service if they do not wish to receive unsolicited marketing calls, but they may have a harder time filtering out unwanted calls from their workplace.


Unless employees’ contracts explicitly states that they must be available outside normal working hours, phoning them at these times is an invasion of their privacy.


Employees are perfectly entitled to withhold their numbers if they so choose. After all, they would be entirely within their rights to decide they didn’t wish to have either a land line or a mobile, in which case there would be no number to give!


Of course, if someone has received a company mobile, then they may be called on it when they are not in the office, even if they are on holiday or it is outside their normal working hours. This is acceptable if the person has agreed to be called in case of emergency, particularly if they are being paid to be on standby. Otherwise, they are within their rights to turn off a company mobile when they do not wish to be called, and have cause for complaint if they are phoned at home.



Email
People can easily become addicted to sending and receiving email, particularly when they can do so from their mobiles. Employees need to learn to switch off, and not to access their work email remotely unless they really need to. Businesses need to instill a culture in their staff such that employees do not expect an immediate answer to emails if they send them out of office hours.



Visiting in Person
Perhaps the most outrageous invasion of an employee’s privacy would be for a colleague to call on them at their house without having been invited. It is difficult to think of a situation in which this would be appropriate behaviour; perhaps only if there were an emergency and the person making contact was completely sure that their approach would be welcomed, and then only after an attempt to get in touch with the person by all other means had failed.



An Englishman’s Home is His Castle!
People in this country are willing to put up with all manner of inconveniences in the outside world as long as they can retreat to their own properties, lock their doors and be left in peace. It follows that employees should only be contacted outside of work if it is strictly necessary and they have given their approval.

[dean07]

Many thanks for the info.

[smokerjim]

royalmailchat is there chance you could supply the link to your info, and/or could one of the mods "sticky" the info?

[coxie]

No you dont have to attend, tell them if you was well enough to walk about then you would be working, so you have no plans to leave your house untill you are better. I would ring and tell a manager you wont be attending the meeting but he cannot make you attend.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

Just a thought, some one else mentioned it but you havent, did you get asked to fill out the erica accident report? If not, then maybe thats what the meeting is about, if so then you could ask to fill it in verbally over the phone, also it is the managers responsibility to ensure that the erica for is submitted within 24hours of the accident occurring, and it is also your responsibility to report the accident within 24, so if you are possibly considering a claim, it may be in your interest to find out exactly what the interview is for

[TrueBlueTerrier]

royalmailchat is there chance you could supply the link to your info, and/or could one of the mods "sticky" the info?

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[dean07]

Many thanks for all your replies