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damitchell79
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sick pay

Post by damitchell79 »

hi all,
I've been a full time postie for 9 years now and have quite a good sick record. Recently i had that flu bug that was going round just before i had a weeks leave, i tried to work through it as i new i had a week off the following week, but come Thursday i phoned to go sick and was asked if i would be in on friday by my DOM! as if i know that. I was then told i would need to contact the office every day starting thurs afternoon to explain how i was and if i would be returning to work. I switched my phone off as i was ill and didnt want the hassle. My manager posted a special delivery letter through my door friday afternoon without knocking. this letter said i must attend an interview on saturday at 7am if i dont my pay will be stopped! i found out that 6 other employees had the same letter with 15min time intervals.
Anyway as i new i had a weeks leave starting monday i didnt go to the interview and i was to ill to go anyway. i couldnt drive and surely its not a good idea to go spreading all my germs as the office would of been full at 7am. i phoned in saturday around 10am and told them i was still feeling ill i was then told how the man at the top is been very strict with sick now and i may have to have my pay stopped (he obviously didnt realise i had a weeks leave) i let him go on a bit agreeing with him then said can you resume me now and ill see you a week on monday. unbelivable. one of my work mates did get there pay stopped for that saturday luckily i didnt.

was just wondering if this is going on in any other offices
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Your manager is a dirty lying no good c***.
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Post by sodiium »

what a lovely manager...

i'd have told him i was still ill while on my week off so they'd have to give me the week off at another time. EU (or uk ) law states you need time to recuperate but this cant be done if you are ill.
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POSTMAN wrote:Your manager is a dirty lying no good c***.
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Re: sick pay

Post by banddy »

take out a grievance. your grievance is the way you have been treated whilst off sick