Equality act and sickness

[darren d]

Hello all, does anybody know if you go off sick and your sickness is covered under the equality act can you still get a stage warning for the absence. Thank you

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Hello all, does anybody know if you go off sick and your sickness is covered under the equality act can you still get a stage warning for the absence. Thank you

Yes you can but I believe they have to warn you in advance that any further absences will be subject to the attendance procedure.

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 Absences which are disability-related may be counted where it is justifiable
to do so (and the manager should take advice on this at any Stage under
the procedure ) and in these circumstances the employee should be given
advance warning that future absences will no longer be discounted and the
reasons recorded in writing.

[darren d]

Thanks terrier for the info. Very much appreciated

[fishtank]

1. A manager should always seek advice from HR Advice Centre.
2. A manager should always seek advice from Occupational Health Service.
3. The member has to have been previously warned in writing that their sick absence has reached an unacceptable level.

[clashcityrocker]

Hello all, does anybody know if you go off sick and your sickness is covered under the equality act can you still get a stage warning for the absence. Thank you

Yes you can - and mainly because managers think that without an appeal process for stages 1 and 2, they can do whatever they like.
I'm not sure many of them have any training on or understanding of disabilities.
They assume that most people won't bother using the grievance procedure to overturn their decision.
If/when it comes to a stage 3 it will get thrown out.

[darren d]

Many thanks for all your comments guys

[Vespacol]

I was off sick , covered by sick notes from the doc , and i dont know if i went through any stages ? But my contract was not renewed !

Really miss my job , i have tried to join again , even got a interview at my office but was unsuccsefull !

But iam going to keep trying to get back