SICK PAY

[coxybaby]

Hi, I had to leave work early yesterday as I think I've damaged my sciatic nerve. Looking back I probably shouldn't have gone in to work but I thought I'd be alright using the trolley on every loop, even the smaller ones. I finished the first loop and my back was having none of it. Had to call my manager and she came and picked me up and got someone to finish the walk. I've rang in today and said I wouldn't be in and I'll be going to the doctors today. Question is what happens regarding pay? I've been with RM for 14months. Will I get statutory sick pay (peanuts) or will I get full pay if my absence is covered with a note from doc??

[framusjsx]

As far as im aware after 12 months with the company you are entitled to sick pay.
This is 6 months full pay followed by 6 months half pay - again as far as im aware. im just coming up to my 2 years and had a couple of days off in november and got paid as normal if that helps at all, hope you get better soon

[rehabron]

As you have been in RM employment for 14 months and not completed 24 months you will be on SSP. Is your damaged sciatica nerve the result of your work and if so you have informed your DOM to have this recorded in the accident book and completed ERICA as an injury has occurred. DOM may try to put through as a HERICA as your injury was due to an " unsafe act" on your part as an " incident" as opposed to an accident. Inform your local rep of your situation so he/she can monitor the process. ERICA must be completed 24 hours after the event.

[cazspence]

After 12 months you get full pay when off sick. Not 24.

[Niccolò]

Entitlement

During absence from work due to sickness or injury, full- and part-time non-managerial employees recruited on or after 3 June 2002 will receive:

During the first twelve months of service, statutory sick pay only

After twelve months' service, full rate sick pay for the first six months (26 weeks) of any spell of absence, followed by half rate sick pay

Full rate sick pay will not be paid in total for more than 6 months (26 weeks) during any calendar year. Further periods will be paid at half rate, but no sick pay (other than at pension rate where applicable) will be paid when the employee has been absent for a total of 12 months (with or without pay) in any period of four years

If entitlement to full and half rate sick pay has been exhausted, employees who are contributing members of the Royal Mail Pension Plan will be paid at a rate equivalent to the highest rate of pension they would be eligible to receive if dismissed on ill health grounds, or at sick pay at half rate if lower