Sickness management

[Peeps2779]

Looking for some advice please. If a staff member phones in sick due to receiving a two week sick note from the GP for stress, is it then acceptable to be rung numerous times within the first two days of being off, being told to "come in to the office for a meeting" by their line manager ? The staff member in question has a brother with a life limiting illness and the whole situation is making him ill, all the more so by being "hounded" by management whilst trying to recuperate. He has adhered to policy by ringing in before his shift started and clearly giving a date for his review by his GP, stating he will ring work after this GP review and posting his sick note to his employers but still the phone calls persist.. Surely when a staff member is experiencing a mental health problem, they should be left alone, as the way he is being hounded, is making him worse still. He is a permanent employee and has never had a day off sick before. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

How many times has he spoken to his manager since calling in sick?

it is allowed to be called in to discuss his situation, he can refuse yo go in, invite dom to his house to discuss etc, but perfectly allowed for dom to call and request this, how many times the dom speaks to him requesting it is a different matter though

[Peeps2779]

Many thanks for the reply. He rang in Thursday morning and was told at the time he had to come in next week, was then rung Friday asking him to come in, then rang again at 7.30am this morning (Saturday) saying he had to come in today. He is feeling extremely low in mood and anxious about his brother and this on top is making things worse. He has explained on all three occasions he does not feel up to meeting and his GP advised him to have complete rest and to try to relax but this morning they told him he was not complying with policy.

[arnold cheshire]

This is worth a call to the area rep to tell dom lay off a bit

[hellpop]

i seem to recall that last year when i was off with stress and being badgering to come in for a meeting that my union rep said that they cannot request you come in until you have been off for a minimum of 28 days.might be worth checking that out.

[k979aaa]

Many thanks for the reply. He rang in Thursday morning and was told at the time he had to come in next week, was then rung Friday asking him to come in, then rang again at 7.30am this morning (Saturday) saying he had to come in today. He is feeling extremely low in mood and anxious about his brother and this on top is making things worse. He has explained on all three occasions he does not feel up to meeting and his GP advised him to have complete rest and to try to relax but this morning they told him he was not complying with policy.

Here is some information http://www.cwubradfordanddistrict.org/advice.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; hope this helps.

[POSTMAN]

Notifying absence and agreeing
contact arrangements
Where an employee is unable to attend for
work due to illness, they must notify their
manager as soon as possible, before the
beginning of their shift or usual work start time
and in accordance with the local arrangements
set out for their office or work location.
The employee should advise their manager of
the reason for their absence, the likely duration
and anticipated return date. There should also
be a discussion between the manager and
the employee about any support which Royal
Mail Group may be able to offer, including
any support that may be able to assist the
employee in their return to work.
Where the employee’s absence is going to
be longer than a few days, the manager and
employee should agree how they will maintain
contact during the period of the absence,
both the level of contact - how often, and the
method e.g. email, telephone conversation.
This is to ensure that managers are kept fully
aware of the situation, can reallocate work and
plan ahead where necessary.

More at page 27 of the document(pdf)...
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