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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

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woking
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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

Post by woking »

been with rm for under a year & not had any days off sick till this week.basically I hurt my back lifting a parcel & told management but not interested,doc put me on pills that didn't agree with me & made me quite sick on Sunday night so went sick on Monday.goes into work today to find 2 letters from the office one saying I won't get paid (obviously ) & the other about self certification.had my back to work interview & nothing was said so I'm not sure what I do now?
bustedflush
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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

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woking wrote:been with rm for under a year & not had any days off sick till this week.basically I hurt my back lifting a parcel & told management but not interested,doc put me on pills that didn't agree with me & made me quite sick on Sunday night so went sick on Monday.goes into work today to find 2 letters from the office one saying I won't get paid (obviously ) & the other about self certification.had my back to work interview & nothing was said so I'm not sure what I do now?
Don't worry - you can't trigger a stage and it's just a bit of paper to say why you were off that you filled/signed. Yes, you can't be paid unless 12 months completed service. It'll all be forgotten by now and it won't count against you unless you have 3 more separate absences in the next 6 months and/or 14 days sick.
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

They should have given you a form to fill in, but even if not just telling them you were sick is an act of self-certification.
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woking
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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

Post by woking »

I wasn't given any form to fill in but thank you for your replies.working for this lot is a real worry sometimes,bit like school really.
bustedflush
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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

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woking wrote:I wasn't given any form to fill in but thank you for your replies.working for this lot is a real worry sometimes,bit like school really.
No, at school you'd eventually come away learning something. :Very Happy
nickbsmooth
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do I have to self cert for 1 day sick

Post by nickbsmooth »

When I have the odd sick day,nothing is said no return to work interview or anything. Probably too much work for someone.
Hopefully they can't be arsed to log it on the system either :D