Sick days

[john jako]

When I done my health and safety nebosh course am sure they said you should monitor sickness days as a company. If people taking too many then there could be a wider issue I.e people not wanting to work there but on the other hand if nobody is ever taking sick days they could be scared and you have people in the workplace who shouldn’t be in work but are as scared of not being paid or punished.

5 day work days are pish. When I was in the navy you never worked Friday afternoons unless you were duty. Hope some companies start employing some of these routines.

 

[john jako]

Don't forget to add an extra one in a leap year.

Do you ever get mods phoning in sick and you know they are taking the mick? How many sick days do you deem acceptable?

 

[Littlesue]

Didnt work, didnt get paid.

So not many.

Yes that's always been the case for me so have gone in when felt like crap

 

[Connor]

Too much hassle trying to get a sick day while working from home

 

[Jebus_lives]

I haven't had a day off sick in years. Think I've had about 4 in my entire weighing life and 3 of those were when I got flu. I am strong like ox.

 

[bluejohn66]

Knew a fella who was supposedly off with a pulled shoulder, for a few weeks. Was interviewed by the manager on his return and was shown a magazine, 'The Sea Angler', were he held aloft on the front page (From Dodgy Shoulder)the British conger eel record, taken when he was off. Told the boss that his doctor told him fishing would aid his recovery ?

 

[COYBL25]

Worked with one girl I saw three times in two years. Claimed she had a debilitating chronic illness. Used to see her out running, in the pub dancing around, and on one occasion doing 'Go Ape!' on a hen do.

Couldn't get out of bed some days, apparently. Knew full well the employer risked a legal case if they tried to fire her.

Mad huh?

My missus boss ( NHS ) usually has more time off with sick and carers leave every year, than actual days in work.

Most sick days coincide with the weekends / school holidays / Christmas etc.

This has been going on for years and due to the fact that all of the bosses above her, are just “ passing through “ on their way to their next promotion, non are willing to risk getting bogged down in a potential tribunal.

So she just gets left to do what she wants.

Oh and she also does private medical legal stuff in works time too.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

At least a week a year (7 days).
But mix it up a bit.
Don't always take a Monday or Friday.
We get a free hit of 7 days off ,then if you're off in a rolling year ,lose the 1st days pay,then off again 2 days pay.
Depending on the shifts I can get a week, with no-one wiser.
I must admit the older I get I don't abuse the system, cos with age you do get genuinely ill.

 

[Devanski]

Worked with a guy who phoned in sick then was ‘caught’ in close up on the tele at the football.
Seemed to be enjoying himself?

 

[coollino]

I always make sure I have 6 or so a year. And if sick over the weekend, have Mon and Tuesday off regardless.

Obv I could WFH now if I have a cold, but that's what they would want, so I make sure I still call in sick for that

 

[john jako]

I always make sure I have 6 or so a year. And if sick over the weekend, have Mon and Tuesday off regardless.

Obv I could WFH now if I have a cold, but that's what they would want, so I make sure I still call in sick for that

100% mate. I’ve worked from home when genuinely ill and if I was back in the office I wouldn’t of dared go in.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I've only phoned in sick once and that was in 1976 when it was so hot my leg melted off. I got better like.

 

[PhilM]

If you're going to take a sick day, make sure it's due to work-related anxiety or something along those lines as it means you can still go out for the day etc.

I had a colleague who had a week off with work related stress, which was obviously cured by a few rounds of golf.

 

[the golden visionary]

Covid seems to be the buzz word to get time off

Might as well slap a black cross on yer front door

Firms seems to use bradford score - better to take a chunk off than individual days allegedly

One of the lads in our place has had covid about 12 times

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

I always found you could get away with as many as you want, as long you didn’t take them over the Christmas period and when the kids where off school, as people got wound up, when you took them off over those periods.

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