Written warning from employer

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Be honest - how many of those were duvet days?

The question seemed to be, "does 5 days sickness for a warning seem harsh?" Not "is your sickness genuine".

There are many legitimate reasons to need sick leave. E.g. Type of job (physical/exposed to the elements) or people with extra curricular activities with high risk of injury (i.e. sports).

How can we sit here and tell if his sick days were genuine?

[gruntygiggles]

You're going to have to take it on the chin and try and manage it better in the future.

The job market is not good enough to risk losing the job you have at the moment and a written warning is just that. It doesn't matter what it is for, it is just the first step on your record and yes, it can lead to dismissal, usually if you have a second written and then a third and final.

So, move on, get over it and in future, if you wake up and feel rough, try and just gets to work...if they can see you are ill, nobody will want to catch anything and you will get sent home, or you can say you're going home. They will just appreciate the effort you have made to go in.

If you can't do that, just do your best for your employer and see if there is a way you can do work from home. If you are so ill that you can't do anything at all, it will take you beyond self certification and that makes employers feel better.

An employer feels much more comfortable with someone off for a week or two with a GP cert than a few odd days here and there if no effort is made to at least try and do something on those days.

Don't fret or be angry about something you can't change...total waste of energy.

Concentrate your efforts on making them value you too much to warrant further actions!

[keith_d]

If all your sick days are Mondays and Fridays, you can see how the boss might think you're taking the pi**.

But, if the boss was giving me a hard time for days when I was genuinely sick, I'd give it a few months (in case future employers ask how many days I was off sick in the last year) then start looking for another job.

Originally Posted by Runako

How can we sit here and tell if his sick days were genuine?

Did I "tell if his sick days were genuine", or did I ask the man himself the question?

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Be honest - how many of those were duvet days?

If the honest answer to the question is "None", then we accept it and move on

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

Fairy muff

You can't ask a f***ing direct question on this forum without somebody having a tiff now?

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

You can't ask a f***ing direct question on this forum without somebody having a tiff now?

Actually, scratch that question, you haven't been able to for years

That's how it appears Ralph. You could have phrased it without the "be honest" bit to get an answer. This just makes it sound like he's being dishonest. Hey ho. OP, the point is made by others. Take it on the chin and move on. Or talk to your employer/union rep/HR if you have concerns.

Are we really going to get sensitive about how I phrased it?

Muzikill's a Fifer, though Dunfermline's one of the nicer areas, somehow I think he can still cope.

[muzikill]

Its ok, thanks for the comments btw. Just sometimes you feel like yer on a limb. Btw mine and bibs towns have good points and bad but when you put them up against st andrews and the east neuk in fife they look like the crap of the world

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Depends on what job you do.Some jobs involve looking after vulnerable patients who you could kill by turning up to work with flu just so can "man up".Others involve hard physical work that you just cant do if you have certain illnesses or injuries.
All very well for those desk jockies to pontificate about sickness absense from the safety of their nice warm offices.

I work on building sites as an electrician....

[Ch00]

During the games people were giving management warnings and action plans for 1 days sickness. All staff were told of this before the games.