To ask what your sickness policy is at work?

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I have been at my company for 9 months and have had 1 day off sick (taken from holiday) and stupidly didn't check the sickness policy out. I have been for hospital appointments but took out of my lunch break.

Read it properly and asked questions today and we don't get paid for any sickness. If you're off for more than 3 days you get statutory sick pay £88 a week!

I am shocked. So if you break your leg or come down with a serious illness you will get 90 quid a week to live off and potentially not be able to pay your bills.

What is your sickness policy and is mine unreasonable.

Yes I know i am unreasonable for not checking contract . Looking for a new job now.

I have no sick days and you can't use your annual leave to cover sick days you either take them unpaid or work back the hours

6 months full and 6 months half pay. Very rarely have sick days as I usually work from home (not good I know) but instances of abuse seem to be rare, I have only heard of one in my department in the 8 years I have worked for the company, and he was the type of individual they shouldn't have employed in the first place.

I have discretionary full pay up to 6 months, and then critical illness cover kicks in which is 75% salary for as long as you need it.

Public sector here and yes it's 6mths full pay (for ONE illness with medical evidence obviously!) and 6 months half

BUT I am only allowed 3 'periods' of sickness in 12 months (could be as little as 3 separate days) before referral to occupational health - or at least a serious review of absence - and every absence has to have a return to work interview

More than 1 week needs a sick note

It really is dire in some places,but even where I Have worked and it's not shit, people who are ill and have used all the pay (understandably) complain that it has run out. Even after 6 months full 6 months half pay, let alone after 20 days full pay then ssp only.
It's just not something anyone really plans for- who plans to get sick? But unfortunately yes it does mean people can't pay their bills, it's bloody awful there should be more awareness about it from employers and in general. I think if you have cash to spare (hmmm) you can get insurance in case it happens to you.

3 days a year regardless of ft/pt status. We can use holiday at short notice or unpaid if we go over, you can't make up the time. We just have a return to work form.

It's short sighted ad everyone comes in and infects everyone else. If you get to November and haven't used it, you may as well as there's no recognition for going over or under.

I've worked in the same industry since graduating and it's the worst policy.

Sorry just to add, this is for self cert illnesses. If you have a serious illness, it's 3 months full pay iirc which is the usual time before and accident and sickness insurance policies kick in.

I'm on an old contract so I get paid sick leave of 6 weeks but new starters don't get paid for the 1st 3 days sick and then ssp thereafter.
Can only have 3% or 3 periods of sickness in 26 weeks and no overtime in the week following your return to work.

I had 2 days off in January with the flu and then 3 days in march with whooping cough that took my % sky high but I was still sick when I came back and they took pity and didn't discipline me thank god. I hadn't had a day off for 4 years before that though (I only work 15 hours a week)

5 days full pay then nothing

In my old job I got options in my benefits - so I had a pot and could choose where I spent it in benefits - there were mandatory parts like I could sell hols down to 21 min but buy up days to max 32days, pension was a minimum amount but I could add funds in and employer would match it up to 6% etc and then there were group insurance I could buy in to with some minimums - so minimum on income protection was 6 mth full pay and 50% pay for a further 6mths and I could buy up to inc to 6 mths full pay and 75% for a year. It was great and could get private health care, (with no pre-existing conditions clause so fab for me with several health probs) critical illness, life assurance beyond normal company one and also cover for spouse or partner and dc with those.

In my current job I get 10 days per year full pay going to statutory sick pay after that.

DH is the same as yours.
I'm six months full pay and six months half pay.
We get sent to OH after 3 weeks if we are going to be off longer.
I work for an Education Authority.

Ps my current role WAs also no sick pay in first 6mths but now been there 2 years so am out of that.

Pps thanks for reminding me I intend to get income protection insurance.

No matter how long you've worked in my organisation, (public sector) the first 2 days in the episode is unpaid. Then, you get full pay for 2 months, half pay for another 2 months and that's it.

I work in retail for a large company. We get full pay but lose the same number of hours from bonus (which isn't much in itself) no idea how long for but we have a couple of girls on long term sick who return then go off again and have set up a company together and we can't sack them! My lot are clearly soft touches.

Dp doesn't get paid unless boss thinks it's OK.

I'm lucky I get six months full then six months half. My OH in comparison, works his ass off for his employer, unpaid overtime, the works, and he is having an operation at the end of the month which will leave him signed off for 4-6 weeks and he will only get stat sick. Meanwhile the two owners are swanning about in brand new mercs :-(

12 days paid sick per year. Can also use this time for medical appointments. After that SSP up to three months then there is a generous insurance that kicks in and covers about 80%.

We get full pay for up to 6 months and then half pay for 6 months (depending on length of service). Then SSP kicks in.

I work in the public sector. No sick pay during probation period (usually 6 months but possible longer if it's extended). After that it's up to 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay. Absences less than one week can be self certified but over a week you need a GP certificate to get paid.

Similar in my last company but they also specified you were not allowed to take annual leave instead of having sick leave.

In my workplace we get six months sick leave on full pay then it goes down to half pay for another 6 months. On returning if you have been off sick for a while you come back on 'phased return' doing half shifts for a few weeks. We accrue holidays when off for a prolonged period also. I have had colleauges recently who have been off for 4/5 months following a bereavement. Compare that to my dh's workplace, when his mum died last year he took 2 days compassionate leave and was worried about taking any sick leave.

I'm private sector and definitely its 6 months full pay, then SSP I think. With the previous SME that was taken over it was 3.

Yanbu op

I get 6 months full pay & six months half pay. I average less than a day a year off sick in the last 10 years (lucky to have good health).

Dh gets SSP only and has had several periods of extended absence over the last 5 years due to a chronic mental health condition. It is tough.

He now has to have zero absences for any reason in the next 6 months or he will be sacked.

His work ethic is just as good as mine. He's never not at work if he can possibly manage in. Just horrible bad luck that our health and employment t&cs are the way they are.

The same where I work. As someone who has had a serious illness, this has been crippling financially.

16 weeks full pay and 16 weeks half pay (private sector). It's highly abused and currently under review due to the same people taking 4 months off every year.

I am amazed at how many here have very good sick pay entitlement. Wish I did have.