Do you other adults stay off work for 2 days if you're sick?

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And other things. If you are sick do you literally stay home for 48 hours?
I'm intrigued to know.

The 48 hour thing isn't a school rule or just for children?? It's NHS advice!

I always take the full 48 hours at least as I am often in contact with people who are in the higher risk groups. I'm self employed so no sick pay but I would rather lose a couple of days pay than make someone unwell.

I haven't but then again hangovers aren't contagious...

reality I thought it was for adults too.

For a cold or something like that, no. For an actual sickness bug, yes, and I did a couple of weeks ago. They're so infectious it really isn't doing anyone any favours to go in, we've recently had a horrible spate of it in work and I've told everyone in my team that I expect them to follow the 48 hour rule if they get it

Yes I do. However I work in the food industry

If I just feel a bit unwell, no. But if it's proper illness like the flu, sickness or diarrhea, we basically have to. I teach so it's easier to have someone cover the sick days and it means I'm less likely to pass on the bug to 200+ kids.

I work in food, if you take a day off you have to have 48hours clear after the last time you were sick before you can go back into work.

I sometimes make a point of taking two days off sick at work - somehow it seems more genuine than just taking one day off - I mean how likely is it that you are ill within the confines of one working day?

Depends if you want to keep your job (and if you are paid when off sick - SSP means most people are if employees are only paid from day 4 of sickness with no pay for the first 3 days).

Yes, I'm a nurse and we have to stick to the 48 hour rule.

No
I normally go in the next day
I don't get paid sick pay

I mean how likely is it that you are ill within the confines of one working day?

Sometimes if I eat something too spicy I get the trots and that only lasts for one day.

The problem with the 48hour clear rule is that people who work low wage, hourly jobs like I do, can't afford to take that time off so they will come in sick.

Yes if it is d&v. I might work from home if I felt well enough though. I would be seriously passed off if one of my co-workers came in and spread a stomach bug about.

I can't wfh so i go in as soon as i stop being sick. I still have to drive to see to the horses when i am being sick and the fresh air seems to help most illnesses

In an office, no most people don't stick to 48 hours I wish more would TBH, too many people come in with stories of having been up all night throwing up.

But if people work with vulnerable people or very small children then they should follow the 48 hour rule and their workplace should expect it and allow for it in their sickness policies.

This is assuming d&v bug. If people are sick or have diorreah for non contagious reasons (ibs, allergic reaction, etc) then obviously they should just stay off while too ill to actually work

I'm NHS and we have a blanket policy of 48 hours for infection control reasons. However, I'm in a back office with no patient contact so I have on occasion come in the next day, used the provided hand gel liberally and not visited any patient facing staff until after the 48 hour period.

Unfortunately, whilst we have the 48 hour rule, you're also only allowed up to 10 days or 4 episodes of sickness in a rolling year before you get disciplined. I'm on a constant disciplinary as I've had a transplant and am immunocompromised as a result. My 2 biggest repeat opportunistic infections are stomach bugs and chest infections, and because my immune system is weak the stomach bugs can go on for longer than 48 hours if I don't completely starve myself (and even then have been known to start again once I've reintroduced food).

Yes. NHS research worker here. We see vulnerable elderly patients so we do not mess about with the 48 hour rule.

I do stick to the 48 hour rule but I am very rarely unwell. The last time I had time off for sickness was 3 years ago with flu and was struggling to get out of bed.