To be sacked due to sick children?

[Spamup]

Regular user but have NC for this!

My children, DS and DD both under 3 have several bouts of sickness before christmas and today my DS is not well which has resulted in a hospital admission - my employet has casually mentioned before about how i would probably be better off not working but nothing has been written down regarding this - ff to this evening, it has been sent to the HR department for formal disciplinary process to start and i am in bits - i am a lone parent and no family or friends to support me with emergancy childcare as they all work full time - can i really lose my job over this? I have bills etc to pay and worked a long time in this field to get to where i am now :(

I think I'd go for a decent settlement option which looks like it may be on the cards.

I have a relative who had a lot of time off sick, some for looking after dc and some for a whole host of his own (dubious) ailments. He was in a senior position with a high salary. The company was so desperate to be rid of him that he was in the driving seat regarding demands.

I’m so sorry your little one is poorly. You have a lot to deal with, I have a lot of empathy. Hope you get home soon.

I hope your Ds is in the mend @Spamup & that you feel a bit better about things now

I wanted to address this comment,I can't remember who posted it though

" I genuinely don’t understand enough about domestic violence to even attempt to comment on it. I’m commenting on other aspects of the relationship, staying for years, having children with him. But I accept I don’t know enough about DV to understand the ins and outs. I would assume I would leave a man if he ever hit me, but I’ve never been hit so I don’t know for certain how id react, I’d hope I’d see sense and run. "

But you are commenting on it ,Domestic violence is so much more than the Physical act of violence ,the perpetrators are manipulative ,controlling ,use emotional & financial abuse and many other tactics to keep their victim in a state of constant fear .
Often this done over a period of time & the victim isn't aware they are being abused at first .
How long they stayed and if they have children doesn't matter one bit .

So i have a nanny starting next week and i have come to a mutual temporary arrangement with my employers!

My ex has decided to up the abuse this weekend so i now have the additional stress to deal with :(

Good for you - and I take it that you've got a temporary reprieve from your employers and won't be parting ways for the moment?

Yes not parting ways just yet - we had a very open and honest conversation and i am also looking to change one of my days as well now , i am extremley grateful!

I hope it works out for you op. I just read the whole thread. A nanny will be your best option :)

That sounds really positive (apart from the ex). Hang in there!