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What would you do in this situation

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moolady1977 · 11/08/2021 21:28

So back in may I had a fall at work I came down a full flight of stairs , the fire alarm was going off and I'd been to check and the second time it happened I was coming down the stairs my manager rang me and next thing I'm at the bottom of the stairs with people looking at me . The paramedics thought I'd broken my hip pelvis and foot but I was lucky and just had lots of bruising and grade 3 sprain to my foot , well after 5 weeks I went back as my manager kept ringing me saying they were short staffed . I still didn't get proper training and my contract didn't get changed from 8 to 32 hours . So maybe 5 weeks ago my eldest came to live with me due to his health issues which I rang work and explained that this was serious and I needed 2 days off to get things sorted cue my manager screaming at me down the phone we were short staffed , he did give me the days but I then started to feel so anxious about being round my manager and felt physically sick at the thought of going back into work I was crying and shaking so I rang the doctors who gave me some time off work, now I'm due to go back this coming week but I can already feel myself sinking back into a nervous wreck and know that the contract he promised me has been given to someone else and that he will make things difficult for me until I quit . What I'm really asking is is would you get another note from the doctor and keep getting them until you find another job or would you just go into work and stand your ground , my oh thinks I should carry on with the doctor's notes but that I should also put in a claim against the company for the fall as it was the manager who was on the phone screaming at me when I came down the stairs . I just wish I could go back to the beginning of may and not take the job

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cocktailclub · 14/08/2021 07:28

It sounds as if you are not comfortable with your manager and ultimately you are avoiding going to work through excessive sick leave. This is likely to aggravate your manager further and lead to more bullying behaviour. I think you could either complain about the managers behaviour towards you and explain your sick leave as a consequence of that OR leave and find another job. The sick leave sounds excessive purely for physical health reasons.
And as others have said you probably don't have a claim for the fall. You shouldn't use your phone on the stairs.

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