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Can my employer do this? Is this even legal?

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Stroggle · 22/11/2023 21:33

have the first 3 days sickness unpaid? Then ssp? So if I get a sickness bug I’m going to lose 2 days pay? I’ve never encountered this and I’ve worked in some Mickey Mouse places

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Clytherow · 23/11/2023 12:28

FunnysInLaJardin · 23/11/2023 11:01

then I'm not surprised that you assumed you would get full sick pay from the start.

This thread is quite an eye opener for me though. There seems to be this assumption that if you get paid sick pay then this will be abused.

That has not been my experience in over 35 years of work.

Maybe I have only worked at places which treat their staff well and so no need to have extended periods off work.

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Sadly it's a common assumption, however stuck in the dark ages it is.

IMO the reason the NHS has such high staff sickness levels has little to do with sick pay entitlement and much to do with culture. It simply doesn't happen at other places I work with with similar sickness benefits.

BeauSignoles · 23/11/2023 18:12

I’m not in the UK - This sounds awful - it just encourages people to take their gastro and covid etc into work.

feeling very grateful to work at a company with unlimited sick leave.

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