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Is this an acceptable amount of sick leave?

103 replies

MaddenA · 26/03/2024 11:42

One day in Feb 2023 with a cold and accompanying fever.
10 days in November 2023 with bronchitis which I was hospitalised for.
1 day (so far) in March 2024 with covid.

I think I've been so pressured in previous jobs to be in work when I'm unwell that I have no idea anymore what an acceptable level of sickness is...

OP posts:
doppelganger2 · 27/03/2024 14:54

fluffycloudalert · 26/03/2024 17:28

The odd one or two days a year for anyone is pretty normal I'd have thought. Anything serious that involves a hospital stay is outside the norm, and most employers would accept that as completely unavoidable.

I think it's normal for most people go years without taking sick leave. Taking the odd day every year is/was certainly not the norm in any place I ever worked for.

concernedchild · 27/03/2024 15:07

@doppelganger2 but it is normal. People get sick.

ThePriceIsWright · 27/03/2024 15:14

My employer has stages that you are put in dependent on how many sick days are taken in a certain period and if you are off sick in a certain amount of time then you trigger stage 2 and so on
It's always explained to us in return to work interviews
It's shit really cos I'm currently battling a bad cold and chest infection but feel I have to go into work cos I was off 3 weeks ago with a sinus infection!

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