Hi, wonder if anyone can advise me before I get into a situation with work? Kind of pre-emptive information please.
Broke a hand bone a week ago over the weekend. It's in plaster so I can't drive. I work 30 min drive away, with absolutely no public transport available and no one to give me a lift. I work in admin on Tuesday Wednesday and Fridays 8-4.30.
I text my line manager on the Sunday to prepare her. On Monday when I had spoken to the hospital I let her know all the details and offered to WFH if someone could get a work laptop to me (this is not an uncommon thing at my workplace). She said she'd talk to the IT manager.
I sat at home all week and on Friday at 3pm one of my colleagues delivered a laptop to me.
Over the weekend I have done some work (it is similar to specialised data inputting) just to stave off boredom and because we have got quite behind due to sickness and increased work loads post-pandemic.
I sent my manager a message to say I was all set up and able to WFH at same speed as in office, and that it would be for all this week and potentially next week.
Today I've received a request for my Med3 for HR.
It is my understanding that doctors don't issue Med3 until you've been off sick for more than 7 days. Until then you self-cert. I've messaged her back querying this, but the HR manager has form for being hopelessly wrong about loads of things and then bullying staff into accepting her word (a whole other thread!!!), so I'd like to know my rights before anything escalated.
Basically I'm going to do my full 24hrs this week and possibly next, from home, doing all the work I would do in the office. (I will probably do extra hours in order to support my colleagues (and because I'm bored) but won't claim OT, and won't even tell my manager I've done them).
Is this counted as sick leave or WFH?
Any other advice please?
Thank you!