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Sick leave

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Holly1990123 · 02/02/2018 06:38

Hi, I was recently signed off sick by gp as I work in a care home and the home had an outbreak of flu, so I was given 3 weeks off for protection.
I have only been back this week and Ive now got a bad cold. Coughing is making me sore as I have sciatica. Im currently 29 weeks. Is it bad to call into work sick again so soon? Would there be any consequences? I dont know if I should just suffer for a day before its the weekend anyway.

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StealthPolarBear · 02/02/2018 06:39

I'd be nervous of taking your cough in tbh.
What's your line manager like? I personally think you should be off sick.

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Holly1990123 · 02/02/2018 07:02

To be honest, they didn't seem very happy that I was gone for 3 weeks.. But I don't really want to be struggling with a cold at work and passing it on

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Luxi · 03/02/2018 01:00

If your worried about that I've been off for two months with tonsillitis lol I got it twice, your untouchable anyways! Sod work do what's right for you

CrabbyPatty · 03/02/2018 10:08

As a line manager myself I'd say if you're too ill to work don't come in. As a pregnant lady too, I'd say take extra care of yourself - I recently took a couple of days off for a chest infection even though if I wasn't pregnant I'd probably have gone to work. However, I do find it irregular that a GP signed you off to protect you from flu? I'm a nurse and we've had the outbreak at work and I've just been going in regardless - I appreciate it doesn't protect against all strains, but have you had your flu jab?

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Holly1990123 · 03/02/2018 10:32

Hi I ended up taking yesterday off, so I'll so how I feel on Monday.
I have had my flu jab but because it is a home where they cant leave and it was confirmed they had flu, I would 100% be in close contact with them all day. Manager had asked to get gp advice and he signed me off. It was quite a nice break as thats when my sciatica started

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MeadowHay · 03/02/2018 10:50

If you're well enough to work I would say go in - or take advice from your LM about whether they would want you to stay at home so as not to pass anything on, but if they say no they'd rather you be in and you feel well enough, then I would go in. Usually I'm one of the posters that tells people to stay at home and in an ideal world I wouldn't want people who are even slightly unwell around vulnerable people in health or care settings however having a DP who works in healthcare I know that generally managers want you in anyway and it's not feasible to be off all the time with things like colds if you can work through them.

Having said all that, if you're too unwell to work, well then you're too unwell to work so there's no question and you need to be at home, iyswim.

PurpleDaisies · 03/02/2018 10:55

I’ve never heard of a gp signing someone off for three weeks as “protection”. That’s certainly not what duck notes should be for.

However, if you’re too ill to go to work, you can’t go in. You should decide that objectively on the day and not think about the other tone off.

PurpleDaisies · 03/02/2018 10:55

Time off^

TittyGolightly · 03/02/2018 11:00

your untouchable anyways!

Oh no she isn’t. A cold isn’t pregnancy related (the sciatica could be). What was the diagnosis on your “preventative fit note”, OP?

Luxi · 04/02/2018 03:10

Yes she is, just because they are not the generic pregnancy related meaning. She's got morning sickness for example it is pregnancy related. In a court of law due to the fact the immune system is much lower, medication is a lot more limited and Symptoms for illness are a lot different to when not pregnant that means that ANY sickness can be pregnancy related no matter what. I've already been through this with my work, fought it, and won.

TittyGolightly · 04/02/2018 09:31

She's got morning sickness for example it is pregnancy related.

Obviously.

In a court of law due to the fact the immune system is much lower, medication is a lot more limited and Symptoms for illness are a lot different to when not pregnant that means that ANY sickness can be pregnancy related no matter what.

Not really. How could food poisoning be pregnancy related? Or a cold?

I've already been through this with my work, fought it, and won.

Of course you have.

Girlwiththearabstrap · 04/02/2018 11:38

If you're too ill to be at work then generally that's a reason to take time off.
I'm pretty surprised at a GP signing someone off for potentially being around flu though. I'm a teacher - if I got signed off every time I had to be in close contact with a contagious illness id never be at work! Generally those kind of preventative decisions should be made by Hr, not by getting a sick note.

The advice "You're untouchable" and "sod work" is baffling to be honest. A cold might feel worse when you're pregnant, but it is not a pregnancy related illness.

Luxi · 04/02/2018 12:03

Food poising- symptoms are worse in pregnancy fact. More harmful fact. Meaning can be classed as pregnancy related. FACT. However you continue to think your correct as it's almost amusing, I'll let you argue with yourself on this one. Good luck with your google searches, have a look for the lottery numbers while your at it!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

StealthPolarBear · 04/02/2018 12:05

CrabbyPatty · 04/02/2018 13:03

Play nice guys!

TittyGolightly · 04/02/2018 13:14

Yeah. 15 years as a qualified HR professional. What do I know?

There’s nothing factual about what you’ve posted. FACT.

TittyGolightly · 04/02/2018 13:15

(And it’s “you’re”, sweetheart.)

Ninjamilo · 04/02/2018 13:28

Just because something makes you feel worse when pregnant, doesn't mean it's pregnancy related fgs....

TittyGolightly · 04/02/2018 13:36

Would love to know how you’ve been through a “court of law” on this for 6 weeks you had during the 20 something weeks you’ve been pregnant, BTW........

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