Hi knowledgeable people.
I wonder if someone could give me some advice. I have been off since Mid June after making a complaint about a couple of people at work and racism issues.
Am now 25 weeks pregnant and was at the tine of the complaint told to go home, I was told that I would be on full pay and an investigation was started.
I have seen occupational health who advised that I should not go back to work until the issue was resolved. The issue has now been resolved (as much as the organisation I work for ever resolves anything - pick up carpet and sweep underneath!!) and I am due to return to work tomorrow after seeing occupational health again today.
I have never been signed off sick, never been asked for a certificate but upon being paid found out that I have been put on half pay (sick pay since the beginning of July) on the request of my manager.
Now I would not have gone back to work regardless and have been on holiday for 2 weeks of the period I have been off of work but am a bit shocked that they told me to not go into work and that I would be on full pay and at no time was I advised that this would be changing. I am not scraping the barrel for money but this change to my income will make a difference when it comes to my maternity pay which is what is bothering me most. (I do have an email stating that I would be paid full pay and have nothing stating that I would be paid anything less or be signed off as being sick!)
Can they tell me not to come into work and then just decide to pay me as though I am sick? I could not have worked as the anxiety I was suffering was immense and if I had gone back I would have had to work with the people who I had put in a complaint about and their behaviour was just awful.