Sick leave and contract??

[nickynananumbo]

Hi - I have yesterday gone on sick leave and am unsure about sick pay arrangements. My contract just says to refer to the company's policy on this, which I do not have a copy of and is kept in the office at work.

I think I read somewhere that it is a contractual obligation to provide details of sick leave/pay in your employment contract?

Ill because of work related event, still on probationary period (this is my fifth month) and worried I will get sacked :(

Phone and ask them? They may not offer company sick pay in which case you would have to claim statutory sick pay (although that is unpaid for the first few days). Will you be off long?

I really don't want to make any more contact with them as necessary as it is too stressful. Its a small place

but workplaces will differ so you will have to contact them to find out their policies.

what was the work related event and why are you off sick? You can self certify for up to 7 days and after that would need a fit note from your GP. Could you take the sick leave as annual leave instead if only offered SSP?

It's fine to refer employees to a reasonably accessible document for details of sick pay. You will need to ask for the policy. You must be in touch with them anyway, surely, in terms of ringing in sick, if you've been off only a day?

If you're off sick due to a workplace injury (including stress), you really must make sure it goes in the accident book... And very soon. Like Monday morning if they're not open over the weekend. It always seems like a nuisance, and it'll mean you have to get in touch with work, but there are two reasons why it's important:

1. You draw attention to the hazard that caused the injury, alliwing your employer to take remedial action to prevent you or your colleagues suffering the same, or worse, again.
2. It is legal evidence that your injury was work-related. If you were to suffer loss of earnings, or in the unlikely event that your employer were to fire you for illness that they were responsible for, you should consider legal action. If you haven't reported the accident/incident, you won't have a leg to stand on.

thanks all.