i work for a small independent business and i have been signed off sick for 7 weeks with pregnancy related illness. i currently get ssp and have to go in every week to collect it... though most of the time Dh goes as I've been too ill. every time i have gone I've been grill by the owner asking am i really ill and "do you actually want to work here as i don't think you do as you have been off sick for so long" to which i replied if i could work i would i have been asked this twice in person and twice over the phone. its very upsetting having to go in as everytime i feel as is i am being judged and pushed away from the job.. i also go asked to give my uniform back as is"by the time your back at work you'll be too fat for it anyway and we need to give it to a girl to can work" .... i don't mind giving it back but its how rude she was in asking.
now i have been told that they can't afford to pay my ssp as they can't claim it back off the government.... so apparently i have to sign a form that allows the hmrc to see my medical records to prove i really can't work? is this correct?
i understand its a small business and i used to work 50-60 hours a week so i know they lost a key employee me being sick... but the owner has turned so nasty and making me feel like even if i get better to work i will not be welcome.
please help the owner is as high as it goes and no hr to ask... i don't even have a contract stating the protocol for pregnancy.