Hi, I hope I'm posting this in the right place!
I have been off work for 7 weeks with a pregnancy related illness. I'm not really any better (awaiting more blood test results currently) but I am due back to work on Monday after two weeks Easter break (work in a school).
I feel I need to at least try and go back, but today is a bad day, so I'm seriously questioning how I'm going to manage going back.
I looked through my sickness policy yesterday, and it says the first 2 months are paid at full pay, next 2 months at half pay. My concern with this, is that once I move on to half pay, I will not be able to cope financially. My weekly wage is very low anyway, so half of that is LESS than what I would get if I was claiming statutory sick pay. I guess my question is this; am I able to request they don't pay me half pay so that I can instead claim SSP?
Hopefully this is just all hypothetical and I will be able to return to work, but I'm a bit worked up worrying about the worst case senario!