aargh! will people who have no idea what they're talking about stop giving employment advice

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if i have to read one more post of people saying you can't be sacked when you're off sick i will burst a blood vessel! Please, it's not helpful. there are loads of MNetters who know about these issues and are always prompt in posting accurate replies. people going through employment stress and hassles don't need crap advice to add to their confusion.

sorry things are harsh (don't know what you are facing) but you can't really rely or hope for a streamlined advice service on a website like this..it's really the same as asking friends

good luck

thought about this in the night and I don't know what the cirumstances are but assuming you have been sacked while off sick, do you have house insurance?

As a default you should have a legal protection for personal issues of which employment problems are on so unless you opted out of the legal cover on your policy then you would be eligible to take advantage of the cover to deal with this problem.

Assuming you are not in a union although you may get advie from a union which would normally cover your area of employment if you are lucky.

Keep you hair on. I gave this advice because someone who had pnd was asking and I would have thought sacking someone on mat leave was pretty much illegal. You don't need to be rude about this, youcould have worded your post a lot more politely. There is a disclaimer too and I'd have hoped most people would also take their own legal advice before taking anything on a website as gospel.
zippi, I think the poster is berating mnetters because she DOES know about this stuff, not because she wants advice.

I work in the HR dept of a compnay that actually ignores the rules and does what it thinks it can get away with to get rid of people who are on sick leave - it's very frustrating when your spending all your time telling staff the company cares about them, and then they go and hear what has happened to colleagues.

Agree with 'Z' about seeking legal advice if you are in a 'situation'. If you dont have insurance which provides this and the union cant help - our union is great for getting arseholes offender off the hook, but crap at helping thoughs who are in real need and desperate - speak to Citizens Advice who can put you in touch with people in the know.

Good luck
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"will people who have no idea what the op is referring to on another thread please refrain from replyin"

of course in all areas what the law says and what an individual can actually get back via the law when the chips are down are two different things. there are many times when legally you should receive x but applying a legal resolution to the situation will cost so much that you basically have to capitulate and get stuffed. Many organisations and individuals know this when they act against the law.

Exactley what i was saying, my company is well aware that a lot of staff don't actually know thier rights and uses this to thier advantage

Oh yes, very true. And what refreshing honesty BaileyMilkShake. It is what I have suspected about some HR departments I have encountered along the way.

ok I've looked at the pnd thread now

well yes if you want bottom line advice on any issue whether it's health or divorce or debt or unfair dismissal then mn is not going to be the place to find the definitive answer as ww says there is a disclaimer to that effect

advice here is from people who may or may not have experience or knowldege but principally we support those who want a friendly ear/shoulder to cry on..don't believe anything you read on t'internet without confirming it in rl

Hey everyone.

I worked for a complete cow when I became pregnant with my second child. I ended up in hospital at about 10 weeks with Hyperemisis (not sure spelt correctly -but means morning sickness ALL DAY and losing 1 stone in about two weeks!)

Anyway, just got home from hospital and the cow rings up and tells me that if I don't come back to work within a week, I'd have to leave!!

Totally wrong, complete b*^ch, but not worth the hassle as it was such a naff job.

Anyway, upshot is, I left before I was pushed and spent the rest of my pregnancy at home!

Women get a really raw deal when it comes to work, especially if they have a family, I've found.

Not really legal advice, but in same situation.

On different note, Citizens Advice bureau are brilliant with this sort of thing. x

and of course lawyers make their money from adversarial disputes concerning the interpretation and application of the law..so it is rather less what may or may not be definitive as much as who argues your case and who argues against you in the final analysis