More common sense for others to ring in sick on your behalf!

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https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5306340-to-ask-what-your-most-stupid-work-telling-off-was?page=12&reply=143274443 some of these were getting told off/disciplined for not following the company's sickness policy. Such as the PP who got her mother to ring up her work as PP was fully sedated. Then another poster knew someone who was in a car crash on the commute to work. His wife rang later on to update on his injuries etc. That was not acceptable.

Surely employers need to employ some common sense into some situations where their employee is physically unable to speak to someone higher up or leave a message on a line for ringing for sickness. going to be late etc.

There are going to be times when someone is unable to use a phone to call in sick themselves, so another person would have to do it for them.

Employers who don't accept somebody else's call in those circumstances are blithering idiots imo.

I once worked somewhere where a member of staff’s mam phoned in sick for her, because she was ill with laryngitis and had completely lost her voice. Manager was adamant that she had to speak to the member of staff herself, and insisted her mam put her on the phone. After the call my manager hung up, and complained to me that the member of staff had wasted the manager’s time, as she hadn’t been able to understand / hear a single word the poorly member of staff had said.

I agree that someone else should be allowed to ring in sick for you IMO management wants the employee to ring in, because if they have them on the phone, they can try to emotionally blackmail, and manipulate, and coerce the employee into coming in. Like, 'awww just come in this morning and if you feel too ill you can go home... ' Then they won't let them get away once they're there as the place is too busy/there's too much work on, or there's 'not enough cover.'

as someone who has had long term sickness due to fainting/passing out in the mornings i can say that my employers were very happy to have a return to work protocol that allowed my flatmate and/or a good Samaritan to call on my behalf! Not all employers are nobheads, its definitely a choice

The policies are designed not to make it too easy for slackers to call in slick. IMO, they are never followed through on high performing members of staff who have reasonable sickness records...

It’s about 15 years since anyone expected me to phone in sick - everyone has been happy with a text message or a quick message on Teams.

I don’t take the mickey though.