time off sick

[topman9thnov]

our office manager has just had two weeks abroad, when he came back he went straight on the sick. if that had of been one of us he would have read us the riot act. what is your opinion on this.?

[Dom Tuk]

check to see if your rules on holiday entitlements stipulate that leave taken continuously after annual leave still counts as annual leave and not sick leave. It does in the civil service. in our office a manager goes off every summer on stress for 3-4 months although he does exactly the same job as everyone else. he plays cricket all summer and prudly shows us how many runs he has scored. he comes back in the winter as the heating bills will pile up.

[Gee Bee]

i know what you're saying topman.......we have a guy who looks after the upkeep and maintenance of our office and he's either off sick or on holiday, and it's left to his assistant to fill in. too many companies now expect above and beyond the call of duty causing more people to throw sickies.

[topman9thnov]

sounds like someone at our place geebee, called judith.

[TTFresh]

If my job were affected by continual absences then i would quite happily approach the person or the boss to see what can be done.  I know this sounds harsh but if you need time off every year for stress then i think doctors should have an obligation to look after patients and recommend to the employees that their role be changed otherwise it amounts to self-inflicted stress.  This would stop both cases of stress resurfacing and freeloaders would then have to think carefully about their career.  You could also say that for further appointments you need to have "demonstrated an ability to deal with high stress" so to stop those more at risk from being put in positions they are simply unable to handle.  Unfair? no, it may not be equal opps or PC but neither is taking time off because you can't actually handle, and thus DO, your job - leaving people behind to carry you and in turn putting undue stress on them and their jobs (risking a career of another for selfish advancement).  It's a shame more peole don't hold their hands up and say "yeah, thought it was for me but I just seem to be a different person to that which you need." not shameful to admit that, it takes character.

Perhaps firms should be harder on absences and work closer with staff to ensure they get the correct jobs. Weekend's away on adventure training would highlight someones character - they do it for recruitment and so why not for advancement?

Our work benefits from being very relaxed, little pressure and no pettiness.  Work is hard and sometimes stressful but no added burdens mean it's a great place to work.

[Octavius]

I guess it depends on the reason for being sick.  I knew a guy who went abroad and came back having caught some tropical infection or something.  I would rather he was far away from me than sitting ata desk next to me passing on some foreign bug!  I think he ended up being quarantined for a few weeks.

 

  

[Scarlett]

Be aware that he can only self-certify for a week, and the he will need a doctor's note!

[druiaghtagh]

sounds just like my place, one rule for us , one for them!

[sammy snake]

Our Manager has had probably as much time off sick as she has been in this year.  Came back off hols, went sick, came in for two days, off again. etc etc.  Never off for longer than a week so never needs a doctors note.  Or comes in and complains about feeling unwell, cries for 10 mins and then goes home again!

The only good thing to come from this is that she can't really say anthing to any of us about having time off work sick....

[mash]

Be straight with him tell him how you feel and about this issue. He may well be genuine but it suggest either he has false rules or that you would feel uncomfortable with a similar situation. These sorts of issues have to be resolved otherwise trust cannot be achieved in a team or organisation. He he is a good manager he will accept the debate/discussion. If he is a c**p manager he won't, time to discover maybe? At the end of the day you are protected against such questions so don't be afraid to ask, just do it in a sensitive and constructive way.

[Gee Bee]

tip-top-top-man

[Gee Bee]

typical management!!!