sickness

[mrsec]

Does my employer have the right to withdraw my right to self certify for sickness?

[Ethel]

Yes he does - as long as he pays for the private doctor's notes.

[riskman]

No! You are allowed to self certificate for up to 7 days - after that you need a certificate - the certificate is for DHSS purposes not for company sickness schemes...

[riskman]

Sorry Ethel - sat in my GP's surgery this am. and nothing better to do than read the electronic notice board!!!!

[firegirl]

Actually, in my previous employment, we were not allowed to use self cert either (well we could but we would not get paid) so we had to get a private doctors note (�10, however this may vary) and the employer paid this money back. However, I only got paid for the first 10 days of sickness a year, even if I produced a doctors note. For example, a lady I worked with got cancer, she was signed off by the doctor for 3 months at a time, but she only got full pay for the first 10 days then SSP (is it worth it?) for the remainder.

[Ethel]

I assumed the question was regarding company sick pay, not Statutory Sick Pay.