Just had 2 days off sick

[dotty.]

plus i had 14 days off with a broken toe in august, under the sickness absence rules, how many sick days would i have left?

[Maydup]

Depends what your annual entitlement is dotty?

[woofgang]

You need to check your company's policy, there is no legal standard.

[dotty.]

i don't know, it's a new policy or something, you are allowed so many days or so many instances, i can't get my head around it.

[dotty.]

i've tried to find the legislation but can't

[woofgang]

There is no legislation. Each area will have its own policy and rules and you will need to check yours.

[Maydup]

Its not statutory dotty, it sounds like something your employer has brought in and you need to find out from work.

[dotty.]

ahhh, so if the company set a maximum of 1.5% is that their policy then?

[Prudie]

It will vary. At my place it's 14 days in a rolling year but the broken toe would probably be discountable.

[dotty.]

they've not discounted it at all and say i have had 16 days off this year now which is in excess of their policy. not happy at all.

[THECORBYLOON]

Their policy is 1.5% of what? As has been said, it depends on the employer's terms and conditions. I don't know what grade you are now but I know you have been a supervisor so I would have thought you'd be aware of absence management and policies. Different employers have different trigger points but you should be aware of what they are even if you don't agree wi them.

[boxtops]

You would have to look for your company's policy - either on their intranet or via the HR department. There is no standard absence ruling - you get full SSP for 6 months from the Govt but each employer is free to set its own arrangements.

[Hopkirk]

My last place didn't give any sick pay at all, so think yourself lucky.

[boxtops]

everybody has to give SSP after the first few days' absence, hopkirk, that IS the law.

[tonyav]

dot, where I work you can only go sick with the same thing 3 times in a year and get payed.

[boxtops]

what, tony, so if you suffer from asthma (say) and have to be off 4 times, they won't pay you for the 4th absence?

[tonyav]

No they won't.

[boxtops]

Blimey. We have to have a return interview after any sick leave (even one day) and persistent non-definable sick leave gets looked at, but not if you have a long term condition.

[factor-fiction]

There is no legislation saying how many days you're allowed off sick. Each employer will have its own way of dealing with absences. If there are two occurrences totalling 16 days, and one is covered by a sick note, then it is unlikely that anything formal will happen unless your record in previous years was of concern

[boxtops]

Good point, factor - sick notes are evidence that you are really unwell, it's the odd "didn't feel well" days which get looked at in more detail.

[factor-fiction]

Yes, return to work interviews are a good idea. In the past it has been too easy to take days off in some organisations without fear of being asked questions about it.