sickness due to armed robbery

[katiegreenwa]

the company i work for dont pay sick pay but i am currently off work sick with stress due to having am armed robbery at work i feel the company should pay me sick pay due to being off work due to the incident happening at work and being out of my control what are my rights to sick pay also can i make any demands of them needing extra security as i feel if they dont put any more security measure in place i wont return due to it not been safe?

[talger2722]

I would definitely contact citizens advice about this matter - as it happened at work, they are legally responsible for your safety in the workplace, so there maybe something you can do about this.

[talger2722]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Bfsl1/BenefitsAndF inancialSupport/DG_10018786

try this link - may help?

[mrknowall]

I would put a Greivence in the company will have a procedure to deal with this.
They dont have to pay you sick if its not in your contract.
Even if this due to an armed Robbery.
Sad but thats the sort of company your working for.

[Octavius]

Many employers will have policies on the payment of sick pay which limit the payment of either full pay or half pay to a certain period. Typically those off sick for a long period who have exhausted their entitlement to sick pay are more likely to be disabled under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995.

Although employers are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments to assist their disabled employees to return to work, they will not normally be expected as a reasonable adjustment to make payments in excess of the normal entitlement set out in the employer's sickness policy. The potential cost of such an adjustment would be too high and this alone should be enough to justify the fact that a disabled employee suffers a detriment when compared to non-disabled employees in relation to non-payment of sick pay for prolonged absence. The purpose of reasonable adjustments is to assist the employee to return to work, not to ease the financial burden of employees who, even for legitimate reasons, are unable to work.

[amonty1144]

If you are in a union, then ask them to take this on your behalf.
I would also ask your manager to complete a risk assesment in respect of future incidents.
I would take leagl advice as you may be able to prove they were negligent and might be entitlted to compensation.

[buildersmate]

You jest.
Risk assessments in the event of armed robbery?
Negligence due to an armed robbery?
I don't think so.

[cascarelli]

My thoughts exactly, buildersmate.

An armed robbery doesn't sound like a case of negligence and I think you'd be wasting your time based on what you've said here.

You will be paid SSP if no other sick pay scheme is in operation. You could ASK your company to pay you in addition to this given the circumstances, but they are under no obligation.