So What Was The Point?

[karatant]

I was bed ridden for a week with that flu type bug, my only week off work ill in ten years. On the Friday £70 went into my account instead of my usual wage. On the Monday back at work I filled in a self certification form and handed it in. This all happened about a month ago and nothings happened as a result. I'm just wondering (inexperienced as I am) what was the point, what purpose does it serve? I may as well of filled in a form for a driving licence or something for all I know!

[ubasses]

Unless your Company allows a certain time off sick for which they will pay full salary, you will only be entitled to SSP

[karatant]

seems to be the case, thanks ubasses,

[Old_Geezer]

The moral being to try to find an employer large enough to afford to value their staff enough to accept the cost of covering the occasional staff illness.