hi as above, do u need a sick note if you are off work ill for a week or less? thx in advance

 

self certification i believe, although some employers can be arsey

 

if you off work for over a week you need a sick note fromt he docs if under a week then no

 

cheers fellas

 

less than a week no, BUT, as said a lot of employers can be arsey. if you have a *** ed employer then get one anyway, reason being , if they try to ever sack you due to further sickness in future then this will go in your favour at a tribunal (after your sacking though) and will ensure a payout in most cases.

 

thx mate....went docs and said that less than week dont ned 1 but got a self cert thing so fill that out and hopefully all be well reason bit worried is cuz i no a few blokes at work been off sick and been payed 25 pounds for a week thats nice of them t w a t s

 

yup, no pay for first 3 days, then sick pay at about £15 a day. same in our place and they have the cheek to imply that you are taking the pi55

 

15 pound a day? that will get the scooby far????????? lets all go on benifits and job seekers allowance ha ha ha

 

you can legally self certificate yourself for 5 days after which you need a doctors note..

 

a place i worked where they didn't pay sick pay, strangely had a very low level of absence.

 

At my place they used to pay 100% after 3 days and sick was at 4%, now and for the last 3 yrs it's 100% from day 1 but guess what the sick as gone to 12%.
Saying that the **** takers have been sacked, so now it's at 7% and the gaffer said they happy with this.

 

7 days from the 1st date, after that u need a doctors note.on a self cert you can put that you visted a doctor.

depends on the employer and how long you have worked for them as the whether you get full pay or ssp.normally whithin first 3 months you dont get any.

also depends on your contracted hrs and when they class there sick year from (either january to january or start of the new tax year) if you have exceeded them regards to sickness within that year then its zero pay. example if you are on a 20 hr contract and have had 20 hrs sick its normally no sick pay or ssp.