off school sick and a penalty fine

I've never understood this. You phone in sick with some sort of infectious disease and they say you've got to go down to the doctors and infect everyone else to get a piece of paper to prove that you were off.

Not that you should have to, but presumably you were working during that week, so it wouldn't exactly be difficult to prove that you weren't on holiday as they claim.
Indeed. Get a letter from your employer confirming that you were in work that week, and not on holiday. And indeed, your missus could do the same. Simples.
 
Indeed. Get a letter from your employer confirming that you were in work that week, and not on holiday. And indeed, your missus could do the same. Simples.
I wouldn't even go that far. It's surely up to them to prove you were on holiday for a the week.
If they do send a fine through, don't pay it, have your day in court. No magistrates will find you guilty if there's zero evidence of you going away.
They receive a telling off, made to pay the costs and you receive an apology.
 
I'd tell them no you fucking weren't and see you in court.

If it comes to court your employer can prove you weren't (along with debit card statement etc), you win and they'll have to pay their own and your costs.
 
ok,,,my daughter was off school from Monay -Friday a couple of weeks ago, we phoned school and told them she had spots on her back 'possible chicken pox' and we would keep her off, the spots started to clear up by the Thursday however we kept her off and she returned to school on the Monday ,so she had five days off,,Saturday a letter has arrived from school saying they believe we were on holiday 'which we were not' and they are marking her absence as without permision, this i believe triggers a penalty notice with the local council,,,can the school do this as they have no proof ? and it did not happen
What makes them think you were on holiday? Do you have a history of taking the piss in this respect?
 
Along a similar theme, my missus has a kid in her class who is off today, long weekend holiday, we know this because he told her on Friday. Mum has sent an email saying he has an 'asthma appointment' though and won't be in all day.
 

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