Sick days / mental health days

[Big Joe Corrigan]

You can claim from social security but nothing from the employer or in my medical coverage plan I can opt into a scheme where I would get paid if long term sick - but that of course means my monthly premium for my medical coverage would go up!

Come home MES, we’ve got bridges over here too.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

6 months full sick pay with a sick note of course. These twats are just taking the days off here and there with no proof needed.

You can self certificate here for the first 7 days.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Come home MES, we’ve got bridges over here too.

And roundabouts

 

[idahoblues]

And roundabouts

Watching people trying to negotiate roundabouts over here is scary. Maybe the younger generation are getting trained on them now but the older drivers have no clue. I’ve never seen anyone else ever use their indicator, they must think I’m mad. Having said that, the nearest one to me is 85 miles away

 

[Tuearts right boot]

The place where I work gives me 15 days holidays, one personal day (which is 8 hours and can be spread out for eg 2 hours for a dental appointment) 2 mental health days and you accrue sick time to the amount of 10 days a year and it can be carried over into the next year.

There are 3 staff members at work just taking the piss and constantly calling out and using a sick day and always a Friday or Monday so having a lovely 3 day weekend.

One of them had used all her sick days up so simply called in Friday and said she was using up her final “mental health days” up.

This system is encouraging folk to take days off that they wouldn’t if there was no sick pay and doesn’t reward those who don’t take sick days off when we aren’t sick!

I’ve always been proud that I’ve always had an excellent attendance record at work yet surrounded by slackers and chancers taking the piss.

The world unfortunately is full of moochers and the system allows it

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Warrington bin men went on strike in late 2023
Part of their bargaining tool for coming back to work, was "duvet days"

Taking
The
Fucking
Piss

 

[Blue Maverick]

Warrington bin men went on strike in late 2023
Part of their bargaining tool for coming back to work, was "duvet days"

Taking
The
Fucking
Piss

Bollocks I never saw anything about this in the press was there a cover up?

 

[mickster2]

Bollocks I never saw anything about this in the press was there a cover up?

Suprised you weren't aware of this - there was blanket coverage of it in all the local press

 

[The Northern Baptist]

15 days in the US is good! Worked at one place where it was 5 (didn’t stay long) and another where it was 10

Why is it so low in the states? For context, I take the whole of August off and head to France/Italy for the full month. Always have a week in the Canaries in May and at least a week off at Xmas. As long as my hours are done I can do them whenever I want as well. These kind of workplace conditions you speak of are draconian.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Sounds like they’re just playing the hands they’ve been dealt to their advantage to me.

Good on em.