I have not taken a day off as sick for last 16 years. Now I am having some serious health issues and my absence may last over six months before I recover fully. Will I still be on half pay after six months ?
Has any colleague been in this situation ? :
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Sick Pay.
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Blue8
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Re: Sick Pay.
Yes. Take care.
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Sick Pay.
Hello Kamal. I will try to clarify a bit (all done from memory). I am assuming that you are employed directly by POL.
You get full pay while sick for up to 26 weeks in a rolling one year period. So, if you have literally had no sick pay in 16 years and you went sick last Monday (01/10) you will be paid on full pay until roughly the last day of March 2013 (can't be bothered to work it out to the exact day). However, if you had taken two weeks sick in August 2012, before going sick on the 01st October, your full pay would run out in the middle of March 2013.
After full pay period comes a half-pay period. Your total sick pay (full pay and half pay) cannot exceed 52 weeks in a rolling 4 year period*. So, if you had literally no sick periods in the last 4 years, and you went sick on 01/10/12, your half pay period would run out on or about the last day of September 2013. But if you had, say two weeks sick in August 2012 and a week sick in each of 2011 and 2010, your half pay would run out around the beginning of September 2013.
Once your half pay has run out you won't be able to claim any more from the company even though you may be officially employed. I understand that you may then be able to claim statutory sick pay from the DWP.
If it looks like you won't be fit to return for longer than that the company will probably move for medical retirement or medical severance (depending on your age). This is a process that takes at least 9 months. The first stage of it is when your manager asks for your permission to be referred to ATOS specifically to consider if you might be suitable for ill health retirement / severance.
You should note that you have a legal duty to stay in touch with your employer through all of this period, e.g. regular phone contact, meeting ATOS, sending sick notes, attending management interviews. Failure to cooperate in this can lead to your dismissal.
I should say that all the above does not apply to new starters, who get jack for a while. Even still, the sub office staff who read this may react in an interesting way.
Get well soon, Kamal.
*Note: it might be three years, I am not entirely sure without the policy in front of me.
You get full pay while sick for up to 26 weeks in a rolling one year period. So, if you have literally had no sick pay in 16 years and you went sick last Monday (01/10) you will be paid on full pay until roughly the last day of March 2013 (can't be bothered to work it out to the exact day). However, if you had taken two weeks sick in August 2012, before going sick on the 01st October, your full pay would run out in the middle of March 2013.
After full pay period comes a half-pay period. Your total sick pay (full pay and half pay) cannot exceed 52 weeks in a rolling 4 year period*. So, if you had literally no sick periods in the last 4 years, and you went sick on 01/10/12, your half pay period would run out on or about the last day of September 2013. But if you had, say two weeks sick in August 2012 and a week sick in each of 2011 and 2010, your half pay would run out around the beginning of September 2013.
Once your half pay has run out you won't be able to claim any more from the company even though you may be officially employed. I understand that you may then be able to claim statutory sick pay from the DWP.
If it looks like you won't be fit to return for longer than that the company will probably move for medical retirement or medical severance (depending on your age). This is a process that takes at least 9 months. The first stage of it is when your manager asks for your permission to be referred to ATOS specifically to consider if you might be suitable for ill health retirement / severance.
You should note that you have a legal duty to stay in touch with your employer through all of this period, e.g. regular phone contact, meeting ATOS, sending sick notes, attending management interviews. Failure to cooperate in this can lead to your dismissal.
I should say that all the above does not apply to new starters, who get jack for a while. Even still, the sub office staff who read this may react in an interesting way.
Get well soon, Kamal.
*Note: it might be three years, I am not entirely sure without the policy in front of me.
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Kamalsingh
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Re: Sick Pay.
The information you supplied was of great value. The business decided to retire me on medical grounds , without following the due process. I appealed against the decision and ATOS overturned their decision based on medical evidence I provided.
I have resumed duty this week. Thanks for your advise.
I have resumed duty this week. Thanks for your advise.