I know wehave talked about this before but its made me cross today. I was up in the night with a raging sore throat which very quickly has turned into a bad cough bringing up not very nice stuff!!. Try to get a doctors appointment as i do not want the Sinus infection i had last time. Can i get in NO. Other times you ring and your straight in and i need to really see my doctor. I have been sleeping this afternoon as i have felt so rough and phoned up again just now. THEIR CLOSED FOR TRAINING!!!!. Are they a doctors or a training practice?. AArrrghhhhhh. Going to try later or if not in the morning.
I think, in fairness, some companies may be suspicious because some people do throw sickies at the drop of a hat.
Most sensible employers know if someone is genuinely ill, then they really are genuinely ill. Many youngsters throw sickies just because of a hangover. (My daughter did it once - well, she got such a telling-off from me she's never done it again)!
As a small business ourselves, we know that any unexpected time off (we only have one employee) would cause real problems Luckily he is a lovely bloke, completely reliable. He has had some problems with his wife's illness and a recent bereavement, and because he is so reliable, we've just told him to take as much time as he needs, because we know it's genuine.
It's all a matter of common sense, really. Larger companies should be able to speak to the department managers to ascertain validity. And then behave accordingly.
