BunnyMazonas
12-10-10, 15:21
I've had a letter from work today advising me to attend a disciplinary hearing related to the amount of time I've had off sick this year. The letter states that "the outcome of the hearing may result in disciplinary action being taken which may include dismissal".
I'm worried. I've checked everything over and I just wanted to check if anyone could recommend any points I should make?
I've checked my sickness and it is comprised of the following over a 12 month period;
16 days over 11 instances which related to anxiety flare-ups, side effects of my medication and "sensory overload" - something I experience in the office which sometimes leaves me needing to go home. All of these days are recorded on their records as either "nauseau/vomiting" "headache" or "depression".
13 days in a single instance where I was signed off by my GP on advice of my therapist. They had incorrectly loaded this as being 16 days long. Also, I actually came back to work on the 13th day (so would only have been 12 days) but was instructed to go home because my GP signoff sheet had me away that day, and work were not insured to have me in.
4.5 days in 2 instances where I was off due to side effects from changing medications, under request frommy employer who had asked if this was an option for me. It would have bene 5 days in 1 instance, but I tried to come back in for 1/2 day before I was fully better because I was concerned about my workload.
3 days off recently due to a chest infection.
Now, I know it is a lot of time off, and I know work have to follow their rules etc, but I am worried about what might happen. Work knew since March that my seating position in the office was causing the sensory overload and heightening my anciety, which caused some of my time off, and yet still nothing has been done; I can state with utter certainty that I would have had fewer days off if this had been resolved when I had first asked about it.
Can anyone advise me; what are my rights here? I don't want to lose my job!
I'm worried. I've checked everything over and I just wanted to check if anyone could recommend any points I should make?
I've checked my sickness and it is comprised of the following over a 12 month period;
16 days over 11 instances which related to anxiety flare-ups, side effects of my medication and "sensory overload" - something I experience in the office which sometimes leaves me needing to go home. All of these days are recorded on their records as either "nauseau/vomiting" "headache" or "depression".
13 days in a single instance where I was signed off by my GP on advice of my therapist. They had incorrectly loaded this as being 16 days long. Also, I actually came back to work on the 13th day (so would only have been 12 days) but was instructed to go home because my GP signoff sheet had me away that day, and work were not insured to have me in.
4.5 days in 2 instances where I was off due to side effects from changing medications, under request frommy employer who had asked if this was an option for me. It would have bene 5 days in 1 instance, but I tried to come back in for 1/2 day before I was fully better because I was concerned about my workload.
3 days off recently due to a chest infection.
Now, I know it is a lot of time off, and I know work have to follow their rules etc, but I am worried about what might happen. Work knew since March that my seating position in the office was causing the sensory overload and heightening my anciety, which caused some of my time off, and yet still nothing has been done; I can state with utter certainty that I would have had fewer days off if this had been resolved when I had first asked about it.
Can anyone advise me; what are my rights here? I don't want to lose my job!