viral infection

[micky25c]

I work on a ward and had been a victim of a viral out break I was off work because the trust has a sickness absence policy I was called in and was given a warning for been off I must state that my sickness history is not that good due to a medical problem I have but it had improved quite a lot until I contacted this virus from work infection control also has a policy stating you stay away from work and I have doctors statement s to stay away until feeling well as it also gave me a uti urine infection and was given antibiotics

can anyone advise me any help as I have appealed against the warning and due to have a meeting soon I would like a movement paper stating the seriousness of reframing from work until virus free especially in a hospital setting I know they are wrong

thanks for any help advise :tinysmile_cry_t:

[des8]

Re: viral infection

Although working in a hospital might be a good reason for avoiding work whilst harbouring a viral infection the employer still has to keep his business operating
Your main concern is dismissal if you now have a (written?) warning.
Although you might consider your sickness absence to have been caused indirectly by your employer this does not mean he cannot fairly dismiss you.
If you have frequent short term absences you can be dismissed fairly even if no one absence would be long enough to justify dismissal on its own. Before they can dismiss you for this reason you need to be told what level of sickness absence is not acceptable and given the opportunity to improve your sickness absence levels.Some employers have a sickness absence management procedure which states the level of sickness absences which can be tolerated and provides a series of warnings to operate if the rate of sickness absence does not improve. The final stage is dismissal. This has the advantage to both parties of making it clear the levels of sickness absence which can be tolerated and the consequences of sickness exceeding those levels.

If your medical problem amounts to a disability it might be a reasonable adjustment to discount the absences due to that disability.

I'm sure others with more employment knowledge will be along with advice