sick pay?

kittensoft1984

hi guys,

just a quick question regarding the above.

im in a job 3 months. I have come down with a really bad dose of the flu and also went to the dentist last week and was told i have a problem with my jaw. its causing me a great deal of pain and also have wisdom teeth growing which are very painful....anywho my question is if im only in the job 3 months am i entitled to sick pay? I cant lok at my contract as that is in Galway and im in Dublin! I think i need to take some time off but if im not gonna get paid for it then i really cant afford to!

cheers for your response in advance

mikemac

kittensoft1984 wrote: »

anywho my question is if im only in the job 3 months am i entitled to sick pay? I cant lok at my contract as that is in Galway and im in Dublin!

You're entitled to nothing except what the social welfare may pay you.
Nobody can answer this question for you, it depends on what is in your contract.

Call HR next week and they can tell you.
Sorry, that's the only help you can get here.

mmmmmmm.......

im sorry but im gonna hop on this and just to add to your question(cheeky i know!):eek:.my job has recently ABOLISHED sick pay!!!Is this legal?I am an electrician so im nervous about saying something as jobs are scarce in my sector now and it would be tough if they let me go.im Irish by the way in case anyone is wondering!!

chris85

You should be entitled to it no problem. Most companies would have a sick pay policy in place and have not heard of a probationary period in terms of sick pay. Usually after 3 days sick you will need to produce a sick note which you will get no problem.

Tom Dunne

mmmmmmm....... wrote: »

im sorry but im gonna hop on this and just to add to your question(cheeky i know!):eek:.my job has recently ABOLISHED sick pay!!!Is this legal?!

Totally. You are not entitled to sick pay.

Being Irish has nothing to do with it either. Discrimination based on nationality is so last century.

kittensoft1984

micmclo wrote: »

You're entitled to nothing except what the social welfare may pay you.
Nobody can answer this question for you, it depends on what is in your contract.

Call HR next week and they can tell you.
Sorry, that's the only help you can get here.

thanks like i said i was looking for advice as my contract is in galway

Pythia

kittensoft1984 wrote: »

hi guys,

just a quick question regarding the above.

im in a job 3 months. I have come down with a really bad dose of the flu and also went to the dentist last week and was told i have a problem with my jaw. its causing me a great deal of pain and also have wisdom teeth growing which are very painful....anywho my question is if im only in the job 3 months am i entitled to sick pay? I cant lok at my contract as that is in Galway and im in Dublin! I think i need to take some time off but if im not gonna get paid for it then i really cant afford to!

cheers for your response in advance

You aren't entitled to sick pay but you may receive it anyway.
Unfortunately you can really only tell from your contract.
Employers do not have to pay it, but some do, especially in better paid jobs.

For example, in my job, while you're on probation (first 9 months), you don't get sick pay. After that, you do.
In my old job I got sick pay from the start.

Sometimes you've just gotta take the hit to get better.
Sorry I can't help more.

Doctor DooM

Pythia wrote: »

You aren't entitled to sick pay but you may receive it anyway.
Unfortunately you can really only tell from your contract.
Employers do not have to pay it, but some do, especially in better paid jobs.

For example, in my job, while you're on probation (first 9 months), you don't get sick pay. After that, you do.
In my old job I got sick pay from the start.

Sometimes you've just gotta take the hit to get better.
Sorry I can't help more.

Pythia is completely correct I am afraid. There is no requirement in the RoI for a company to provide sick pay. i have worked for very respected companies which do not in fact.

information

Tom Dunne wrote: »

mmmmmmm....... wrote:

im sorry but im gonna hop on this and just to add to your question(cheeky i know!).my job has recently ABOLISHED sick pay!!!Is this legal?!

Totally. You are not entitled to sick pay.

Being Irish has nothing to do with it either. Discrimination based on nationality is so last century.

If your contract states that you will be payed sickpay, they cannot change that with out getting you to sign a new contract.
But most contracts will state the sick pay details ie(3 day uncertified 5 certified) and say that it is only payed at the discretion of the employer

kittensoft1984

Pythia wrote: »

You aren't entitled to sick pay but you may receive it anyway.
Unfortunately you can really only tell from your contract.
Employers do not have to pay it, but some do, especially in better paid jobs.

For example, in my job, while you're on probation (first 9 months), you don't get sick pay. After that, you do.
In my old job I got sick pay from the start.

Sometimes you've just gotta take the hit to get better.
Sorry I can't help more.

cheers for that

think i'll see how i am tomorrow

AARRRGH

I've worked in companies where people just take the piss when there's a sick pay policy, so I'm not suprised so many companies don't offer one anymore.

I know a girl who used to take two sick days every two weeks. I'll never forget the day she said out loud, "OMG we're allowed to take three days sick leave uncertified!" after re-reading her contract. You can probably imagine what happened after that...

nesf

dublindude wrote: »

I know a girl who used to take two sick days every two weeks. I'll never forget the day she said out loud, "OMG we're allowed to take three days sick leave uncertified!" after re-reading her contract. You can probably imagine what happened after that...

lol, I know a few like that as well.

kittensoft1984

well ive had to take a few days off.

cant talk at all with my jaw and the flu is getting worse.

will just have to take my chances!