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Can I work on crutches?

  • 12-05-2010 8:20pm
    #1
    PaddyofNine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 348 ✭✭


    Can I work on crutches? I really want to, as opposed to sitting on my hole for two months. One day was enough today.

    I'm going in tomorrow and I bet some wench of a clipboard is going to try and tell me go home. I'm a hospital doctor, but can easily get around on crutches, and don't have to be involved in things like cardiac arrests and stuff unless I'm on call, which I've swopped out of.

    So, whaddya think - is there any law to say I can't?


Comments

  • #2
    donkey balls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,555 ✭✭✭donkey balls


    this going sound funny but in order for you to do light duties you need a note from your doc:Da couple of years ago one of our lads broke his leg he was out for about a week before asking if he could come into work and carry out light duties whch the company let him.


  • #3
    Ophelia7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Ophelia7


    I think it's a case of, If you make you injury worse at work that you cant take them to court. Also If by some way you being on crutches caused an incident at work there would be big trouble. You need to speak with H.R


  • #4
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,295 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    It's up to your doctor, firstly: they may think that you'll heal better etc if you have no stress (as I'm sure you know very well).

    Your employer may have concerns, not only about their liability if working affects your healing, but also if patients suffered 'cos you weren't performing at 100%. It's easy to say that you don't have to be involved in critical incidents but if they have to pay you AND a replacement who can cover the critical incidents that you're not able for, they may not be keen.


  • #5
    Overature
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Overature


    PaddyofNine wrote: »
    I'm a hospital doctor


    Irony


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