Sick Leave for 1 day. Doc cert needed or not?

frederick666

I dont feel very well today and I have told my boss I wont be able to go to work tmr and I was asked to provide a medical certificate even for 1 day. This has NOT been mentioned on my contract at all and I dont mind seeing d doctor but last time I did I spend €100 on consultation n medication. in return for 4 unpaid days off. Im just a young adult and Im obviously not the son of some billionaire...my question here is... am I legally required to deliver a doctor certificate for a 1 day sick leave? It hasnt stated clear enough on citizen information.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/sick_leave.html

"you may have to provide a medical certificate if you are out sick for more than 2 consecutive days."

wt d hell does that mean? and I legally bound to pay 100 euros n see d doctor for only 1 unpaid day off work?

edellc

It means what it says op 2 or more days off a doctor cert is needed, one day sick no its not, your manager hasn't a clue , just go in Thursday and tell her doc had no appointments but you spent day in bed and are much better if you want quote citizen advise info also

Also do you gave a contract and if so what does it say...if it says that you need cert for one day then this takes precedent over what citizen advise advise

Stheno

frederick666 wrote: »

I dont feel very well today and I have told my boss I wont be able to go to work tmr and I was asked to provide a medical certificate even for 1 day. This has NOT been mentioned on my contract at all and I dont mind seeing d doctor but last time I did I spend €100 on consultation n medication. in return for 4 unpaid days off. Im just a young adult and Im obviously not the son of some billionaire...my question here is... am I legally required to deliver a doctor certificate for a 1 day sick leave? It hasnt stated clear enough on citizen information.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/sick_leave.html

"you may have to provide a medical certificate if you are out sick for more than 2 consecutive days."

wt d hell does that mean? and I legally bound to pay 100 euros n see d doctor for only 1 unpaid day off work?

edellc wrote: »

It means what it says op 2 or more days off a doctor cert is needed, one day sick no its not, your manager hasn't a clue , just go in Thursday and tell her doc had no appointments but you spent day in bed and are much better if you want quote citizen advise info also

Also do you gave a contract and if so what does it say...if it says that you need cert for one day then this takes precedent over what citizen advise advise

The workplace policy could be different, I've worked in organisations that required sick certs for one day off sick

Tabnabs

Also Op, you need to find a new doctor. GPs don't charge €100 for a visit. For about €50 (usually less) you'll get a sick cert for 2/3 days to ensure you're properly over the illness.

Procrastastudy

If you needed €50 in medication - the only way a visit to the doctor is going to cost you that much - your Boss did you a favour. You must be really sick.

Nothing is more important than your health OP - look after it.

The Cool

"you may have to provide a medical certificate if you are out sick for more than 2 consecutive days."

This means that if you're out sick and it runs into 3 days off, your boss is entitled to ask you for a sick cert.
If it's one day off, and your contract hasn't specified otherwise, you are not obliged to provide one.
As somebody else said - tell your boss you spent the one day in bed so that it would only have to be the one day, ie you rested up and didnt leave the house so that you could get back to work ASAP.

Bandana boy

Your boss is not required to pay you for being off sick.
Some companies do ,others ask you to go to social welfare
If your company pays sick leave and you are expecting to get paid, then they can ask for a cert

Eoin

The Cool wrote: »

"you may have to provide a medical certificate if you are out sick for more than 2 consecutive days."

This means that if you're out sick and it runs into 3 days off, your boss is entitled to ask you for a sick cert.
If it's one day off, and your contract hasn't specified otherwise, you are not obliged to provide one.

That's probably considered a work practice decision, which wouldn't have to be in the contract.

Bandana boy wrote:

If your company pays sick leave and you are expecting to get paid, then they can ask for a cert

I'm pretty sure they can ask for a cert even if they don't pay sick leave.

Mrs OBumble

Eoin wrote: »

I'm pretty sure they can ask for a cert even if they don't pay sick leave.

Indeed.

"Sick leave" means that not attending work without prior permission is acceptable if it's due to sickness.

If it's not due to sickness then it's called "abandonment of employemnt" (or whatever the jargon is in this country).

Employers may well ask for a cert so that they can distinguish between the two.