Sick leave pay

wat24

Looking for advice re sickness pay. I was out sick with a broken foot for 8 weeks for the first two weeks I received full pay. After that my pay was halved and it showed -376 sick tax on my payslip. I have been informed by my manager that I should have been sending in sick certs to the social welfare as well as my employment. Is it too late to do so now and receive the money back?

davo10

Unless your contract states otherwise, you are not entitled to pay during sick leave and your employer is not required to pay you. You can sign on for illness benefit. Some employers will pay but they require you to sign over your illness benefit to them. Whether you can receive illness benefit retrospectively is a question you need to ask the dept of social and family affairs.

nikkibikki

You can apply late but you'll need to explain why it's late. You can get the form in your GP's surgery, ask the receptionist. There's a section at the very end, from memory, to explain late applications.

wat24

Great thanks very much for the replies

ted1

Out of interest how does a broken leg keep you out of work ?

kirving

Not everyone works office jobs?

Stheno

ted1 wrote: »

Out of interest how does a broken leg keep you out of work ?

mod: keep on topic please, op is looking for advice about sick pay, no need to question why they were out sick.

cerastes

ted1 wrote: »

Out of interest how does a broken leg keep you out of work ?

Having a laugh right? Seriously. I had a foot injury which involved no broken bones, I couldn't walk unaided/was on crutches, was in a lot of pain, took weeks to recover and was still in pain when I went back to work which I shouldn't have. Either your sarcasm is very discreet or you never had an injury like this or any serious injury.
Anyway it was their foot in their op not their leg as you mention.

Op I think think that having a broken foot would be a reasonable excuse for not having certs into social welfare.

Stheno

cerastes wrote: »

Having a laugh right? Seriously. I had a foot injury which involved no broken bones, I couldn't walk unaided/was on crutches, was in a lot of pain, took weeks to recover and was still in pain when I went back to work which I shouldn't have. Either your sarcasm is very discreet or you never had an injury like this or any serious injury.
Anyway it was their foot in their op not their leg as you mention.

Op I think think that having a broken foot would be a reasonable excuse for not having certs into social welfare.

Mod: last warning, keep on topic.

cerastes

I think your doctor issues the certs, either bring this up with them and get the appropriate documents, or approach the social welfare and raise it with them and ask how to proceed.
You had a broken foot, seems reasonable you couldnt bring them the documents or get them signed.

ted1

cerastes wrote: »

Having a laugh right? Seriously. I had a foot injury which involved no broken bones, I couldn't walk unaided/was on crutches, was in a lot of pain, took weeks to recover and was still in pain when I went back to work which I shouldn't have. Either your sarcasm is very discreet or you never had an injury like this or any serious injury.
Anyway it was their foot in their op not their leg as you mention.

Op I think think that having a broken foot would be a reasonable excuse for not having certs into social welfare.

I wasn't being sarcastic and I did brake my foot along with several bones in my ankle which now has a lot of metal in it.

There's plenty of people in wheelchairs, one leg, etc in the workforce today

wat24

Sorry just saw this now. I'm a nurse so basically impossible to work with a broken foot