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sick cert date question

  • 16-05-2016 1:50pm
    #1
    breadbin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭


    i got a sick cert from the gp on the 12th for 1 week. actually says 1 week. when do i go back to work? 19th?


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  • #2
    Irish_Elect_Eng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Irish_Elect_Eng


    When You are no longer incapable of working.


  • #3
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    breadbin wrote: »
    i got a sick cert from the gp on the 12th for 1 week. actually says 1 week. when do i go back to work? 19th?

    A one week cert is valid for 7 days including the date you got it on- if the date of issue is the 12th- the last date of validity is the 18th- and you are due back, in the absence of a subsequent cert- on the 19th.


  • #4
    duffman13
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    Irish_Elect_Eng wrote: »
    When You are no longer incapable of working.

    Its a valid question, the OP wouldnt be allowed back on the premises of a work place if they had a sick cert for the day in question regardless of being capable. They would need to get the cert amended if they wanted to return earlier.

    The Conducters advise would be valid to me if I was doing a return to work with someone.


  • #5
    breadbin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 692 ✭✭✭breadbin


    Irish_Elect_Eng wrote: »
    When You are no longer incapable of working.

    it's against the law to work while covered by a sick cert!

    @the conductor, yes thats what i thought but wasn't sure. thanks for putting my mind at rest!


  • #6
    Irish_Elect_Eng
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Irish_Elect_Eng


    breadbin wrote: »
    it's against the law to work while covered by a sick cert!

    @the conductor, yes thats what i thought but wasn't sure. thanks for putting my mind at rest!

    Can you provide a reference where I can see the law that covers this.

    All I can find is : Medical certificates: Your employer can require you to provide a medical certificate (from your GP or family doctor) when you are on sick leave. For example, you may have to provide a medical certificate if you are out sick for more than 2 consecutive days. The medical certificate should state the date you are likely to return to work. If you are likely to be out sick for a longer period, your employer may require you provide weekly medical certificates. The Department of Social Protection has issued guidelines to assist GPs in certifying patients. These guidelines provide defined periods of expected recovery and return to work in respect of common medical conditions and surgical procedures."

    I know that some employers do not like to see folks return to work before the end of a certified period due to conservative policies and insurance issues.

    But is is actually illegal?


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  • #7
    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    breadbin wrote: »
    it's against the law to work while covered by a sick cert!

    @the conductor, yes thats what i thought but wasn't sure. thanks for putting my mind at rest!

    I'd like to see that law myself.

    A medical certificate does not excuse you from work, it explains why you are absent. Having said that an employer would be ill advised to allow an employee to resume work before his/her GP certifies them well enough to return.

    But there is absolutely nothing to stop the employee attending their GP and being reassessed to see if they are fit to return to work earlier than first thought. Most employers do not pay during sick leave so an employee may wish to return as soon as they are well enough to do so.


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