Being pushed out of my job

AnnaV

I have going through very tough times for a while. It has been more than a year after the management changed and since the day one nothing worked properly between me and my manager. Emotions aside I had to take a sick leave twice during last half year. First for a month, and now for a month again. Constant stress had a toll on me and caused numerous health issues. I have been getting a feeling multiple times that they want to me resign myself, but I do not feel that it is fair (essentially I never ever had issues at this workplace until the management changed).
Now after 2 weeks of sick leave (second sick leave this year, just got it extended for 2 more weeks) I got a message from HR that they are stopping my sick pay, and if my sick leave goes on it won't be paid by the company. I am feeling trapped, since I cannot break even financially being on unpaid sick leave having a child to care about.
I am not sure what to do. I am not sure if I can afford going to a lawyer to try and prove bulling and stress at work (in fairness I should have done it much earlier). Or should I just go and resign as they want (My health can get even worse if I go back and try to sort this issue with HR. Plus I am feeling that they will find a way to fire me no matter what). But that feels absolutely unfair. Any opinions?

intheclouds

Why would you want to stay in a job where you have had to take 2 months off for stress in 6 months? Life's too short. Your health is more important than any job.

Have you looked for a new job? Why not stay and do bare minimum while looking for a new job?

Stheno

To take a case against them you would have to be able to show you had followed the internal processes in your company tbh.

Mrs OBumble

Find a new job.

Is it unfair that new management can come in and not get on with you, so you have to change jobs? Yes, it is. But life's unfair.

TBH, you are lucky that you had any paid sick leave at all, must less that you had several weeks of it. Most people get none, or perhaps 3-5 days. For now, you will be able to apply for Sickness / Illness benefit (I'm not sure exactly what it's called). But you need to find someplace else to work.

bonyn

A lot of time the company only pay a month's sick leave. What is the company policy?

If i were you I'd leave.

I was in a similar job last year and stuck it out a full year working with some of the most devious retards in a company that treated me like a rental car. I took a little sick leave and while the leave helped initially, soon after returning the pressure built up again so i had to leave. Now, 6 months later i still have physical symptoms like tinnitus and anxiety and I'm spending a lot on counselling but there's no silver bullet.

It's not worth your health. Return to work tomorrow morning. Hand in your notice. Hopefully you'll get a small lumpsum in the form of untaken annual leave and the notice period you won't be expected to work.

Make sure they know you are leaving for health issues such as anxiety/depression. If they are unfair with you, you can pursue the legal route but i doubt you're in a good frame of mind to do that right now.