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Working from home , certified off covid question

  • 14-01-2021 5:00pm
    #1
    Alan526
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi guys

    Just looking for a small bit of advice.

    I work in the Limerick area and am currently working from home the past few months due to Covid 19. Over the past few days I've been feeling very unwell and have had a number of covid symptoms as well as having a close contact who tested positive over the last few days.

    I rang my GP this morning, gave my details and within an hour I had a covid test booked in my local testing centre. I did the covid test and am currently awaiting the results. My GP in the mean time emailed me a cert for 2 weeks and I have forwarded this onto my employer.

    My employer has full sick leave cover but my question is should my test return a negative result and my GP cert already has me off for 2 weeks, is there anyway my employer can turn around and request I work within the 2 weeks if I am feeling better since I am working from home? And is my employer even entitled to know the result of my test once I've already sent in a cert for the next 2 weeks.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated

    Al


Comments

  • #2
    C3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 3,738 ✭✭✭C3PO


    Personally, I would return to work as soon as I felt well enough - anything else is taking the mick in my opinion!


  • #3
    Wildsurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭Wildsurfer


    So in other words Al you want a two week holiday at someone else's expense...


  • #4
    Dav010
    Registered Users Posts: 13,970 ✭✭✭✭Dav010


    Gotta be a wind up, either that or an illustration of how wfh will be open to abuse.


  • #5
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,326 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Op, your real problem will be if you are negative this time but get Covid later and need to take off sick time.
    How are you going to answer your boss asking are you the only person in the country who has reported having Covid twice?


  • #6
    Doop
    Registered Users Posts: 1,465 ✭✭✭Doop


    If you are unwell stay off work
    If you are well then do your work....


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