Sick notes - law?

[E38Ross]

Have a lecture thingy coming up soon and all at work have had an email saying attendance is mandatory and anyone claiming to be sick must have a doctors note, failing to have one will have a disciplinary hearing.

I always thought you could be self-certified for a short period of time, certainly 1 day? I'm certainly not going to pull a sicky but this sort of thing always annoys me as I think by saying this they're going against the law, may be wrong though?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Ross

[Soovy]

Why? You're paid to do what your employer says. If you're sick, get a note.

What's the problem?

[Du1point8]

Soovy said:

Why? You're paid to do what your employer says. If you're sick, get a note.

What's the problem?

+1

turn up as per boss expects and don't skive off.

[E38Ross]

It's a university lecture, should have said that. Not employment but having a lecture from a surgeon.

No pay etc and i'm not going to skyve it, but just don't understand why they're saying we'll get disciplined some how if we don't show?

[Soovy]

Du1point8 said:

Soovy said:

Why? You're paid to do what your employer says. If you're sick, get a note.

What's the problem?

+1

turn up as per boss expects and don't skive off.

The seminar probably costs the company money, so they're well justified in demanding that people who don't turn up prove they were ill, and not just lazy.

[KrazyIvan]

If you sick, you can still get a note from the Doc's saying you were there.

That said though this doesn't half smell of a "tummy bug free annual leave day", wouldn't be this Thursday would it?

[Du1point8]

E38Ross said:

It's a university lecture, should have said that. Not employment but having a lecture from a surgeon.

No pay etc and i'm not going to skyve it, but just don't understand why they're saying we'll get disciplined some how if we don't show?

So its part of the course and the course says turn up to this lecture or have a sick note... not unreasonable.

If someone has put the time and effort into getting someone to lecture you, I would be effing embarrassed as the organiser if half the class took the day off and didn't attend.

[E38Ross]

Was only asking. As said, I attend all lectures, always have done. I just don't like these sort of threats which may not be enforceable.

No, not this Thursday!

[Rude-boy]

E38Ross said:

Was only asking. As said, I attend all lectures, always have done. I just don't like these sort of threats which may not be enforceable.

No, not this Thursday!

It's on Tuesday isn't it

[E38Ross]

Rude-boy said:

E38Ross said:

Was only asking. As said, I attend all lectures, always have done. I just don't like these sort of threats which may not be enforceable.

No, not this Thursday!

It's on Tuesday isn't it

No, it's not for over a week yet

[sjabrown]

A GP is under no obligation to provide a Med 3 certificate for sickness less than 7 days. The employee can complete a SC2 self-certification form.
If a patient requires a short-term certificate the GP is entitled to charge a fee i.e becomes a private note.

[craigjm]

If it is a university course then it is different to employment law.