Resignation while on sick leave ?

Resignation while on sick leave ?

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badboyburt

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2,043 posts

176 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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Resignation while on sick leave ?

What's the hurdles if any ?

Silenoz

856 posts

152 months

Thursday 9th March 2017
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None AIUI. I did it last year. Went fine.

rog007

5,748 posts

223 months

Friday 10th March 2017
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It's usually by letter or email, so if you can write or type, then no hurdle ordinarily. type

badboyburt

Original Poster:

2,043 posts

176 months

Friday 10th March 2017
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Thanks, put my mind at rest.

Appreciate the replies.

Sir Lord Poopie

212 posts

89 months

Friday 10th March 2017
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Did the same last year. Was sick of the the bullst rather than the 'stress' I was signed off for. Got put on gardening leave for two months; result.

drdel

422 posts

127 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Young lad I know, asked my advice, he is been on sick leave for a while but soon, after 6 months his pay stops. Any one know what happens if he's still signed off?

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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That depends on the sick employee's relationship with his employer. An employee who has a long term illness might eventually be dismissed, but the employer has to go through a careful procedure first, especially if the illness could count as a disability.

As to the original question, I am not sure what problem the OP envisaged might arise from resigning whilst on sick leave. In general, every employee is free to resign whenever he or she wishes, subject to giving notice.

drdel

422 posts

127 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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Breadvan -Thanks for your thoughts I'll try and get a squint at his company's Ts&Cs.

I think he's worried that if he's still listed as under 'stress' as unable to do his job he'll be left with no income (two kids + mortgage etc.) and will have to look for another job but having been listed as having had sick leave through stress that will reduce significantly his chances with another firm.

RicksAlfas

13,355 posts

243 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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drdel said:
Young lad I know, asked my advice, he is been on sick leave for a while but soon, after 6 months his pay stops. Any one know what happens if he's still signed off?
If his SSP comes to an end he will go on to ESA:
https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/ov...

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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What do you mean by "listed"? There is no central database of employee's medical histories that can be accessed by prospective employers. In most cases, an applicant for a job does not have to disclose past medical history, especially if the problem has been resolved.

It's a delicate subject, but these days a sensible employer should not mind that an applicant had experienced stress or other mental health issues in the past, so long as the candidate had recovered and was able to do the job. The stigma attached to the mental fragility that most of us experience at least some time in our lives is beginning to fall away, although it hasn't completely gone yet. Obviously there will always be practical questions as to whether a person can handle a job.



Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 29th March 11:32

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 29th March 2017
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Having said that, an employee who is off long term with a stress condition may eventually be managed out of the business, but the wise employer will tread carefully in this area. If the employee wants to leave, a negotiated exit may be possible. Quite often, an employee who has a dispute with the employer will play the stress card as a bargaining tactic. Some people claiming stress are quite genuinely and seriously unwell. Some are faking it. Obvs.

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 29th March 12:23

drdel

422 posts

127 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Thanks again BV.

I used the word 'listed' too loosely: I simply meant he is signed off by a doc. so his employer will have him recorded somewhere as being 'sick due to stress'. Although I do know his employers assessors did, at one stage, say he was OK but his doc said he wasn't !

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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The current employer will have a file record of the dude being signed off sick, but most employers are careful what they say in references, so the sickness record would not necessarily dog the bloke's footsteps in the future.

drdel

422 posts

127 months

Saturday 1st April 2017
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Cheers again BV - T'was what I thought.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Breadvan72 said:
The current employer will have a file record of the dude being signed off sick, but most employers are careful what they say in references, so the sickness record would not necessarily dog the bloke's footsteps in the future.
I always like the saying "average when they turned up".

HannsG

3,031 posts

133 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Formal email

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 6th April 2017
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Er....what?

Cupramax

10,469 posts

251 months

Friday 7th April 2017
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MDMA . said:
Breadvan72 said:
The current employer will have a file record of the dude being signed off sick, but most employers are careful what they say in references, so the sickness record would not necessarily dog the bloke's footsteps in the future.
I always like the saying "average when they turned up".
When describing your own poor attempts at defamation? hehe

Whitean3

2,182 posts

197 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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MDMA . said:
I always like the saying "average when they turned up".
My favourite is- "s/he left the company just as s/he started: fired with enthusiasm'

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 11th April 2017
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How about "You would be lucky to get Mr/Ms X to work for your company"?