Hi! everyone.
I just need some legal advice re. my job. I was on a temporary contract which ran out in June 06, but the employer did not get round to renewing it, and so I kept on working in my job. I had quite a lot of sick leave all certified since Jan last year.
I separated from my ex partner, have two children, have gone through two court cases and moved house all since Jan last year.
I have a thyroid problem which is often quite badly affected by stress - i.e. I can feel really exhausted when a lof of stressors come together.
Earlier this summer it was suggested I should not drive my car for a week or so until the tiredness got better. However, though all my sickness was certified, my line manager (I am a State employee) said she was going to write to me about my sick leave.
I decided to leave anyway and gave my notice in a few days later. This was due to having to travel an hour each way to work. Also my child just started school and I wanted to be there to drop her to school and pick her up afterwards.
I have sold a house in Dublin to move down the country so I have no mortgage and savings, and some property rented. My question is that my employer has now refused to give me my annual increment which was due on 30th June. I won't be finishing work until 2nd October. My union was no good.
My line manager and guy in union are old freinds and apparently go back a long way. I asked my line manager could I have a letter stating that I was due to go on to another increment point on the salary scale - but to no avail. They say it is something to do with sick leave, but won't explain.
Can they do this, although the sick leave was certified and they knew I had this condition when they employed me? Also, they are suggesting that reference will be a problem due to sick leave. Could this be possible? I've had about 9 weeks sick leave since Jan. Six weeks in early Jan to Feb due to stress and trauma of court cases. Three weeks over the summer, when condition reoccurred again. My daughter was sick eight times over the summer with two hospital admissions - so stress of this caused problems with my thyroid again.
Any advice would be really appreciated. Sorry the post is so long. Thanks in advance.
I just need some legal advice re. my job. I was on a temporary contract which ran out in June 06, but the employer did not get round to renewing it, and so I kept on working in my job. I had quite a lot of sick leave all certified since Jan last year.
I separated from my ex partner, have two children, have gone through two court cases and moved house all since Jan last year.
I have a thyroid problem which is often quite badly affected by stress - i.e. I can feel really exhausted when a lof of stressors come together.
Earlier this summer it was suggested I should not drive my car for a week or so until the tiredness got better. However, though all my sickness was certified, my line manager (I am a State employee) said she was going to write to me about my sick leave.
I decided to leave anyway and gave my notice in a few days later. This was due to having to travel an hour each way to work. Also my child just started school and I wanted to be there to drop her to school and pick her up afterwards.
I have sold a house in Dublin to move down the country so I have no mortgage and savings, and some property rented. My question is that my employer has now refused to give me my annual increment which was due on 30th June. I won't be finishing work until 2nd October. My union was no good.
My line manager and guy in union are old freinds and apparently go back a long way. I asked my line manager could I have a letter stating that I was due to go on to another increment point on the salary scale - but to no avail. They say it is something to do with sick leave, but won't explain.
Can they do this, although the sick leave was certified and they knew I had this condition when they employed me? Also, they are suggesting that reference will be a problem due to sick leave. Could this be possible? I've had about 9 weeks sick leave since Jan. Six weeks in early Jan to Feb due to stress and trauma of court cases. Three weeks over the summer, when condition reoccurred again. My daughter was sick eight times over the summer with two hospital admissions - so stress of this caused problems with my thyroid again.
Any advice would be really appreciated. Sorry the post is so long. Thanks in advance.