Our company has a policy of payinf employees in full for absences due to illness. normally we require a sick cert when an employee is absent for more then 3 days. Recently employees have been taking sick leave to get laser eye surgery.
las week an employee that reports to me presented a sick cert stating that he will be absent for the last two weeks in July while he is rcovering from his laser eye surgery.
Our T&C's of employment state that we pay full pay on presentation of a sick cert so without changing the company policy on sick pay there is not much I can do about this individual. I don't want to raise it with the MD as I fear he may change the Company sick pay policy and others will suffer.
Real problem is that I know this guy is doing it now so he will be ready for the rugby season in the autumn but it really does not suit me for him to be absent for 2 weeks in July, its our busiest time and will be difficult for other team memberrs to cover for him. Can I sak him to pospone it until September or is this illegal.
Other point is can we have a policy that doesn't pay for absenses for cosmetic surgery, or does it matter why the employee is absent once he/she has a cert. Reason I ask is, suppose an employee was getting a face lift or something more dramtic, would the company have to pay sick pay in full for this?? - think I know the answer!
thanks
las week an employee that reports to me presented a sick cert stating that he will be absent for the last two weeks in July while he is rcovering from his laser eye surgery.
Our T&C's of employment state that we pay full pay on presentation of a sick cert so without changing the company policy on sick pay there is not much I can do about this individual. I don't want to raise it with the MD as I fear he may change the Company sick pay policy and others will suffer.
Real problem is that I know this guy is doing it now so he will be ready for the rugby season in the autumn but it really does not suit me for him to be absent for 2 weeks in July, its our busiest time and will be difficult for other team memberrs to cover for him. Can I sak him to pospone it until September or is this illegal.
Other point is can we have a policy that doesn't pay for absenses for cosmetic surgery, or does it matter why the employee is absent once he/she has a cert. Reason I ask is, suppose an employee was getting a face lift or something more dramtic, would the company have to pay sick pay in full for this?? - think I know the answer!
thanks